Needs From: Get Connected - Volunteer Fox Cities

Join us and become a driving force for positive change in the community! Outagamie County provides volunteer drivers to help DHHS clients (children and adults) stay connected by providing transportation for rides to appointments such as child visitation, therapy, and other necessary appointments. There are both local and out of county trips available. Drivers choose what rides they want to pick up and therefore set their own schedule. Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate is provided. Our drivers allow us to help those in need and continue to serve the community one individual at a time. Help make sure clients get to their appointments and support a healthier community! 

For more information, please visit our website: Volunteer Driver

Your commitment can make a world of difference to someone who lacks the support they deserve! Often a family member or friend will take on guardianship, however, some people do not have relatives or friends available, willing, or able to take on these responsibilities and those people need your help. Outagamie County Volunteer Services recruits community members who are willing to take on these responsibilities and match them with a person in need. Instead of people being seen as a client of a company, they are seen as a person who has someone who cares. Guardians may be in charge of the person or estate or both and will be matched based on the volunteer's preference. You will make decisions regarding the person's well-being, health, and financial interests. Guardians are court appointed so this is a long term commitment. Mileage reimbursement is available at the federal rate and the work can be completed around your schedule. Once you are matched with an individual in need you can start making a tangible impact in their life. For more information, please email hhsvolunteers@outagamie.org. Visit our website: Guardianship. 

Keep families connected! A volunteer family interaction supervisor monitors visits between children in alternate care and their parents. The volunteer’s role is to supervise the visit, making sure it is safe and productive. The supervisor is part of the team. You will take notes during the visit and share them with the case worker and coordinator. Transporting the child and/or parent to and from the visits is also part of the job in most cases. Visits are held at a site determined by the social worker and family and may be at the department, in the community, or in a home. Visits take place during the day, evenings, or weekends. The volunteer’s schedule is flexible and determined by the hours you want to work and the assignments you accept from the volunteer coordinator. Once a case is accepted, the schedule is consistent. Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate is available. Help strengthen our community's ability to assist families in crisis and create a ripple effect of positive change!

Volunteers would be expected to maintain strict confidentiality, communicate with the assigned social worker, and complete paperwork in a timely fashion.  The families assigned to a volunteer have been screened and have been determined appropriate to be supervised by a volunteer. Training is provided. 

For further information please visit our website: Family Interaction Supervisor

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 items or money. Here are our current needs: