Two Sites Serving Wisconsin’s Homeless Veterans Are Now Closed

Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 -- 8:01 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Two sites serving Wisconsin veterans who are homeless are now closed.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, Veterans Housing and Recovery Program sites in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls closed September 12th due to a lack of funding.

Program funding was not included in the final budget compromise between Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders. Joey Hoey with the Department of Veterans Affairs updated a state Senate committee last week.

Hoey said the Joint Finance Committee’s Republican majority voted on June 12th to adopt a motion that did not include the funding for VHRP, calling that “a pretty terrible day.”

Hoey said that with the help of veteran advocates, Lutheran Social Services and others, DVA was able to provide all the veterans at Green Bay and Chippewa Falls with alternative options.

The committee heard support from veterans’ groups for a bill from state Senate Andre Jaqcue to provide funding. But Hoey said the earliest that the Chippewa Falls location could reopen would be nearly a year from now.

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