​REACH Waupun Vision and Mission

REACH strives to bring about positive, lasting change in the lives of Waupun area youth.
 
REACH commits to improving the physical, social, emotional, and economic health and well-being of Waupun area youth through building relationships and providing opportunities.

REACH Waupun Core Values:

Building Community that gives everyone connection to community and encourages growth and improvement.
Fostering Supportive Relationships that model empathy, compassion and acceptance.
Offering Opportunity through education, mentoring and access to resources.
Reducing Obstacles to increase resources and improve outcomes.
Promoting Collaboration that builds strong partnerships among resources, organizations, businesses, schools, churches and government.
Providing Awareness of the needs in our community.
Encouraging Inclusiveness for all generations and socio-economic sectors.

​Now Accepting Mentor Applications for the
​2019-2020 school year!

If interested in becoming a mentor, head on over to our REACH One page to learn more. 

SAVE THE DATE - 2020 REACH Rally & Run

The 2020 REACH Rally & Run will be held on June 27th in conjunction with Celebrate Waupun. This is our one and only fundraiser event for REACH. Whether you're a competitive runner, or a family looking for something fun to do on a Saturday morning, this event is for you!

Race day registration opens at 8 am. 
Competitive Run begins at 9 am. 
Walk begins at 9:10 am. 

Visit our Rally & Run page to register and for more information. Check back often for updates!

​What's Happening at REACH?

January 1, 2020

​​It is bittersweet to say that 2020 comes with some important staff changes - as of January 1st, Laura Hoekstra is stepping down in her role as Executive Director, in order to pursue an exciting opportunity she was offered. Laura's
role with the nonprofit, Beautiful Response, was expanded and she has decided to focus in on that role in the new year! We are so thrilled for this well-deserved promotion for Laura, and wish her nothing but the best! We are thankful that her passion for REACH has meant that she will continue to serve the organization by rejoining us as a member of the Board of Directors. 
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In the meantime, REACH will be running through the combined efforts of our board and current staff, until our wonderful new Executive Director is ready to join the team officially in July of 2020. We cannot wait to share the news of the intelligent, passionate,  and hardworking individual who has been hired to fill this role! Stay tuned ;) 

December 4, 2019

REACH Waupun is so thankful for the support of Waupun Memorial Hospital and Saputo Waupun for their sponsorship of our Giving Tuesday campaign. Both organizations agreed to match donations up to $5,000 each!

Thank you so much to all those who donated on Giving Tuesday 2019. We are still tallying up our total donation amount and can't wait to share it with you!

September 24th, 2019

REACH Waupun had the privilege of accepting the Pat O’Hearn Award from the St. Vincent de Paul Society. This award honors organizations and individuals who reach out to those in need with faith and compassion. Thank you St. Vincent de Paul for this honor, and for the work that your organization does to serve those in your community!

​October 16, 2019

REACH Waupun is jumping for joy to share that we are now offering TWO options for our REACH One mentoring program - Lunch Buddies and Community Kids. To learn more about the changes, go to the REACH One page. 

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