Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County is based in Grafton and provides the youth between the ages of 5 and 15 with an opportunity to develop a special friendship with a caring adult.
The ‘new friends’ spend an average of three hours together two to three times per month exploring interests, sharing stories, and enjoying the experience of being together.
Harvest Community Church doesn't look like your typical church--in fact, not long ago the building used to house a racquetball club. Harvest holds relaxed and informal services at 5:30pm on Saturdays and 9am and 10:30am on Sundays. Children are welcomed and nurtured in age-appropriate settings with worship and small group activities on the weekend and on Tuesday evenings. Collision, Harvest's teen ministry, offers weekend discipleship and Tuesday evening large and small groups.
This brick building, built more than 100 years ago, has housed a variety of denominations, most recently dedicating itself to the Evangelical Free Church of America. The building offers a sanctuary where weekly services as held, and other areas where both youth and adult programs and meetings commence. The congregation recently founded Friendens Forever Families Fund, which will work with families looking to adopt children or act as a caretaker for children needing foster care.