Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin

Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin is a non-profit agency that will provide a safe, supportive veteran Cottage Court community for our area veterans in need of affordable housing with wraparound services to help them become self-sufficient.

Animated fly-over of our village

From our Blog

  • Comfort Quilters
    Comfort Quilters will be making and donating quilts for our veteran residents including the one pictured above. Group member Mary Bainbridge commented, "At the end of Covid I decided that I needed to clean and organize my sewing area.  In… Read more: Comfort Quilters
  • Town 'N Country Quilt Guild
    Town 'N Country Quilt Guild (TNC) is donating these quilts and twenty others for our residents in our village. TNC was officially formed in the fall of 1995.  2025 marks the 30th Anniversary of TNC. Several of the charter members… Read more: Town 'N Country Quilt Guild
  • RANWF Features Veterans 1st in new video
    Thank you to the Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin for creating this informative video. The Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin partners with so many organizations to help them including the Habitats for Humanity organizations from Greater Green Bay, Greater Fox… Read more: RANWF Features Veterans 1st in new video
  • Meet our Service Providers
    Check out this video which introduces some of our service providers and explains what they will offer our residents. Click on the link to view interviews with some of our many service providers including: Heather Grasse, Social Worker HUD VASH… Read more: Meet our Service Providers
  • Schneider Donation
    Schneider Donates $100,000 to Veterans 1st for Tiny Home Project Schneider, a leading provider of transportation and logistics solutions headquartered in Green Bay, has announced a generous donation of $100,000 to Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin. This significant contribution will… Read more: Schneider Donation

Our vision is that after three phases of construction, we will have 21 homes within a veterans' village. We will also have a Community Center with an office, kitchen, and meeting area to be shared by all veterans our residents and community members where all our groups and trainings will take place. The homes, will be a mix of 17 - 400 sq. ft. affordable homes at under Fair Market Value rent and 4 - 600 sq. ft. two-resident Rapid Rehousing homes.

Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin is also partnering with four employment agencies including the Wisconsin Workforce Development to offer opportunities for meaningful employment. We are also partnering with the VA Clinic, the Vet Center and many other healthcare agencies to address our residents healthcare needs. More information on the types of services we will offer can be found in the following links.

veterans1stnew.com/therapies-veterans
veterans1stnew.com/support-services

There is an incredible shortage of affordable housing in Brown County (3,700) as well as many veterans facing housing insecurity (up to 13% or over 480). Click here to see the statistics from 2021. We are also very aware of other issues that veterans face. By removing the concern as to where they will be living, we will be able to navigate them to resources, and address individual needs as they arise.

V1st Board Member Gail Nohr recognized by NWTC

WBAY Interviews Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin

Veteran Owned Business