Work directly with persons in need or support the work of those who do. Examples: food pantries, homeless shelters, visiting the elderly, home repair, transportation services, helping refugees and immigrants, childcare, and other hands-on programs.
Catholic Charities (Volunteer to help Catholic Charities in northeastern Wisconsin by phoning (920) 272-8234 or 1-877-500-3580, ext. 8234, or e-mail)
Stewardship of Sharing (Learn more from Mary Ann Otto, Stewardship Director, at (920) 272-8301 or 1-877-500-3580, ext. 8301, or e-mail)
Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) (Non-profit membership organization of 200 domestic and international volunteer and lay mission programs.)
St. Vincent de Paul Society (Catholic lay organization of women and men who join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering; councils in Appleton, Green Bay, Kaukauna, Manitowoc, Marinette, Neenah/Menasha and Oshkosh)
Habitat for Humanity (Nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness by building houses and selling them to the poor) Find a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in your area
Community Blood Center (Independent, nonprofit organization headquartered in Appleton with donor centers in Appleton, Little Chute, Oshkosh)
East Central Wisconsin Chapter (Serves Green Lake, Florence, Marinette, Marquette,Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties in Wisconsin, and Dickinson County in Upper Michigan)
North Central Wisconsin (Serves Clark, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Price, Taylor, Vilas, and Wood counties. Forest and Langlade counties are served through the Rhinelander office, 7 N. Brown St., PO Box 1103, Rhinelander, WI 54501; phone: (715)362-5456)
COTS, Inc. (Provides homeless men and women an affordable place to live, food, and training so they may achieve greater self-sufficiency and stable, long-term, independent housing)
LEAVEN (Limited Emergency Assistance Valley Ecumenical Network was founded by Fr. Robert Udulutsch to provide emergency financial assistance for housing, utilities, transportation, and other basic human needs in Calumet, Northeastern Winnebago, and Outagamie Counties)