Brown County assistance programs

Housing and rent assistance
Green Bay and Brown County will receive over $500,000 in federal government stimulus funds to help residents pay for housing costs. The federal government money will be provide to various organizations and charities, including The Salvation Army Emergency Services, Legal Action of Wisconsin's Green Bay office, and also Family Services, and the money will go to reduce and prevent homelessness and also provide short and medium term rent help.

These grants will be paid out to local residents over the next two years, and the money will provide both short-term and medium-term rental assistance, help with utility and heating bills, and also aid to pay security deposits, all with the goal to help keep people in their homes or help them relocate if they can’t stay in their homes. The money will also create some jobs and will provide a full-time position at Family Services and some at the Salvation Army.

The federal government stimulus funds also include almost $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Emergency Shelter Grant, Homeless Prevention Program, and Transitional Living Program which are awarded to Green Bay and Brown County annually.