2026 Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening: First 5 Fox Valley

Please join us for a ribbon cutting to help celebrate the Grand Opening of First 5 Fox Valley! 

Ribbon Cut at 3 PM! 

Community Open House & Ribbon Cutting A special opportunity for community partners, organizations and friends of First 5 Fox Valley to experience the new Family Resource Center before it opens to the public. Guests can explore the building, learn more about the resources and partnerships coming together within the space, and join us for an official ribbon cutting celebrating this new community resource.

The Family Resource Center is a reimagining of a  building that has long been at the heart of downtown Appleton and our community. Once home to the Trout Museum of Art, the historic space at 111 W. College Avenue has been thoughtfully transformed into a place built around children and families. Across five floors, the Family Resource Center brings together free public play spaces, early childhood care and learning, parent education, family resources, community programming and partner organizations. It is a new chapter for a familiar building and a new way for families to find connection and support in the heart of the Fox Valley. More than a building, it is a place for families to play, learn, connect and navigate childhood together.