GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — In a year full of ups and downs, non-profits have remained a steady presence to support families through difficult times.
As Give Big Green Bay kicked off on Tuesday, we’re also learning more about some organizations who will be benefiting directly from the dollars raised during this event.
“Programs from swim to childcare and virtual learning for the students in Green Bay and the surrounding center. As well, we have a women’s empowerment center that serves with women who are looking for jobs or just starting in the workforce", said Amy Schaeuble, the executive director for the YWCA Greater Green Bay.
"We hear a lot when people walk into the doors that this placed saved me", said Suzanne Whitman, the Women's Empowerment Center Director for the YWCA of Greater Green Bay.
The YWCA of Greater Green Bay is one of several organizations counting on the dollars raised from Give Big Green Bay as it will continue to help support its mission of eliminating racism and supporting women.
"Our eliminating racism or racial justice type webinars are also again very needed right now in our community to bring our community together", Schaeuble said.
Olde Main Street is another nonprofit involved in Give Big Green Bay.
Leaders say this will be a big help as they are out of savings.
"That fund has been depleted. Our last big project was the frog and toad on Main Street and we have no more funds", said Sally Ebeling the Program and Business Specialist for Downtown and Olde Main Street.
They say the money that comes in will help bring more art into the community.
And for other organizations like Wello they'll continue efforts to help those who've taken a hard hit from Covid-19.
“We were really quickly able to get together four of our local farmers markets and then Casa Alba Melanie who is also in Give Big Green Bay and together worked to purchase local produce from one of our local farmers and then help get that produce to the Hispanic and Latinx community that was hit significantly hard by Covid and we also were able to provide dollars for our farmers market to safely open up to our community", said Mario Gonzalez, the Communications and Marketing Manager for Greater Green Bay.
