St. John’s Ministries is taking steps to expand our services, beginning with those offered to women. The Green Bay City Council unanimously approved an updated Conditional Use Permit including a 20% increase in our Women’s Shelter capacity from 58 to 70 women, and the removal of the November 1 to April 30 dates of operation. The Green Bay City Council unanimously approved the Conditional Use Permit on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, marking a tremendous opportunity and season of growth for St. John’s Ministries and the women we serve. The new permit allows St. John’s Ministries the flexibility to plan for and respond to the community’s homelessness crisis at our Women’s Shelter, including a possible expansion to offer six months of program-based shelter from May 1 to October 31, as a distinctive, separate offering from our six months of emergency shelter (Nov. 1 – Apr. 30).
Beyond shelter, women are finding hope and healing at Wellspring, our year-round daytime resource center. Visits rose by more than 50% last year, with hundreds of women receiving case management, stability planning, safety, and motivation as they take their next steps.
Behind every visit, every guest, and every shelter night, is a woman in our community taking steps toward stability, and building a brighter future. Your support makes this possible. Together, we can ensure that every woman who comes through our doors is met with dignity and support as they work towards a brighter, more stable future.
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to our neighbors and advocates for speaking in support of St. John’s Ministries at various city meetings, and to the Green Bay City Council for supporting our efforts to provide more opportunity for women in need.
We’d like to thank the donors pledging their generosity and gifts for our program-based shelter for women. Our ability to expand our services to women experiencing homelessness is correlated directly to funding we receive from the community.
We are proud of our 19 years of providing emergency shelter and look forward to expanding the type of shelter we provide in the warmer months to do more for women in need.
If you would like to invest in our growth, supporting women experiencing homelessness or learn more about other areas of funding, please contact our Director of Development, Amy McNeely at amcneely@stjohnsgreenbay.org or (920) 617-8716.
