Community and National Resources

Our community offers a support system for you even beyond the walls of St. Norbert College. Whether you are at St. Norbert or a graduate, these resources are available to you.

Pregnancy Resource Centers

• The A&A Alexandrina Center helps more than 2,000 women a year. This Green Bay pregnancy center administers free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds; connects mothers in need with the MOM’s Home; provides information on fetal development, adoption, and parenting; and offers childbirth classes, community resources, and post-abortive counseling. Every women who tests positive for pregnancy receives a layette basket, a gift basket containing baby clothing, blankets, diapers, bath products, and other basic necessities for newborns. For more information, call the A&A Alexandrina Center at 920-435-4191.
• Care Net is a non-profit network of pregnancy centers that provide pregnancy services and non-judgmental care, empowering women to make positive, life-affirming choices for themselves and their families.
• Catholic Charities provides social services to all residents, regardless of faith, of the sixteen counties in the Diocese of Green Bay. They help parents access community resources and achieve housing, education, employment, and nutrition. If you are considering adoption, they will also help you discuss your options and choose the best one for you. For more information, call Catholic Charities at 920-272-8234, email the organization at charitiesgb@gbdioc.org
• Love Life Ministry is an ecumenical outreach ministry that actively promotes respect for life by providing basic infant needs to low-income families in the Green Bay area. For more information, call the East Side location at 920-621-8242 or the West Side location at 920-497-1087.

Maternity and Transitional Living Homes

• House of Hope “offers a safe, supportive place where young mothers learn to become confident adults and independent, successful parents” by providing programming, services and shelter to homeless pregnant or parenting women, aged 18 to 24, and their children. For more information, call House of Hope at 920-884-6740.
• Freedom House serves Brown County area families who find themselves in dire need of emergency housing. It is Brown County's only homeless shelter that serves all types of families with children. For more information, call Freedom House at 920-432-4646.

Tips and Information
Text4baby is a free text messaging service that makes it easy to receive important information, developed by experts nationwide, for pregnant women and new moms. By texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411, you’ll receive free text messages three times per week, timed to your due date or your baby's birth date, through pregnancy and up until your baby's first birthday. Topics include signs and symptoms of labor, appointment reminders, safe sleep tips, nutrition information, and breastfeeding advice.

Health Hotline
The Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Hotline provides information and links to services and resources for women before, during, and after pregnancy and for children, including children with special health care needs. The hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-722-2295.

RN Home Visitation Services
Free RN home visitation services are available through the Brown County Health & Human Services Department. 
For more information and additional resources, contact the De Pere Health Department at 920-339-4054 or Brown County Health & Human Services at 920-448-6400.

Food Pantries
De Pere Christian Outreach Corp.
121 S. Superior St. 
De Pere, WI 54115
920-339-1060

The Dorothy Rosenberg Goodwill Place at First United Methodist Church
518 Doty St.
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-437-9252

Manna for Life Ministries Food Pantry
1545 University Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-437-3629      

Paul’s Pantry
1529 Leo Frigo Way
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-433-0343

Resurrection Lutheran Pantry Green Bay
1024 Shawano Ave. 
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-497-7052

The Salvation Army Green Bay
626 Union Ct.
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-497-7053

SNAP and WIC
If money is a little tight, we can help you put food on the table. SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps. To apply for SNAP, contact Brown County Health & Human Services at 920-448-6460. WIC provides assistance specifically for women, infants, and children. For more information, contact the New Community Clinic at 920-431-0243 (West Side location) or 920-437-8368 (East Side location).

More information about these services is also available through the Brown County Health & Human Services Department. For more information, call 920-448-6460.

Free and Reduced School Lunches

• Check with your school district for options for free and reduced school lunches.

Child Care
You may be eligible for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy program that helps low-income families pay for child care. 

Health Care
You may be eligible for low or no-cost health care (BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid) and other programs and assistance through ACCESS and ForwardHealth.


Housing
Rent assistance can be found at the following:

• The Salvation Army Emergency Services: 920-497-7053 or 920-593-2370
• Legal Action of Wisconsin, Green Bay office: 920-432-4645
• Forward Service Corporation: 920-448-6760
• St. Vincent de Paul's Personal Service Center (PSC): 920-432-2579
• Ecumenical Partnership for Housing: PO BOX 524, Green Bay WI 54305-0524