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Here’s how you can help Green Bay’s homeless with a simple donation
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The Brown County Housing Authority is committed to providing safe, stable and affordable housing opportunities for families in our community. Due to the significant and sustained demand for Housing Choice Voucher assistance, in combination with the ongoing federal funding uncertainties, we must suspend acceptance of new applications and close the HCV Waiting List effective March 16th at 5:00pm.
Recently, the number of applications received has exceeded the number of vouchers available. At this time, the waiting list contains substantially more applicants than we can assist in the foreseeable future based on current funding levels and turnover rates. In order to manage the list responsibly and ensure fairness to those already waiting, we have made the difficult decision to close the list to new applications.
Please note the following:
•Applications submitted prior to the closing date will remain active on the waiting list
•Applicants currently on the waiting list do not need to reapply
•No new HCV applications will be accepted after March 16, 2026 until further notice.
•Updates regarding the reopening of the waiting list will be posted on our website atwww.bchousingauthority.org and public notice will be issued prior to the reopening of the waiting list.
•This closure has no impact on the following waiting lists, due to specific funding sources for these programs.
oProject Based Voucher Waiting Lists
oVeterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program referrals
oFamily Unification Program (FUP) program referrals.
We hope to see you tonight at Pizza Ranch for the Help for the Homeless fundraiser. 🍕
The Help for the Homeless Drive is a week in but there is still time to collect items to donate. Large boxes are located at the Festival Foods stores along with over 100 community locations. The drive runs through March 15th.
To find out what items are most in need and who will be receiving the donations, check out the website at www.houseofhopegb.org/bch4h
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TRAINING AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The BCHHC offers training and information about training presented by other organizations throughout the year.
Recorded trainings can be viewed here.
Funding opportunities are shared when available. Some opportunities are available through membership in and engagement with BCHHC.
More information about annual housing and homeless-related funding opportunities can be found here.
BCHHC CALENDAR
BCHHC Committee Calendar
BROWN COUNTY HEALTH AND EDUCATION IMPACT STUDY
Health and Education Impacts of Homelessness and Housing Services in Brown County
At the end of 2023, on behalf of the Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition and the Greater Green Bay Blueprint to Prevent and End Homelessness, a grant from Brown County Public Health was received to integrate Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data into the Community Information System (CIS), a database operated in partnership by Achieve Brown County and the Brown County United Way, as a response to strategies identified in the Brown County Community Health Improvement Plan.
Homeless service providers in Brown County, WI, with support from the Institute for Community Alliances, worked with local hospital systems and schools to explore how access to homeless services impacts health and education. The Impact Study shows that access to homeless services improves both health and education outcomes for youth in our community:
- Children/youth who accessed emergency shelter saw a 55% reduction in ER usage (1x per year to 1x per 2 years), AND children/youth who accessed stable housing saw a 76% reduction in ER usage (1x per year to 1x per 4 years).
- Of youth attending High School who received access to targeted youth outreach services, 100% return to full school attendance, an increase of nearly 30% in attendance rates.
HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH 2024
Partner Highlights: A Homelessness Awareness Month Series, November 2024
This Homelessness Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting some of the often-unseen partners who help prevent and address homelessness in our community. While shelters and housing agencies may come to mind first, creating sustainable solutions to homelessness requires a broad network of support. From healthcare providers and schools to businesses, faith groups, and community centers, each partner brings unique resources that help individuals and families achieve stability.
The Greater Green Bay Blueprint to Prevent and End Homelessness highlights that “Every Greater Green Bay stakeholder has the potential to bring solutions, expertise, and energy to the work to prevent and end homelessness….The insight, wisdom, perspective, and connections different members of a community bring creates the momentum, new solutions, power, and push needed to respond to the complex, multi-faceted community issue that is homelessness and housing instability.”
Join us in recognizing the vital contributions of a few of our local non-traditional allies and celebrating the impact we make together.
DATA
Data provided by the Institute for Community Alliances
Click on Brown County for HMIS data on homelessness
Monthly Dashboard
Point In Time
Homeless System Performance Measures
GREATER GREEN BAY BLUEPRINT TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS
The Greater Green Bay Blueprint to Prevent and End Homelessness is the outcome of a collaborative effort of the Greater Green Bay Community Housing Initiative Task Force. It is a roadmap for the community to address housing instability in Brown County.
Learn more at the links below and follow along for updates.
COORDINATED ENTRY BROWN COUNTY
Coordinated Entry in Brown County
Programs such as Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Housing use a process called Coordinated Entry to screen individuals and families who may be eligible for placement within those programs. The Coordinated Entry process was created to streamline access to the housing solution that fits the situation presented. Based on the assessment, you will be referred to a prioritization list for various program types and provided additional information upon request.
You can request access to a Coordinated Entry Assessment at any No Wrong Door agency in Brown County or you can contact House of Hope at (920) 884-6740.
