Extension Winnebago County

06/02/2026

💪 Build strength, balance, and confidence... right from home!
Join the Strong Bodies Virtual Program, an evidence-based program shown to improve muscle strength, muscle mass, and bone density. Classes meet twice a week and include simple, effective exercises for strength, balance, and flexibility.

No experience needed. Open to all!

🗓️ July 7 – September 24
🕘 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00–10:15 a.m.
💻 Live on Zoom
✅ Stay active
✅ Feel stronger
✅ Connect with others

Register online here: https://go.wisc.edu/566c4x

05/29/2026

Mental health is deeply connected to every part of our well-being, from physical health and sleep to relationships, stress, and sense of purpose. When one area is out of balance, it can affect the others, which is why caring for your mental health means looking at the full picture.

This mental health month, reflect on what wellness looks like for you. Whether that’s moving your body, connecting with others, or making time to rest, small steps each day can build lifelong habits.

Visit wisc.extension.edu to explore extensions free mental wellness programs.

05/25/2026

Extension will be closed Monday, May 25th. We will return with normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

05/22/2026

Here’s a friendly, Facebook‑ready rephrase you can use:
📚 Help kids read, learn, and explore!
We’re collecting new and gently used children’s books to stock our Free Book Baskets. These books are free for families to take when they visit public health—no cost, just great stories!
📍 Drop off donations during regular business hours
🕗 Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
➡ Oshkosh: 112 Otter Avenue, Second Floor
➡ Neenah: 211 N. Commercial Street, Second Floor
Thank you for helping support young readers in our community! 💙

Help children read, learn and explore! We're looking for donations of new and gently used children's books to fill our Free Book Baskets. These books are available for anyone to take when they visit public health.

Book donations can be dropped off at the health department during normal business hours (8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday):

➡ Oshkosh: 112 Otter Avenue, Second Floor
➡ Neenah: 211 N. Commercial St, Second Floor

05/22/2026

💚 Mental Health Awareness Month reminds us that we are stronger when we support one another.

The We Heart You Recovery App 2.0 is one way our community is coming together to make local mental health and recovery resources easier to find and easier to use.

This updated app brings local support into one place, with:
• Simple, easy‑to‑use navigation
• Expanded and regularly updated local resources
• Improved maps to find services nearby
• Options to connect with support by phone, text, chat, or email

Whether you’re looking for mental or behavioral health support, recovery resources, harm‑reduction tools like Narcan, or help with food, housing, employment, or county services, the app is here to help—no matter where you are on your journey.

Sharing resources strengthens our community. Please consider downloading the app and sharing it with others this .

We see you. 💞 We care about you. 💚 We heart you. 💖

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.q40eb697909c.app&pcampaignid=web_share

Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/we-heart-you/id6759103421

05/21/2026

🌱 Community Garden Work Day 🌱
New Hmong is excited to work with Zion Lutheran Church-ELCA, Multicultural Coalition, Inc., and Partnership Community Health Center to create a community garden for Hmong neighbors and local residents this growing season.

We’re looking for volunteers to help prepare the land and build 8–9 garden plots. All skill levels are welcome—come garden, lend a hand, or support the community!

📅 Saturday, May 23
⏰ 10:30 a.m.
📍 Zion Lutheran Church 912 N. Oneida St., Appleton
🍔 Free BBQ lunch for volunteers!

Bring shovels, gloves, or other gardening tools if you can. Donations are also appreciated.

Let’s grow fresh food, connection, and community together 💚

👉 https://bit.ly/ziongarden

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧

New Hmong is excited to partner with Zion Lutheran Church- ELCA, Multicultural Coalition, Inc., and Partnership Community Health Center to help create a community garden space for our Hmong neighbors and community members this growing season.

We are looking for volunteers to help prepare the land as we build 8–9 garden plots that will help grow fresh produce to be shared with local food pantries through NEW HMong and the Multicultural Coalition.

There will be jobs for all skill levels, so whether you enjoy gardening, helping outdoors, or simply want to support the community, we would love to have you join us!

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑
⏰ 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎 𝐀.𝐌.
📍 𝐙𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡
912 N. Oneida St., Appleton

🍔 FREE BBQ lunch for all volunteers!

Please bring shovels, gloves, carts, Rototillers or any gardening tools if available. Monetary donations toward the project are also greatly appreciated.

Together, we can grow not only food, but connection, culture, and community. 🌿💚

Volunteer sign-up information can be found on the flyer or links below.

Volunteer Registration:
https://bit.ly/ziongarden

05/20/2026

Hey - it's Todd! Way to go!!!!!!!!! 🥳🎓💸💳📚📖‼️

In early 2020, Todd Wenzel was teaching a class at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution on the rights and responsibilities of renters for people getting close to their release date. That’s when the institution’s reentry social worker came to Wenzel, the Winnebago County UW–Madison Extension Hu...

05/15/2026

Positive mental health habits start long before adulthood.

Through the work of the Breakwater: Coalition, youth in our community are learning how mental health and substance use prevention are deeply connected in ways that are age-appropriate and meaningful.

This colored page, collected from Oshkosh North High School, is a simple but powerful reminder of how early these messages can take root and how young people engage with them in their own way.

During , we are reminded that prevention includes helping youth see that their choices, voices, and understanding of health matter.