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Wisconsin's Green Bay Packers have a long history of philanthropy. The NFL team’s Green Bay Packers Give Back outreach program had an impact of over $13 million in 2023, and in February, the team announced a $250,000 Veterans Impact Grant to Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin to serve local veterans facing housing insecurity. Veterans 1st is currently building the state’s first “cottage court” of tiny homes, including 17 one-bedroom homes and four resident transitional homes for veterans in need and a community center that will provide over 20 supportive services. The Packers have long honored veterans, including recognizing service members at the start of every home game through their Operation Fan Mail initiative, as well as visiting veterans at the local VA clinic. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Give Back program has awarded a grant specifically for organizations that serve veterans and their families.