Green Bay

Green Bay is a mid-sized city on the bay of Green Bay, known best for its blue-collar roots and its fierce loyalty to the Packers, but underneath the football pride is a community that genuinely rallies for its neighbors in hard times. The average household income here sits around $65,000 a year, though that figure masks real gaps—plenty of people in this city are just a paycheck or two from crisis. Brown County's point-in-time count identified roughly 200 individuals experiencing homelessness in January 2023, a number advocates say likely undercounts people sleeping in cars, campsites, or doubled up with family. If you're here, St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter and Micah Center are two places that consistently show up for people needing a warm meal, a shower, or a place to land for the night. The Salvation Army of Green Bay also runs programs offering emergency assistance and connections to longer-term housing help. Winters here are brutal, so don't wait until you're desperate to reach out—these places exist because people in this city believe nobody should have to face that cold alone. You matter, and there are hands here willing to help you find solid ground again.