Needs From: Get Connected - Volunteer Fox Cities

NOAHH (Neighbors Offering A Helping Hand) is a partnership between community members and Outagamie County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to assist DHHS clients to meet their needs. NOAHH partners are generally organizations with a membership base, but individuals are welcome as well.

Here's how it works:

A county worker alerts the Volunteer Coordinator to a need. The coordinator then reaches out to NOAHH partners to help fulfill that need. Needs may include new or gently used furniture, kitchen items, bedding, clothes, etc. There is no time commitment - just share the need with friends and coworkers to help find the needed item. Being a NOAHH Partner is an easy way to fulfill your mission of serving others in the community. Become a partner - sign up on our website! NOAHH

NOAHH accepts donations of new or gently used items or money. Here are our current needs:

Provides friendly customer service at the thrift store by assisting shoppers, processing purchases at checkout, and helping maintain an organized and welcoming sales floor. Supports merchandising by restocking and displaying items to ensure a positive shopping experience and promote community engagement.

Flexible in hours- 8am-5pm during store hours Tuesday- Saturday.

Assists with repairing, building, painting, and maintaining items and spaces to support the mission of Community Benefit Tree Inc. Helps restore donated goods, prepare rental items, and create or assemble items as needed, along with improving facilities, ensuring items are ready for resale or use while contributing to a welcoming and well-maintained environment.

Assists with receiving, sorting, and processing donated items by evaluating quality, organizing inventory, and preparing goods for the sales floor. Supports the mission of Community Benefit Tree Inc. by ensuring donations are handled with care and efficiently moved through the thrift store system for resale and community use.

GREAT Group Volunteer Opportunity for churches, families, or companies!

Men who like to sing, but only have a shower for a stage - have you ever wondered what it’s like to perform on a real stage? Here’s a chance to find out! 

You are invited to join multiple choruses on stage for one night at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. We invite our community to experience the thrill of performing songs with the fellowship of 200-plus men. 

For information, contact Al Schmidt at aschm87500@aol.com, or call the chorus phone (920) 460-9884. 

Visit https://macdowellchorus.com/ or follow us at https://www.facebook.com/MacDowellChorus/ to stay connected. 

We are in need of light grounds maintenance, primarily pulling weeds during the summer months, helping water plants in the summer and keeping shrubs and trees trimmed.  Also sidewalk sweeping, and window washing once in awhile. 

Holiday Wishlist:

Help our participants SOAR when you give the following needed items:

•           Reams of white printer paper

•           Gift cards to grocery stores

•           2XL and 3XL sweatpants and sweatshirts (unisex)

•           Men's and women's socks

•           Cases of water

•           AA and AAA batteries

•           Electric burner (2 needed)

•           Paper shredder

•           Tissues

•           New file folders

Our biggest holiday need is supporting our adopted families through the gift of 2X and 3X clothes, socks, and undergarments so that they can stay warm and cozy this holiday season.

Donations can be mailed or dropped off at our office (211 E. Franklin St., Suite A, Appleton) Monday–Thursday between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

Purpose: The Breakfast Host provides breakfast services each morning as clients leave shelter for the day. The Breakfast Host can utilize donated items in shelter, such as produce, leftovers, eggs, cereals, oatmeal and pastries, or they can choose to provide & prepare a hot breakfast for clients. The Breakfast Host allows the Shelter Client Advocates freedom to provide individual case management to the 55+ clients in shelter and focus on other aspects of shelter operation in the early morning hours.

Key Responsibilities:

Shift Times:

All new Pillars volunteers must attend a volunteer orientation.  Contact Tessa Evers, Volunteer Manager, for more information!

tevers@pillarsinc.org

920-734-9192 ext. 125

Sign up now: http://pillars.volunteerhub.com/

Purpose: To provide a healthy & nutritious meal for clients staying in a Pillars shelter. This opportunity is open to remote/off-site volunteers willing to drop-off or deliver the meal, but also open to individuals or groups to prepare on-site as well.

Location: The Dinner Provider is a volunteer role at 2 Pillars’ locations;

Key Responsibilities:

Shift Times:

Homemade meals typically cost volunteers between $150 - 250 to purchase ingredients.  Is that too much of a financial commitment?  Share the love!  Gather your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, or whoever you know to share the load!

Not sure where to start?  Try out some of our meals from our Volunteer Cookbook (by volunteers, for volunteers)! You can view the cookbook here!

Contact Tessa Evers, Volunteer Manager, for more information!

tevers@pillarsinc.org

920-734-9192 ext. 125

Contact Tessa Evers, Volunteer Manager, for more information!

tevers@pillarsinc.org

920-734-9192 ext. 125

Assist in the preparation, service, and clean up of the noon and supper meal program.  Volunteers needed Monday through Friday 9AM-1PM and Sunday 10:30-1PM

Groups or individuals are welcome to volunteer.

