Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility: Employee collections of food items, for donation to local food pantries; employee donations of gifts for the elderly and veterans; collections of winter clothing and blankets for donation to an area agency. Additionally, inmates helped with holiday lighting duties for a Chippewa Falls park display and for the community of Cornell; have assisted in the preparation and serving of meals to homeless individuals through local organizations; and assisted in handling donated food items collected by a local post office for area food pantries.

Columbia Correctional Institution: Staff-organized coat drive for a local Salvation Army.

Dodge Correctional Institution: Staff donations of unwrapped, new toys for a local toy bank, and food donations for a local community service agency.

Drug Abuse Correctional Center: Inmates helped with setup for the Oshkosh Celebration of Lights. Staff have “adopted” a local family in need for the holiday season.

Fox Lake Correctional Institution: Employee collections and donations of food items for an area pantry; about 300 pounds of inmate-knitted mittens, scarves and hats for donation and distribution to children in need.

Green Bay Correctional Institution: Inmates generated $334.50 in contributions through holiday food package ordering to support a local domestic violence shelter. Staff collections of food items for donation to a local food pantry.

Jackson Correctional Institution: Proceeds from a silent auction of inmate-made woodcraft items to area organizations.

Kenosha Correctional Center: Staff and inmate collections of donations for a local non-profit organization.

Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution: Approximately $170 worth of inmate-crocheted blankets and shawls donated to an area nursing facility.

Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility: Staff donations of hats, scarves and mittens and other items to local organizations.

New Lisbon Correctional Institution: Inmate donations of 26 chair book bags to an area school; 300 stuffed animals, 100 hats/mittens and 20 pencil bags to a local toy effort; 40 blankets, 92 hats/mittens and 86 backpacks to children in the region; 100 stuffed animals, 15 blankets, 20 hats/mittens and five quilts to an area toy effort; and 200 animals, 20 blankets, 20 pullovers and 50 hats/mittens for another toy effort.

Oshkosh Correctional Institution: About 3,500 inmate-knitted items for distribution to area shelters and nonprofit agencies. Proceeds from a fund-raiser of inmate-made ornaments for an area non-profit victim services organization.

Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution: Staff “adoption” of two area families and collecting food, gifts and other donations for them.

Racine Correctional Institution: Proceeds from a charity inmate basketball game toward a toy effort, donation of more than 500 inmate-made teddy bears to area organizations.

Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility: Employee donations of hats, gloves, scarves and gently used coats to a local domestic violence shelter; staff collections of food and gifts for two area families in need.

Redgranite Correctional Institution: Inmate-crocheted hats, mittens and scarves for donation to area organizations and schools to benefit children in need. Inmate fund-raiser generated $300 for local family services agency.

St. Croix Correctional Center: Staff have “adopted” a family to receive various donations.

Sanger Powers Correctional Center: Inmate assistance with setup for a local Salvation Army toy project.

Stanley Correctional Institution: Employee collections and donations of items to area families in need, as well as to local shelter/organizations. The Stanley Correctional Outreach Program Equals Success (SCOPES) delivering hats, mittens, scarves to area business for annual clothing drives, as well as blankets and other items to area organizations.

Taycheedah Correctional Institution: Taycheedah’s Food Service Department will be roasting, slicing and panning approximately 22 turkeys for a Community Christmas Dinner to be served at a Fond du Lac church. The turkeys are purchased through local community donations. More than 167 pounds of food items were collected by staff for donation to the church’s food pantry.

Waupun Correctional Institution: Inmate cheese and sausage fund raiser with proceeds to benefit a local food pantry and community service agency. Employees also have participated in local Shop with A Cop programs. Inmate-made wooden toys from the Building Maintenance and Construction program were donated to the needy. Over 1,200 crocheted items including hats, mittens, afghans, baby blankets, stockings and ornaments from the Community Service Program were donated to local shelters and food pantries.