Community Involvement

Valley Home Builders Association, a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade association, applauds its members for the significant charitable aid given to valuable organizations throughout the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin by individual members and member companies. Much of this giving goes to local churches, schools, the United Way, the American Red Cross, arts organizations and countless specialized charities.

In keeping with the mission of VHBA, to enhance the quality of life in the Fox Valley area, the VHBA Fund of the Wisconsin Builders Foundation (a 501(c)(3) charitable organization) was created to allow the generosity of VHBA members, as a group, to be focused on housing-related education, research and charitable aid initiatives. Through annual fundraising events, the VHBA Fund supports scholarships and tool grant programs for students pursuing education in residential construction related fields. The events also raise funds to support charities, primarily thouse that are housing-related, particularly in the Fox Valley.

Charitable grant requests are reviewed annually, and emergency funding requests will be evaluated as they arrive. Although VHBA cannot respond to every need in the community, we are proud of the help we are able to provide.

In 2011, VHBA charitable grants were awarded to:
Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley
Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity
Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities
LEAVEN
Rebuilding Together Fox Cities

Valley Home Builders Association Builds Happy Holidays for area children in need by serving as the Local Coordinating Organization for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. In this role, VHBA manages more than 250 toy collection locations in Outagamie County and surrounding areas. Toys are counted and sorted and supplied to the Salvation Army-Fox Cities for distribution to families qualified by the agency to participate in the program.

Toy and monetary donations are encouraged through December 15, 2011. Toys can be dropped off at the VHBA Member Center, 920 W. Association Dr., Appleton, M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or at any of these committed local businesses supporting the program by hosing toy collection boxes:

Toy collection locations -- alphabetically by business

Toy collection locations -- alphabetically by city