Stock pantry shelves, sort donated food items and help clients select the food they need. Volunteers needed from 9AM-12:30 PM, Monday-Friday.

Groups or individuals are welcome to volunteer.

Primarily, volunteers help by sorting donated merchandise. Volunteers also help with placing merchandise on the sales floor as well as pulling merchandise from the floor. Generally, our volunteer hours are Monday-Friday, 8am to 4pm at both of our locations. 

To volunteer at SVdP Appleton (College Ave. & Westhill Blvd locations), please go to www.volgistics.com/appform/1203760306 to fill out a volunteer application. 

SOAR Fox Cities is an agency that offers social, recreational, and educational programming to individuals with developmental disabilities. Our participants are incredible, our staff is friendly, and our activities are so much fun!

SOAR Fox Cities hosts dances once a month. Volunteers are needed to socialize with and help serve our participants. 

We are looking for groups of teens or adults willing to volunteer one time, or on a regular basis. Please follow the link below to learn more or to sign up for one of our dances! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4DA8AA2DAAFE3-49717386-groups#

If you are an individual looking to volunteer, feel free to fill out our volunteer application HERE.

From there we will reach out to you to complete the onboarding process and show you what the options are for volunteering. Feel free to also check out our agency page here on Get Connected for more opportunities. 

Join us and choose from multiple ReStore opportunities daily both on the sales floor and during donation intake! General volunteer needs include:

Available shifts are Monday - Saturday 10-2 or 2-6 (Only available for 2 hours? We'll take that too!)

Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays are in greatest need to be filled!

All potential volunteers can begin the application process and orientation by visiting www.AppletonReStore.org/volunteer

Join us and aid in the artful removal of donations from residential and commercial buildings! Help remove a full kitchen set or empty out a retail store! All salvaged items are then brought to and sold at the ReStore to raise funds  for Habitat for Humanity.

Deconstructions are typically scheduled Monday, Wednesdays from 8am-12pm.

All potential volunteers can begin the application process and orientation by visiting www.AppletonReStore.org/volunteer

Volunteering is better with friends, family, and co-workers. Invite yours to volunteer and we will give you a $20 gift card to local businesses and your referral will get a $20 Life's Celebration Center Thrift store gift card. Proceeds from our thrift store (everything is donated) go into a fund that helps to support our families.

It takes a community to come together in supporting a family through their medical crisis and 'that's you!"

Check us out at........https://www.communitybenefittree.org/.  Some available volunteer opportunities are as follows: Celebration Event staff, Celebration Center Storefront Assistant, Office Asssitant, Family Coordinator, and Board Member.

Are you allergic to animals but want to help in another way?

Have a school group that would commit to a year of help?

Come as a family to come to help?

We would Love to have help with our gardens & grounds!

Throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall, we need help planting, weeding, and watering gardens & flower pots!

Seasonal tasks in the fall and winter:

Flower pot plantings/decorating Enthusiast!

Have flower pots during the spring-fall growing season we need planted  & we would love to have winter branches/etc to look festive during the winter in some pots.

We supply all the plants/decorations from local landscaping & garden shops that donate!

 We Greatly Appreciate any help with our Wish list!!

Animal Care Supplies:

Rescue Supplies:

Grandview Townhomes is a property under the Appleton Housing Authority, and it could use your help to look its best! We need volunteers to help the Appleton Housing Authority tidy up the landscaping and grounds of Grandview Townhomes, both for our residents and those passing by.

Enjoy taking care of animals and looking for a flexible schedule? Sign up to be a cat care volunteer at Saving Paws, a volunteer-run, no-kill animal rescue in Appleton.

As a cat care volunteer, you provide care to the kittens and cats temporarily calling Saving Paws home.  Duties include socializing the cats, feeding, watering and cleaning the rooms where the cats live. No previous experience is needed – we provide the training.  We have morning, afternoon and evening time slots for our volunteers. Each cat care shift is about two hours.

Once you complete general orientation, we will partner you with a trained volunteer who will show you what to do.  You will shadow that person for several shifts until you are comfortable to be on your own.  We use an on-line scheduling tool called Volunteer Matters for sign ups. The best part is you choose a time that works for you – we do not have regular open hours.

Children over the age of 11 can volunteer with their parents or another adult at Saving Paws.  The person supervising must go through Orientation and be fully trained as well.

While you do not receive monetary payment for your time at Saving Paws, you’ll be rewarded with kitty snuggles, plenty of purring and playful head butts from our grateful animals. Our cats love our volunteers.

To begin your volunteer adventure, please e-mail volunteers@savingpawswi.com or visit us online at www.savingpaws.com

We are in need of volunteers willing to come in weekly to do our residents fingernails.  No cutting or trimming required, just filing and painting.

Emergency Services as needed when Disaster strikes.  Salvation Army is one of the largest responders to local and national events.  Training provided.  Volunteers needed on call basis.