Alexia Wood, Executive Director I remember being a student as I watched Brett Favre run off the field, helmet stretched above his head, as he celebrated a touchdown in Superbowl 31. Just months earlier, Packer nation had tuned in to watch as the cameras had highlighted a different moment in his life: Favre was seeking…
“It’s essential for every community to have a place like this,” says Wellspring volunteer LaVon Rader. Wellspring, the newest addition to the St. John’s family of programs, is a daytime resource center just for women in the heart of downtown Green Bay that has been serving the community for nearly 20 years. Formerly managed by…
The Joseph Project is a faith-based program in partnership with Senator Ron Johnson’s office that connects people to employment. Participants go through a four-day life skills training program and then are offered a chance to interview with companies looking to hire at a living wage. “One thing the Joseph Project is doing is break boundaries…
“It’s just me. I’m just counting…” whispers the familiar voice of Night Shift Coordinator Rhonda Cassity during one of her nightly head counts for the summer COTS program. It can be startling, she knows, for someone who has been used to being on the streets to have someone walk near them when they are sleeping.…
