VOLUNTEER! Aug 13th Point in Time Street Count

Jul 27, 2020 | Lakeshore CAP Events, Volunteer Opportunities

PLEASE VOLUNTEER for the Semi-Annual

Point In Time Outreach Event!

A coalition of local agencies and volunteers will be conducting the Point In Time Street Count in Manitowoc, Door, Kewaunee, & Sheboygan Counties over the night of Thursday, August 13, 2020. The focus of the count is to identify people who might be residing on the streets, in cars, campgrounds, under bridges or similar places. Please let us know prior to the Count If you are aware of locations in the community where homeless people are sheltering. Services needed to help the homeless in our communities are a result of identifying these households. The information gathered is used at the state and federal levels to allocate resources for individuals and households requiring homelessness assistance. (See FAQ below.)

2 hour shifts are available between 4AM – 6AM and 6PM – 8PM, Thursday, August 13

NOTE: We ask that you provide your own car due to COVID-19 precautions. We will require masks, frequent hand-washing and social distancing.

Training will be provided before the count

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

SIGN UP HERE!

Right click and fill out the information on your preferred county Google Form. Thank you so much!

♦ Manitowoc County: Manitowoc Google Form — Email kathleenm@lakeshorecap.org with questions

♦ Sheboygan County: Sheboygan Google Form — Call Sheboygan LCAP at 920.694.0042 with questions

We will sweeten the offer for Sheboygan Co volunteers. For anyone that signs up, stop in at Rage Fitness Aug. 17th -22nd for a free week, just mention you did the PIT count!

♦ Door County: Door Google Form — Email kathleenm@lakeshorecap.org with questions

♦ Kewaunee County: Kewaunee Google Form — Email kathleenm@lakeshorecap.org with questions

Right click for answers to: FAQ’s

Be Part of the “No Wrong Door” Solution

Lakeshore CoC In addition, we are requesting assistance from the community to help us identify locations where suspected homeless people may be staying. If your business is aware of people that do not have shelter or you are a concerned citizen who might have spotted someone you suspect is homeless, please contact us. We can offer assistance and referrals for shelter. Again, please let us know prior to the Count If you are aware of locations in the community (parked car, parks, etc.) where people are staying so we can find these vulnerable people and offer them services.

People experiencing or at risk of homelessness may find housing and get connected to community-based resources through Coordinated Entry. In most counties in Wisconsin, you can get help at agencies that assist homeless people and/or people in poverty. Lakeshore CAP, covering 4 counties, is among those agencies displaying the “No Wrong Door” welcome poster.

Donate Locally to Help the Homeless!

Lakeshore CAP’s Supportive Housing Program in Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Door & Kewaunee Counties has case managers who assist eligible homeless individuals and households — or those at risk of becoming homeless — maintain housing and work towards self-sufficiency. While we receive HUD grant monies, we also rely on private and fund-raiser donations to further our goals in the communities we serve. Please DONATE on this site to help Lakeshore CAP combat homelessness and give our fellow citizens a hand up. Thank you!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY! Door County Food Pantry

Feb 13, 2020 | Volunteer Opportunities

LAKESHORE CAP FOOD PANTRY IN STURGEON BAY

Volunteer Opportunity 1

DUTIES: Assist families with their shopping experience at the Lakeshore CAP Food pantry.

WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM. If your schedule does not allow you to work the entire shift or you just want to volunteer one day a week, just let us know when you can help us out. We do ask you put your hours on our volunteer calendar.

Volunteer Opportunity 2

DUTIES: Stock shelves, sort donated food, light cleaning,

WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 7:15 AM and 10:30 AM. Volunteer hours are available most Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

LOCATION: Lakeshore CAP Food Pantry, 131 S 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

CONTACT: Please drop in on Tuesdays or Thursdays or call 920-743-0192

ABOUT US: Lakeshore Community Action Program (Lakeshore CAP) promotes individual self-sufficiency. The Food Pantry in Sturgeon Bay is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization that provides on-going and emergency food assistance to low and limited income residents of Door County. The pantry is supported by local donations, food drives and the USDA food program (TEFAP). We are a client choice pantry. We respect likes/dislikes and medical circumstances of our clients. NO ONE is turned away the first time they come to the Door County pantry. If they are a non-resident, we will give the client information with their food as to the closest pantry to their home for their next visit. We also provide referral information to other programs that might be of help, both within the Lakeshore CAP agency and other community agencies.

