Packers Award Grant to Help Fund Veterans 1st Tiny Homes

GREEN BAY, WI- (WGBW) -The Green Bay Packers Give Back awards Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin a $250 thousand Veterans Impact Grant. The Packers charitable organization made the announcement Monday.

Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin is building the area’s first cottage court of tiny homes for veterans to address the need for affordable housing in Brown County and to serve local veterans facing housing insecurity. The project includes 17 one-bedroom homes and four resident transitional homes. In addition to the living spaces a community center will provide residents with an on-site space to participate in more than 20 supportive services.

“Thanks to the Packers Veterans Impact Grant, Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin will be offering a safe, supportive tiny homes village for up to 25 veterans every five years for them to become self-sufficient with over 20 different health, wellness and employment services,” said Kim Nohr, President of Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin. “Our Veterans 1st team and over 75 partner agencies will be helping to build our village and provide our residents with any services they may need.”

The cottage court community will be built, beginning later this year, on Green Bay’s east side, near the Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Construction is expected to be completed in 2027. The organization has received $1.95 million in donations to support the project, with Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin working to raise just over $1 million in additional funds to reach its fundraising goal. To donate, please visit veterans1stnew.com/donate.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Packers Give Back has awarded the Veterans Impact Grant specifically for organizations that serve veterans and their families.