There’s a belief that sits at the center of Amanda Aubry’s work and her life:
Stability Creates Opportunity.
As the Grants Coordinator at House of Hope, Amanda sees every day what happens when that stability is missing and what becomes possible when it’s not.
From July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, 754 children (ages 0-17) were provided with safe shelter and hope for a brighter future.
This is all because of the team at House of Hope. Amanda feels drawn to this work because she knows,
“When children and families have access to safe housing, strong community systems, and coordinated support, everything else becomes possible,” she shared.
“Education, health, employment, long-term well-being. That belief drives my work every day.”
Where Data Meets Real Life
Amanda’s connection to Achieve Brown County is rooted in something we talk about often but don’t always see in action: using data to actually change what’s happening in our community.
Through a data request focused on youth experiencing homelessness in Brown County schools, Amanda and her team were able to better understand not just how many students were impacted, but who they were and what support they could access based on age.
In 2024 alone, there were 1,446 students experiencing homelessness across Brown County.
151 of those students are unaccompanied, without a parent or guardian.
That number is important.
But what matters more is what you do with it.
That data helped inform program decisions, strengthen grant applications, and support conversations with local leaders about expanding services for youth who often fall through the cracks due to age-based limitations.
“Data and lived experience both matter. When they align, we can create meaningful change.
Beyond One Organization
One thing Amanda names clearly is something we hear across our work: The challenge isn’t a lack of effort. It’s a lack of alignment.
“Families don’t experience services in silos,” Amanda said. “They experience the gaps between them.”
That perspective is exactly why cross-sector work matters.
Through involvement with Achieve Brown County, Amanda has been part of efforts that connect housing, education, and health in ways that don’t typically happen on their own. From data integration conversations to community convenings, the focus shifts from individual programs to shared outcomes.
House of Hope cannot do this work alone, and neither can any singular organization.”
Achieve Brown County creates a structure where partners can align their efforts, learn from data and stay focused on progress for our community.
What Success Looks Like
When you ask Amanda what success looks like for kids and families in Brown County, her answer isn’t complicated. It’s human.
It looks like fewer families in crisis and more families planning for the future.
Amanda Aubry
It looks like children showing up to school consistently and having the stability to focus on learning and growth.
It looks like prevention instead of reaction.
Why This Work Matters
At its core, this work is about making systems feel different for families.
More connected.
More responsive.
More human.
“Achieve Brown County matters to me because it creates a space where collaboration turns into real progress for children and families,” Amanda shared.
And that’s the through line in Amanda’s story.
A belief in stability.
A commitment to using data with purpose.
And a deep understanding that real change only happens when we do it together.
A Shared Effort
We’re grateful to Amanda, to House of Hope, and to the many partners across Brown County who continue to show up, ask better questions, and work toward something bigger than any one organization.
Because this work doesn’t belong to one person or one agency.
You are Achieve Brown County.
Want to Take Action?
Behind every conversation, every decision, and every step forward is data helping guide the way.
Our Data Manager, Atithi, works alongside partners every day to turn information into something meaningful and usable for our community.
As she puts it:
“We don’t share data for the sake of sharing data. We share data to help our community understand and act.”
If you’re working to better understand a challenge, strengthen a program, or advocate for change, we’re here to support you.