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More than $160,000 awarded to local organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Waukesha County Community Foundation awarded 31 grants to nonprofit agencies serving Waukesha County during its annual Giving Forward event Wednesday, October 25. A total of $166,725 in grants were awarded, part of the over $2 million in funding awarded by the foundation through its competitive grant process throughout the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held at the Brookfield Conference Center, the event also featured speakers making a difference in Waukesha County, including Vicki Wachniak, Executive Director of Life Navigators<\/a>; Angela Mancuso, Executive Director of The Women\u2019s Center<\/a>; and Captain Brad Timm from the Oconomowoc Police Department K9 Fund<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Vicki Wachniak
Life Navigators<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Angela Mancuso
The Women’s Center<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Captain Brad Timm
Oconomowoc Police Department<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Foundation president, Melissa Baxter shared an update on the Foundation and its vision for the future. \u201cThe best part of our work is when we get to help a generous donor connect to a community need that aligns with their values, plans, and vision of the future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the full list of grant recipients here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than $160,000 awarded to local organizations The Waukesha County Community Foundation awarded 31 grants to nonprofit agencies serving Waukesha County during its annual Giving Forward event Wednesday, October 25. A total of $166,725 in grants were awarded, part of the over $2 million in funding awarded by the foundation through its competitive grant process […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[52,23,22,37],"yoast_head":"\nWaukesha County Community Foundation Announces 2023 Community Grant Recipients - Waukesha County Community Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WCCF awarded more than $160,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Waukesha County during its annual Giving Forward celebration.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/waukeshafoundation.org\/waukesha-county-community-foundation-awards-grants-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Waukesha County Community Foundation Announces 2023 Community Grant Recipients - 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