William’s House of Hope denied funding from City of Antigo

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAW) - The nonprofit organization William’s House of Hope was denied funding by the City of Antigo on Wednesday.

The organization was hoping to receive $30,000 as first-time funding from the city. On Wednesday, the Committee of the Whole voted against it.

The nonprofit works to help people facing housing insecurity and homelessness.

President of William’s House of Hope, Nicole Barron, wrote to NewsChannel 7, “This is not okay, this homeless epidemic is affecting smaller towns harder than most…Our biggest concern now is that the city simply does not understand what is coming to their doorstep. We cannot continue operating at this capacity on our own—no other city or town asks an organization to carry this burden alone.”

Since the start of the year, William’s House of Hope has helped 171 people.

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