For additional information on our food pantry, please visit: https://lakeshorecap.org/door-county-food-pantry/

For additional information and a list of pantries located within the 9-county area Lakeshore CAP administers for the USDA TEFAP Program, please visit: https://lakeshorecap.org/tefap/

Sheboygan Co Warming Center Opens Jan 2020

Jan 2, 2020 | Lakeshore CAP News, Volunteer Opportunities

Cold? Hungry? Wondering where you will sleep on a freezing night? Here is a warm, safe place out of the cold. Welcoming guests, 18 and older, to a:

“No Judgement Zone”

Sheboygan County Warming Center

Nightly in January 2020
Doors open from 7 PM – 9 PM
A light dinner is provided
Guests may leave or stay for the night
Salvation Army, 710 Pennsylvania Ave, Sheboygan (in the lower level of Fellowship Hall)

Provided by Volunteers from Sheboygan Churches Who Care

For more information, click on Sheboygan Salvation Army Emergency Lodge

If you would like to volunteer as a kitchen or emergency lodge assistant please:

view the Emergency Lodge Calendar for openings,
contact Volunteer Coordinator Adrianna at 920-694-1268,
or email adrianna.hilbelink@usc.salvationarmy.org

If you are facing homelessness in Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Door or Kewaunee County, click on Lakeshore CAP’s Supportive Housing Program

Manitowoc CASA Becomes Independent

Oct 29, 2019 | Volunteer Opportunities

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is celebrating our independence of becoming our own non-profit organization in the Manitowoc community under the non-profit name of CASA of East Central Wisconsin. CASA serves children that have been adjudicated to be in need of protection and services due to abuse and or neglect by a parent and or caregiver.

Manitowoc County CASA Program had been operating under Lakeshore Community Action Program since the program originated in 2006. In order to grow to serve the many children on our waiting list, it became time to become an independent organization! We recruit, screen, and train everyday citizens from our community to be the voice of abused and neglected children in the courtroom, seeking to ensure them a safe and permanent home.

Currently we have our office in the Beacon Organizational Consulting Building at 812 Washington Street.

To learn more about becoming a Special Advocate or to contact CASA in Manitowoc County, call (920) 242-6727 or go to https://www.facebook.com/ManitowocCASA/

2020 LAKESHORE CAP 0.5K “RACE”

Oct 10, 2019 | Lakeshore CAP Events, Volunteer Opportunities

2020 LAKESHORE CAP 0.5K “RACE!”

Watch HERE for news on the 2020 “Race for the Rest of Us,” a fun run to benefit Lakeshore CAP’s programs throughout our communities!

ABOUT THE, UM, RACE

This, um, race may be the most grueling of your life. This tongue-in-cheek event is geared to the classic underachiever, who wants to participate in an, um, athletic competition and train for it by sleeping in late, eating donuts and drinking beer. We’ll celebrate ALL abilities and underachievers − and you’ll have bragging rights for participating in the punishing 546.8 yard/1640 feet event! PLUS, you’ll be raising money for a local cause!

Sponsor or Have Fun Volunteering at this Event!

We ARE accepting sponsors for the 2020 Lakeshore CAP 0.5k Race — AND fun volunteers for food, rest stops and cheerleading! Please contact Kate or Colleen at 920-682-3737.

. . . And follow this link to read about Lakeshore CAP and the programs you’ll be, um, “racing” for: https://lakeshorecap.org/

Fundraiser for CASA

Sep 30, 2019 | Volunteer Opportunities

For fundraisers, events, to learn more about becoming a Special Advocate or to contact CASA of East Central Wisconsin, call Julie Ribley at (920) 242-6727 or go to https://www.facebook.com/ManitowocCASA/

CASA recruits, screens and trains everyday citizens from the community to be the voice of abused and neglected children in the courtroom, seeking to ensure them a safe and permanent home.

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