Community Shares 30 Years 30 Stories

For 30 years, Community Shares has been a strong supporter of nonprofits focusing on Social Justice, Animal Welfare and the Environment. Over the coming months, we will be sharing 30 stories from our 30 years of community change.

Proving that Kids Matter

Meet Jessica and Ryan, two foster care youths.

Jessica Holden was granted a Court Appointed Special Advocate who went the extra mile to guide Jessica through a difficult journey and into a stable home. Holden, now 18, found a supportive family and now attends classes at Northwestern University.  

Ryan entered foster care at age 6 after his mother died. He went through a rough early childhood and entered foster care delayed and behind. When volunteer, Jenni, stepped in to help Ryan, he had only attended 25 days of kindergarten the year before. Jenni offered counseling and met with Ryan’s teachers at his school. Jenni is one of the many volunteers at who takes time out of her week to restore children’s lives.  

Read Jessica's full story and Ryan’s full story.


The organization making it possible for Jessica, Ryan and other kids in foster care is Kids Matter. Kids Matter has been advocating for abused and neglected children in Milwaukee for 10 years and is the reason for hundreds of foster care success stories like Jessica’s. It is Kids Matter volunteers like Jenni who make it possible for Kids Matter to stay running and improve the lives of hundreds of children.

Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee is passionately committed to raising money for our more than 50 nonprofit members through employee giving in area workplaces. By donating to Community Shares, you help us help them make Milwaukee a better place to live.

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