Our Impact

Building a community of hope and success

People Helping People has been serving the Baraboo for 26 years. PHP has grown into a thriving, community-building nonprofit that primarily serves low-income families and unemployed adults through its community and job training programs.

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A man standing next to a table filled with canned and boxed food items, with a sign and banner behind and to the right of him displaying the PHP organization logo and sponsor information.
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PHP began 2025 with a donation of school supplies to area schools and a food drive at Menards in Baraboo.

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And, continues to make a difference in the community with donations to Baraboo area schools and Easter dinners for area families.

2024 Outreach

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    Christmas Dinners for Adopt a Family

  • Three people standing in front of a table with food supplies, holding packaged food items smiling, with a sign that reads 'PHP People Helping People Established 1998 Teach Me to Care' and a sponsor banner beside them.

    Thanksgiving Turkey dinners for area families

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    Chapel on the Hill Food Pantry Donation

  • A man standing next to a table filled with pet supplies, including dog and cat food, in front of a sign that reads 'People Helping People, Teach Me To Care, PHP, EST. 1998' at a pet charity organization.

    Gorden. L. Wilson Elementary School, Baraboo

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    Easter Hams to brighten the holiday for Area Families

  • Two people standing in front of a table with food donations, smiling, in a room with a sign that reads 'PHP - People Helping People - Teach Me To Care.'

    Easter Dinners for Big Springs Church Food Pantry (Wisconsin Dells)

  • Man standing next to a table with food supplies at a charity event, with a PHP sign on the wall behind him, and a sponsor board on his right.

    Snacks for Community Christian School students area food pantries

  • Three people standing indoors in front of a table with blue bags, holding food items, at a community event. A poster beside them displays sponsorship logos.

    Thanksgiving Dinners

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2023 Outreach

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A man standing in front of a table with red bags filled with food items, and holding packages of food, in a room with a white wall, and a sign that says 'PHP' in the background.
Three people standing on a wooden stage in a church, with a large Jesus Christ statue hanging above and trees visible through the window behind them. Two screens display the PHP logo and the words 'People Helping People' and 'Teach Me To Care'.

School Supplies for the Reedsburg School District.

Chapel on the Hill food donation

Donation to Community Christian School food pantry.

Donation of school supplies to Community Christian School

Donation of school supplies for Baraboo area students

Clothing and other needed items for students at Al Behrman Elementary School, Baraboo

Thanksgiving meals for families in Adams, Juneau, Sauk, and Columbia counties

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Christmas meals for families in Adams, Juneau, Sauk, and Columbia counties

$500 Walmart gift card to Chapel on the Hill food pantry.

100 Easter dinners for area families in need

Two people standing next to a table with red bags, a sign that says "Adopt a Family," and a PHP logo, inside a room with a white garage door and a caution sign on the floor.
Three people standing in front of a table with food donations. They are holding canned goods and appear to be volunteering at a food drive organized by PHP, with a large sign reading 'People Helping People' behind them.
A person standing next to a school supply donation setup in a garage with a table full of boxes of supplies and a sign that reads 'School Supply Program'.
Three people, two women and one man, standing together indoors, smiling at the camera. The woman on the left is wearing a purple jacket, the man in the middle is holding a check and has a beard, and the woman on the right is wearing glasses, a black dress with a floral pattern, and a bright green scarf. Behind them is wood-paneled wall with framed quotes and a sign that reads "Gather Here".
Three people standing indoors holding backpacks, behind a table with boxes of school supplies, in front of a wooden display with photos and a sign that says 'AL BEHRMAN', with the words 'Friend' and 'Volunteer' on the display.
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2022 Outreach

A man standing near a donation table with clothing and snacks, inside a garage with a sign reading 'PHP' and a list of sponsors.

February: Coats and snacks for Baraboo School children

Two men standing next to a red pickup truck loaded with boxes of cereal in a parking lot. One man holds a box of Frosted Flakes; the other holds a box of Cocoa Peanut Butter Puffs.

July: 400 + boxes of cereal to food pantries in Sauk, Juneau, Adams, and Columbia counties.

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April: GOAL - Raise $5000 for Groceries -Amount raised = $5580 Easter Dinners plus bulk food for Adams Food Pantry and our Adopt-A- Veteran Program.

A man standing next to a table with school supplies, including boxes of supplies, markers, and a sign that reads "School Supply Program". Behind him is a poster with sponsored logos and a sign with the PHP logo and a Spanish phrase, in a warehouse or donation center setting.

