Rising costs, lack of affordable housing fuel homelessness surge in Brown County

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Homelessness continues to be an ongoing problem across Wisconsin and in Brown County.

The Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition has one goal in mind: to bring homelessness in Brown County down to zero. However, it’s a long road ahead, as homelessness is on the rise.

“We have folks that are not able to experience their full potential because of a fundamental gap in a basic need, that of having a roof over their heads,” Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition Chair Noel Halvorsen said…

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