ABOUT US

Our Mission

The Mission of the Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition is to collaborate to end homelessness and housing insecurity. We envision a community that ensures safe and stable housing for all.

The Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition serves the Brown County community. Various steps are involved in breaking the cycle of poverty. The first in this sequence is a safe and stable housing. The BCHHC devotes its time and expertise to act as a networking organization among other community help groups to make a difference.

Our membership is made up of a team of community organizations who directly or indirectly serve those who are facing the many challenges of securing housing. We provide access to these agencies through monthly coalition meetings.

2023 Executive Committee and Committee Chairs

Executive Committee

Noel Halvorsen, Chair
President & CEO, NeighborWorks Green Bay
noel@nwgreenbay.org

Beverly Scow, Vice-Chair
Executive Director, Wise Women Gathering Place
bscow@wisewomengp.org

Jennifer Schmohe, Treasurer
Executive Director, Freedom House Ministries
jenschmohe@freedomhouseministries.org

Josh Benti, Secretary
Foundations RAYS Youth Services
jbenti@wearefoundations.org

Beth Hudak, Immediate Past Chair
Director of Community Engagement, House of Hope Green Bay
BethH@houseofhopegb.org

Jennifer Allen, HMIS Representative
HMIS Manager, Institute for Community Alliances
jennifer.allen@icalliances.org

Erin Evosevich, HIC & PIT Lead
Executive Vice President of People Success Services, Newcap
ErinEvosevich@newcap.org

Gail Nohr
Veterans 1st
gail@veterans1stnew.com

Lydia Van Thiel
Blueprint Implementation Project Director
gbblueprintdirector@gmail.com

Shannon Wienandt, COC Board Representative
Executive Director, House of Hope Green Bay, Inc.
ShannonW@houseofhopegb.org

Advocacy Committee
Holly Ladwig, Chair
Brown County United Way
holly@browncountyunitedway.org

HOT Team (Homeless Outreach Team) Committee
Paul VanHandel, Chair
Outreach Coordinator, Newcap
paulvanhandel@newcap.org

Service Providers Committee
Melissa Viste, Co-chair
Wrightstown Community School District – Bellin Health
viste@wrightstown.k12.wi.us

Josh Benti, Co-chair
Foundations RAYS Youth Services
jbenti@wearefoundations.org

Systems Committee
Tiffany McCrory, Chair
House of Hope
tiffanym@houseofhopegb.org

Veterans Task Force
Adam Groskreutz, Chair
Center for Veterans Issues
adam.groskreutz@cvivet.org

General inquiries: bchomelesscoalition@gmail.com