April: $579 for snacks for Baraboo Public Schools and Community Christian School

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June - $500 Chapel on the Hill Food Pantry Donation

Group of five people standing behind a table with boxes of school supplies, including backpacks and books, in a room with a sign that reads 'PHP School Supply Program'.

October - $1652 in school supplies to five elementary schools in the Baraboo School District

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November: $1,097 in snacks for Community Christian School and for public schools in the Baraboo School District.

People at a donation or clothing drive table with winter coats, jackets, and supplies in an indoor setting, with a woman and children, some wearing masks.

November: $1.386.92 worth of gear for the kids at Al Behrman Elementary School, Baraboo

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November: $670 worth of turkeys for food pantries in Adams and Columbia counties

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November: 146 Thanksgiving Dinners for families in Sauk, Adams, Juneau and Columbia counties.

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$1707 worth of Hams are for Families in Adams, Sauk, Columbia, and Juneau counties.

Two people standing in front of a table with food donations at a community event, with red bags, boxes of food, and a sign that says "Stomp Out Hunger" and "PHP".

156 Christmas Dinners and 7362 LBS of food for Sauk, Adams, Columbia and Juneau counties food pantries.

2021 Outreach

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January 12th - Adams Food Pantry on behalf of Mr. Jeff Maurer and Maurer’s Market.

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February 24th - Snacks and clothing for the Baraboo School District

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August 24, 2021 - $500 donation in support of Chapel on the Hill Food Pantry

September Unite and Reach: Back to School Program raised $5,300 for school supplies for area schools.

November Thanksgiving Dinners for veterans and their families in Adams County, Juneau, Columbia, and Sauk County.

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January 29 - snacks and clothing supplies for the Baraboo Elementary Schools

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February 12 - Food for Beyond Blessed Food Pantry in Baraboo

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March 10th - Nonperishables collected for food pantries in 4 counties: Adams, Juneau, Sauk, Columbia

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April 9th - 2100 lbs of food items for Food Pantries and Families in Sauk, Adams, Columbia, and Juneau Counties

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April 18th - $300 donation to Chapel on the Hill Food Pantry

The October Brat Fry raised $810 for the Adopt a Veteran Program

December $540.00 Snacks for students at CCS and the Baraboo schools.

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March 31st - 130 Easter Dinners to families in Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk Counties. Thank you to Baraboo Motor Group for the carry bags.

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April 13th - Food and quits for the Baraboo School District.

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May 27 - 40 Spaghetti dinners for the Adopt-A- Veteran Program and 350 lbs. of food for the Columbia Co. Food Pantry.

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A special THANK YOU to all our volunteers. You are the backbone of People Helping People. We very much appreciate your caring efforts.

Christmas Dinners for Families and Food Banks in Sauk, Columbia, Adams, and Juneau Counties.

Thanks to everyone for your amazing support of our Christmas Adopt a Family Drive. We broke our goal of $5000, with over $7000 in donations. Thanks to YOU, families throughout the 4 counties as well as families affected by the Kentucky tornadoes will have a brighter Christmas.

2020 Outreach

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Adopt a Family

Adopt a Soldier

2020 - Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas

543 meals provided

PHP’s Adopt a Family, Adopt a Soldier programs serve low-income families. Special food drives provide meals for holiday dinners. PHP also buys food for the needy families year-round

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Stomp Out Hunger

School Supplies

2020 - Food Pantry Donations Totaling

20,164 pounds of food

PHP donates to food pantries in Sauk, Juneau, Columbia, and Adams counties. In the past year, PHP also assisted over 300 families with additional groceries, school supplies, and children’s clothing

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Work Ready Program

Providing New Hope

2020 - 88 Cars Detailed

168 mentored - 3 Graduates

Work Ready clients learn a useful job skill and receive personal mentoring so they can continue to make good choices, support themselves, and become productive citizens,

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$1,825 in a variety of school supplies: Columbia, Adams, Juneau, and Sauk Counties

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65 taco dinners to the families in the four counties: Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, and Adams

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Oct 10th donation of 1,097 pounds of nonperishables to Community Sharing Pantry in Mauston

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72 ready to fix Chili meals the food pantries in four counties: Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, and Adams

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$978 in snacks to the Baraboo School District for distribution to students in the schools

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1300 pounds of food to the Adams Food Pantry to ease food shortages in December, 2020.

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$1,000 for school supplies - Community Christian School

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Clothing and snacks for students in the Baraboo School District.

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$1,000 for school supplies - Baraboo School District

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126 turkey dinners to families through help centers in four counties: Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, and Adams