GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – National Youth Hope Month in November is drawing attention to student homelessness and housing instability in Wisconsin, including in Green Bay.
More than 20,000 students across Wisconsin experience housing instability, including 2,000 unaccompanied minors with no adult caregiver.
“In addition to that, we have other youth who are in situations that interfere with their ability to maintain stability in their education as well as in their housing,” said Joli Guenther, executive director of the Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services. “And so that can be circumstances where a family is forced to double up or live in housing that is not adequate to meet their needs.”…