Home is where one starts from—T. S. Eliot
ABOUT US
The Coalition meets the second Wednesday of every
month, 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., The Salvation Army, 626 Union Ct., Green Bay,
WI
The
Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition consists of four operating
committees
- Service Providers Committee--Works to
enhance and expand shelter and affordable housing opportunities and
related support services in Brown County
through identification
of needs/gaps in services, coordination of community/provider
collaborations,
and facilitation of efforts to mobilize available resources and
identify
funding options
- Special Events Committee--Plans and
implements
coalition public events, such as Building Community Bridges (an
information
fair for consumers, volunteers, staff, and organizations that provide
services
for low income people) and March on Homelessness (an annual collection
for
peronal hygience products for local housing providers)
- Communications Committee--Manages
Coalition
Web page, brochures, press releases, and government relations.
- Finance Committee--Oversees Coalition
budget
and financial planning
Activities
of the Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition
- To share information and develop
partnerships for all organizations and persons concerned about
homelessness and housing in Brown County, Wisconsin
- To advocate to the media, government,
corporate sources, and the public on behalf of homeless persons,
housing, and support services
- To identify gaps among providers for
adequate housing and support services
- To provide a collaborative network to
pursue and implement grant funding
Brown
County Homeless and Housing Coalition
P. O. Box 334
Green Bay, WI 54305-0334