Safe Haven Hope Center Reports Six-Month Progress
The Green Bay low barrier shelter updated the City Council on its operations, graduates and police calls.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Emergency Response
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Safe Haven Hope Center, a low barrier shelter in Green Bay, presented its six-month update to the City Council under its conditional use permit. Three residents have graduated, and one of them is in long-term housing.
Why it matters
The update is required under the shelter's conditional use permit and gives the council and public a record of how the facility is operating. Police call figures and resident turnover are central to how the city assesses its impact.
Police have logged 43 calls tied to the property, and 16 of those were police-initiated or unrelated calls such as traffic collisions. The count does not yet show how many calls involved residents, and the shelter has had 22 residents over six months against an approved limit of 19.
The players
Safe Haven Hope Center
A low barrier shelter at 315 S. Jefferson St. in Green Bay that houses residents while pursuing private and grant funding.
The details
Safe Haven operates under a conditional use permit that requires an appearance before the City Council for a six-month update. Staff remove disruptive residents from the property for the moment so they can be welcomed back and try again the next day, and two residents chose to leave and return to the streets.
Timeline
May 19, 2026: Shelter began operating under its conditional use permit.
November 10, 2026: Six-month update presented to the City Council.
Seasonal Patterns
Safe Haven's six-month council review follows the conditional use permit it has operated under since May 19, 2026, making this its first formal checkpoint. The shelter's residency figures are measured against a 19-resident cap set by that permit.
Residents and neighbors of the shelter at 315 S. Jefferson St. can review the shelter's permit conditions and police call data reported to the City Council. Those with concerns about the property can bring them to the council during public comment on the permit review.
The takeaway
Permit-required reviews give Green Bay a fixed point to measure whether a low barrier shelter is meeting its conditions. Readers can track the 19-resident cap and police call figures at future council updates.
What happens next
Safe Haven anticipates admitting three more people, which would bring the shelter to its approved limit of 19 residents.
Further reading
For more on how cities respond to shelter and crisis needs, see Emergency Response coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WLUK.
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