Macco's Floor Covering Partnership
Macco's Floor covering partnership. Jim Macco has graciously agreed to provide flooring for all our 20 Veterans Tiny Homes and our Community Center where all our veteran residents will gather for groups and camaraderie as they work to gain employment for self-sufficiency and address possible issues they may have from their selfless service to our […]
Auto Junkiez 4 Veterans support
On Saturday, February 25th Auto Junkiez 4 Veterans had a very successful Meat Raffle at Kamp's Bar and Grill in Combined Locks to support their many generous donations to veterans in their community. They were very supportive of Veterans 1st and introduced us to the crowd of veteran supporters gathered there. Auto Junkiez 4 Veterans […]
WISE Program Partnership
WISE Program partnership with Veterans 1st of NEW. Our mission is to help veterans stabilize by offering housing, skills training, andcounseling. Veteran’s 1st of NEW is slated to start construction on a Tiny Homes Village and CommunityCenter in Green Bay starting in the fall of 2023. The WISE Program is the Wisconsin Senior Employment Program […]
WI Certified Peer Specialist Gail Nohr
WI Certified Peer Specialist Gail Nohr uses her Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) training to help guide veterans in her group Veterans in Recovery, on a weekly basis at the Gathering Place in Green Bay.
Veterans 1st will Partner with Racine Tiny Homes
Veterans 1st will partner with VOW Racine Tiny Homes Village in the future. Executive Director Zach Zdroik (pictured below with Veterans 1st Director, Kim Nohr and his wife Gail) is a great inspiration to our board. His village has a 75% success rate for veterans experiencing homelessness to sustainability in an average of 14 months. […]
Veterans 1st Transitional & Affordable Homes Article
Press Gazette Article for Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin Suamico couple works to bring tiny homes for veterans to northeastern Wisconsin. Tina Dettman-BielefeldtFor Green Bay Press-Gazette Members of the Veterans 1st of NEW board of directors are, from left, Rick Giesler, Gail Nohr, Kim Nohr, and Jeff Reince. The agency is planning on building tiny […]
Veterans 1st in Press Gazette article
November 18, 2022 Despite impact, many veterans still lack basics Nonetheless, there are veterans who are struggling just to maintain a consistent source of food, safety and shelter. As of August, there were over 70 veterans in shelters in 2022 in Brown County, said Gail Nohr, secretary of the Veterans 1st NEW. The nonprofit aims […]
Veterans 1st Staff and Joseph Project Staff and Participants
The Veterans 1st staff and Joseph Project formed a partnership Micah Center last week with Pat Gorski and Eugene Smalls. They observed how the Team of the Joseph Project staff help participants learn how to update their resumes, practice interviewing and communications skills in 4 days and the 5th day is actual interviews with local […]
Our Board of Directors
Veterans 1st of NEW, Inc Board of Directors met for an interview with the Press Gazette this week. We talked about the problems veterans currently have finding transitional and affordable housing in Brown County and the solutions we will have for our residents for mental health issues, job and housing insecurities. Our President, Kim Nohr, […]