Salvation Army Needs Red Kettle Volunteers!

Salvation Army Needs Red Kettle Volunteers!

VOLUNTEER NOW FOR THE SALVATION ARMY’S RED KETTLE BELL RINGERS! 

It began 11/6/20. Have you reserved your shifts to ring bells at the Red Kettles and help to #RescueChristmas? There are many open shifts and we cannot do it without YOU! Go to registertoring.com or call 920-684-7117.

Exciting Safe Options to Donate!

New ways to donate this year include giving at the Virtual Red Kettle by clicking on http://bit.ly/ManitowocRedKettle OR texting “Manitowoc” to 23465

How Are Red Kettle Funds Used?

The Red Kettle Campaign, the oldest annual charitable fundraiser of its kind in the United States, helps raise money for those who need it most in communities nationwide – providing toys for kids, coats for the homeless, food for the hungry and countless social service programs year-round.
Read Captain McFee’s inspiring story here: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/red-kettle-history/. His kettle idea launched a tradition that has spread not only throughout the United States, but all across the world. Kettles are now used in such distant lands as Korea, Japan, Chile and many European countries. Everywhere, public contributions to Salvation Army kettles enable the organization to continue its year-round efforts at helping those who would otherwise be forgotten.

Door Co Affordable Housing Initiative

Lakeshore CAP Joins Door County Affordable Workforce Housing Initiative

Across this country affordable housing is an issue for many. Lakeshore CAP is honored to be part of a group working towards solutions in Door County. Colleen Homb*, Executive Director at Lakeshore CAP, join others on a design team that will work together during a three-phase, six-month process to develop innovative solutions for affordable housing.


From the Door Co Pulse:

“Door County has been selected as one of three pilot communities in the state to take part in the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority’s (WHEDA) new Rural Affordable Workforce Housing Initiative. The initiative attempts to address the state’s shortage of rural affordable workforce housing through the pilot communities, coupled with new financing tools for home buyers and developers in rural areas.”

“WHEDA’s $10 million rural affordable workforce housing initiative, including the community pilot program and supplemental financing tools, are funded by WHEDA operations, and no state tax dollars are involved.”

Read the full article at: https://doorcountypulse.com/door-county-chosen-as-pilot-community-for-affordable-workforce-housing-initiative/

*Colleen Homb has worked at Lakeshore CAP since 2005 — as the youth mentoring program coordinator, community services team leader, family development director, interim director and has been it’s executive director since Feb 2019.


See Lakeshore CAP’s Supportive Housing/Rent Assistance Programs in Door, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Kewaunee counties at: https://lakeshorecap.org/supportive-housing/. Apply by downloading or printing applications in English, Spanish and Hmong.

2020 Salvation Army Christmas Toy Shop

2020 Salvation Army Christmas Toy Shop

salvation army CHRISTMAS TOY SHOP

Coat distribution has ended. However, we currently have 787 children signed up for the Christmas Toy Shop — and sign up is not finished yet! (This does not include the children signed up for the Adopt-a-Family portion of our Christmas programming.) We collect new toys for Christmas by private individuals dropping them off at our office, local companies/groups doing drives/collections/events, and through the Toys for Tots collection boxes that have now been placed around town. Can you help #RescueChristmas by donating new toys or making a monetary donation for the Toy Shop? Thank you in advance for loving on the kids this Christmas!


NOTE: Sign Up for Coats has Ended

  • Where: The Salvation Army — by phone 920-684-7117
  • When: September 14th to October 16th — 9 AM- 3 PM
  • Sign up will be done by phone this year
  • Emails will be needed to finalize the sign-up process

Coat Distribution will begin October 24th
*Must be pre-registered*

It is best to sign up early. First come clients and new clients receive consideration for “adoption”. Note that you may not be adopted two years in a row. New families will need to provide proof of address, proof of household income (must meet poverty guidelines) and proof that your children live with you. If you receive FoodShare, that current document works. Preferably via email or fax.

Clients who have participated in one or both of these programs before will need to initially call and register. They will then receive an email with the wish list attached and asked to fill it out (with detailed info) and return via email. Once we receive the wish list, they will receive a final email with the dates and times for their appointments to pick up coats and toys.

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER DURING THE DATES/TIMES LISTED! YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TIME TO COME FOR COATS & TOYS WHEN YOU REGISTER

We realize that this could be cumbersome for some families. We also believe with the way so much of life has been happening the last many months that it should be a process most families can follow.


Requirements

Please have a photo ID, proof of address, proof that your children live with you, and proof of household income (must be below TEFAP/poverty guidelines shown here: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/nutrition/tefap/eligibility.htm)  If you receive Foodshare, please bring that current document.


Donations of NEW Coats Still Needed!

DROP OFF AT THE SALVATION ARMY

Donations of TOYS Still Needed!

https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/manitowoc/christmas-toy-shop/ 


FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT:

The main office at (920) 684-7117 or email Lisa_Stricklin@usc.salvationarmy.org 

Fair Housing Training

Fair Housing Training

If you are a tenant or landlord in Wisconsin . . .

. . . join us for a FREE virtual presentation on Fair Housing on November 24, 2020

Register Here!

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Megan Wanke has worked in various roles for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council (MMFHC) for over 15 years. During her tenure, Ms. Wanke has conducted intake of almost 2,000 fair housing complaints, assisted numerous MMFHC clients in successfully pursuing remedy through federal, state, and local administrative enforcement agencies, and trained over 3,000 landlords throughout Wisconsin on their responsibilities under federal, state, and local fair housing laws.

The presentation will include:

  • MMFHC  programs and services
  • Protected classes under federal, state, and local fair housing laws
  • Prohibited practices under federal, state, and local fair housing laws
  • A special focus on disability discrimination, including reasonable accommodations like service or assistance animals
  • An overview of the remedies available to victims of illegal housing discrimination

Lakeshore CAP offers Homelessness Prevention/Rental Assistance Programs at https://lakeshorecap.org/supportive-housing/

Helping the homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless maintain housing and work towards self-sufficiency.

2020 US CENSUS CLOSED

2020 US CENSUS CLOSED

— CENSUS IS CLOSED —

Thank you if you filled out the very important form or called to report the people living in your household!


US Census

The 2020 Census asks a few simple questions about you and everyone who was living with you on April 1, 2020. The 2020 Census is happening now.


US Censo

¡El Censo del 2020 sigue en marcha! Usted puede completar su formulario por internet, por teléfono o por correo. Por primera vez, usted puede elegir cómo completar el censo, ya sea por internet, por teléfono o por correo.

Everyone Counts

The Census Bureau has specific operations and processes in place to count everyone, including those in group living situations such as college dorms, nursing homes, military barracks, and prisons.

Impact in Your Community

School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need. Census results affect your community every day. The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into communities every year for the next decade. That funding shapes many different aspects of every community, no matter the size, no matter the location.

Census results help determine how money is allocated for the Head Start program and for grants that support teachers and special education. The list goes on, including programs to support rural areas, to restore wildlife, to prevent child abuse, to prepare for wildfires, and to provide housing assistance for older adults.


Language Support

You can complete the census online or by phone in 13 different languages: English, Spanish, ChineseVietnameseKoreanRussianArabicTagalogPolishFrenchHaitian CreolePortuguese, and Japanese.