Small Business Owner Brett Hulsey Honors World Homeless Day with Current and Former Homeless Families, Calls on Pres. Trump, other Candidates to do the Same
Madison, WI–Former and current homeless people joined small businessman Brett Hulsey at the State Capitol to honor World Homeless Day, highlight his record helping, employing, training the homeless, and call on President Trump, all candidates to do the same.
“When we met Brett in 2022, Joanna and I were sleeping in our car, we were in dire straits,” said Dennis Wills, one of Brett’s tenants. “Meeting Brett was a game changer for us. I lost my job, but Brett gave us a job fixing up things, and a place to live. I have never met nobody like Brett.” See full video of Dennis and his wife Joanna en Espanol here.
Small businessman and general contractor, Brett is running for the WI Democratic nomination for Governor. He first to employ homeless people on his 2014 run for governor, fed more than 100 homeless in the last month, has hired and trained many homeless workers for his business celebrating 20 year this month.
“I care for the homeless because I was almost homeless after my divorce,” said Hulsey. “As Jesus said, as you do to ‘one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
Brett’s Homes for Homeless Plan will provide housing, jobs, and training for the homeless, and counselling to address challenges with a goal of zero homeless and hungry by 2030.
“I think others can do what I have done. I call on President Trump and all other candidates, property owners and contractors to hire, house and train homeless people,” said Hulsey.
Homelessness is getting worse. WXPR in Wausau reports, “According to the Wisconsin Policy Forum and numbers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it was reported 4,861 people were without a home in 2023, a 1.8% increase over the results from 2022. The number had been at 4,237 in 2021.”
“I will deploy our National Guard troops to help churches, homeless shelters and support agencies house and feed the homeless,” said Hulsey, whose mother feeds 40 or more people a day at her church in Oklahoma. “We will use National Guard barracks to house the homeless in winter, when the cold is deadly.”
The National Alliance to end Homelessness reports that homelessness increased in three in four states from 2023-24. Dashboard: Point-In-Time Counts by State – National Alliance to End Homelessness can tell you about homelessness in your community.
“President Trump should care about America and deploy U.S. troops to help the homeless and flood victims, not invade cities that neither want nor need them,” said Hulsey, who won a Distinguished Public Service Award from President Clinton and FEMA. “Fix what’s wrong with the country, not invade cities to gain control.”
You can help the homeless in your community by:
· Checking with local service agencies like Catholic Charities, The River, Beacon, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, and Porchlight to volunteer;
· Donate clothing and toiletries directly to homeless shelters or St. Vincent de Paul, Humane Society and other thrift stores; and
· Ask your church to help feed and house the homeless.
“Together can give everyone a home, food, and a job in the richest country in the history of the world,” said Hulsey, a former Eagle Scout and VISTA Volunteer in Service to America. “We must implement the Declaration of Independence to ensure ‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ for everyone.”
For information on homelessness resources and support in Wisconsin, visit the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Homeless Services Portal at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/homeless or call 211 for local community programs.
Paid for by Friends of Hulsey, Larry Miller, treasurer. Recycled paper. Labor donated.
