Learn more about homelessness in Brown County and current efforts at state policy change that affect youth experiencing homelessness. Discover ways you can take action to support these efforts in our community.

Data to Inform Action

1 in 4

people who experienced homelessness in Brown County in 2024 was a child under the age of 18.

76%

of House of Hope clients left homelessness and entered into safe & stable housing from 2024-2025.

76%

reduction of Emergency Room visits for youth in Brown County when they had access to safe & stable housing.

Data and Reports on Homelessness in Wisconsin

Data on homelessness by county, including:

- Length of homelessness

- Total clients experiencing homelessness

- Clients exiting to positive destinations

On one day in January 2025, 252 people with children, and 22 unaccompanied youth were experiencing homelessness in Brown County.

In one year, 1,905 people experienced homelessness in Brown County.

(from October, 2023, to September, 2024)

Brown County is shown to have 648 "total homeless" in 2025

This report lists the efforts of the State of Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness during the year 2025.

"In 2026, the Interagency Council on Homelessness looks forward continuing to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable in Wisconsin by persevering in the face of threats to federal funding and inaction by the State Legislature to address the homelessness crisis despite numerous requests and proposals from Governor Evers."

Data and Reports on Youth Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin

This document identifies some circumstances that a child may experience that makes them more vulnerable to becoming a victim of sex trafficking.

Highlighted vulnerabilities:

- System-involved youth

- Youth experiencing homelessness or leaving placement without caregiver permission

- LBGTQ+ youth

- Youth experiencing poverty

- Youth of color

- Youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities

- Immigrant and refugee youth

This source evaluates states' practices that address the crime of child sex trafficking. You can look at each state's "report card" of its evaluation.

Wisconsin is currently graded an "F" on Shared Hope's grading scale, meaning we are currently failing our young population and that we have much work to do to support child sex trafficking victims.

We are one of 21 states that permit children to be arrested and prosecuted for prostitution offenses, allowing young survivors to be prosecuted for their own victimization.

Wisconsin's report card graded with an overall F

Data and Reports Related to How Housing is Healthcare

This source speaks on the correlation of housing instability and unaffordability and an individual's mental health.

"Homelessness has a profoundly negative impact on mental health, and children are especially susceptible to the psychological effects of homelessness and housing instability."

Representative pie chart of what drives a person's health.

This article examines the dimensions of housing unaffordability, inaccessibility, and inadequacy as a major public health issue that has significant negative impacts on households, neighborhoods, and cities.

"Public health research has provided strong evidence on the connection between a neighborhood's social, economic, and physical environmental factors, such as poverty, access to healthy food, and levels of crime to various mental and physical health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, heart disease, and stroke."

Initiatives and Strategies

From the data above, it is clear that we have a significant number of young people experiencing homelessness in Wisconsin. Many efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Wisconsin are currently being implemented. Learn more about these local initiatives here:

Initiatives Page

Data to Inform Action

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76%

Data and Reports on Homelessness in Wisconsin

Data and Reports on Youth Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin

This website gives an overview of child sex trafficking, lists common risk factors, and provides data on the impact of successful legislation ensuring that children who are exploited online are made visible.

Data and Reports Related to How Housing is Healthcare

This resource, from The National Association of Community Health Centers, provides an explanation of social drivers of health and how they affect health outcomes.

40% of our health outcomes are determined by socioeconomic factors.

Initiatives and Strategies

From the data above, it is clear that we have a significant number of young people experiencing homelessness in Wisconsin. Many efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Wisconsin are currently being implemented. Learn more about these local initiatives here:

Data to Inform Action

1 in 4

76%

76%

Data and Reports on Homelessness in Wisconsin​

Data and Reports on Youth Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin​

Data and Reports Related to How Housing is Healthcare

Initiatives and Strategies​

From the data above, it is clear that we have a significant number of young people experiencing homelessness in Wisconsin. Many efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Wisconsin are currently being implemented. Learn more about these local initiatives here:​

Data and Reports on Homelessness in Wisconsin

Data and Reports on Youth Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin

Initiatives and Strategies

From the data above, it is clear that we have a significant number of young people experiencing homelessness in Wisconsin. Many efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Wisconsin are currently being implemented. Learn more about these local initiatives here: