School Social Workers Corner

🧥Coats for Kids Sign Up is ACTIVE! 🧥

• Online Registration opens TODAY (Oct. 1st)
• Please complete all of the required information to the best of your ability.
• When registering, please consider the following information:
• Participants must live in Brown County
• Only register children that live in your household
• Only register children that are 18 years old or younger (18-year-olds must be graduating High School in Spring 2027)
• If two families live together in the same house, each family needs to register separately

Please click here to register here your child online!

Cooler days, colorful leaves, and fresh opportunities to grow and learn. This month we are sharing helpful resources and tools to support you and your students. Let's make October a month of learning, growing, and embrace the change with the season. 🍂

The Giving Tree food pantry is located on the Green Bay Community Church Campus (600 Cardinal Lane, Green Bay, WI 54313) Please use the Care Center/The Giving Tree entrance upon arrival.

Pantry is from 10 AM-6PM on the dates below:

• October 14
• November 11
• December 15 and 16 by appointment (Holiday Store)
• January 20
• February 17
• March 10
• April 14
• May 12
• June 2
• July 14
• August 11 (2027-28 School Year Back to School Event)

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a 24/7, free, and confidential network of local crisis centers providing support for people in emotional distress, mental health struggles, or substance use crises.

Call, text, or chat with a 988 Lifeline counselor for help during difficult moments anytime, day or night!

The Rent Smart course will be taught at the Brown County Housing Authority located at 417 S. Monroe Ave Suite 102 Green Bay, WI 54301 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm - 7pm in October beginning October 6th and ending October 22nd. The Rent Smart Course will teach you how to plan for monthly expenses, how to find housing, how to complete applications, building positive relationships., and the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants through a series of six modules. You must complete all six modules to obtain a Rent Smart Certificate however they can be made up if needed at future sessions. If interested in registering for Rent Smart you can scan the QR code on the attached flyer. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Laundry love continues to make adjustments to their laundry services to best serve the clients. Guests may not leave the premises and load limits may apply. Hours are from 8 AM to 4 PM every Tuesday. You can also follow Laundry Love Brown County on Facebook for timely updates (https://www.facebook.com/laundrylovebrowncounty)

Personal and bankruptcy counseling, practical budgeting guidance and help navigating student loans. Services are tailored to unique situations. Financial counselors can also help in recovering from job loss or divorce, understanding credit score or dealing with the unexpected in life.

School Social Worker - Bay Port High School

Foster Care Coordinator for Howard-Suamico School District

Email: becczell@hssdschools.org

School Social Worker - Bay View Middle School

Homeless Coordinator for Howard-Suamico School District

Email: kendclem@hssdschools.org

School Social Worker

Lineville Intermediate, Howard Elementary, and 4K Sites

Email: bobbnowa@hssdschools.org

School Social Worker

Bay Harbor, Meadowbrook Elementary Schools, and 4K Sites

Email: katidemo@hssdschools.org

School Social Worker

Suamico, Forest Glen Elementary Schools, and 4K Sites

Email: sarajoch@hssdschools.org

Student & Family Engagement Coordinator, Giving Tree Coordinator, and Title VI - Indian Education Coordinator

Email: kourfeld@hssdschools.org

School Nurse at Bay Port, Howard, and Suamico

Email: jamefran@hssdschools.org

School Nurse at Bay Harbor, Bay View, Forest Glen, Meadowbrook, & Lineville

Email: katipeta@hssdschools.org

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