Yet, we want to emphasize that there is so much more to Jake’s than that. That’s why we officially changed our name to Jake’s Network of Hope in 2022, to align with our programs that serve many diverse needs. Let’s start with our most diverse basic needs program, My Neighbor
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Jake’s Partnership with AASD Elementary School truly ‘Makes Connections Count’
“Making Connections that Count.” That’s the inspiring motto that staff at Jefferson Elementary School in the Appleton Area School District focus their education programs around for its students, kindergarten to sixth grade. Jefferson is one of the seven elementary schools in the Appleton Area School District to be a part
Jake’s Stocks Little Free Hygiene Library in De Pere
Nationally, 14% of college students struggled with affording period products. The inability to afford period products is tied with that individual’s mental health: studies show that those who’ve struggled with period products in the past year are more likely to be depressed. The Mulva Library at St. Norbert’s College has
Creating Equal Access to Period Products for High School Students
At Jake’s we believe in providing dignity for girls and women through equality and access to period products. These are essential tools to keep girls and women in school, at work and participating in society when they cannot otherwise obtain period products on their own. Jake’s Network of Hope has
Meeting Unique Needs through Community Partners
We always say, we are all just one circumstance away from needing help. That’s why we’ve focused on a variety of basic living needs, in order to respond to the various ways individuals need a lift. At our core will always be our hygiene programs, providing the pathway for all
There’s Another Way We Help Families Via our Parent Connection Partnership, and It’s Not Diapers
Jake’s provides hygiene products for free to our partner agencies, including diapers, period products and adult care essentials. Can you help keep it that way? The first human services agency to serve Green Bay (starting in 1899!), Family Services is now a diverse organization solving complex community problems one program at