LEARN ABOUT HOW YOUR CAN SERVE THE POOR IN LA CROSSE:
Salvation Army
Located at State and 8th Streets, the Salvation Army depends on volunteers to assist them in many of the services they provide. You can help serve the evening meal every Monday or Thursday. We leave from the Center at 4:15 and are usually back in an hour or so. In the past 20 years, the Newman Center has provided nearly 8,000 hours of service outreach to the poor of the city. Sign up in the State St. entrance at the Newman Center.
Located at State and 8th Streets, the Salvation Army depends on volunteers to assist them in many of the services they provide. You can help serve the evening meal every Monday or Thursday. We leave from the Center at 4:15 and are usually back in an hour or so. In the past 20 years, the Newman Center has provided nearly 8,000 hours of service outreach to the poor of the city. Sign up in the State St. entrance at the Newman Center.
The La Crosse Warming Center
Since opening in 2012, Saturday night has been Newman night at the La Crosse Warming Center offering hospitality, food and comfort for those who would otherwise find shelter from the cold weather in downtown parking ramp stairwells or make-shift camps in nearby wooded areas. There are various tasks volunteers can sign up for: preparing and serving a hearty supper, welcoming and checking in the guests, managing the house through the night and bringing closure to the Warming Center the following morning. Volunteer shifts include: 6-9:00pm is set up and check in; 9-2:30am is the first overnight shift; the 2:30-8:am shift sends guests on their way in the morning and closes the house. The Warming Center is a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse and is open from November thru April. It is located downtown at 413 S 3rd St. across the street from the new Marriott Hotel.
Since opening in 2012, Saturday night has been Newman night at the La Crosse Warming Center offering hospitality, food and comfort for those who would otherwise find shelter from the cold weather in downtown parking ramp stairwells or make-shift camps in nearby wooded areas. There are various tasks volunteers can sign up for: preparing and serving a hearty supper, welcoming and checking in the guests, managing the house through the night and bringing closure to the Warming Center the following morning. Volunteer shifts include: 6-9:00pm is set up and check in; 9-2:30am is the first overnight shift; the 2:30-8:am shift sends guests on their way in the morning and closes the house. The Warming Center is a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse and is open from November thru April. It is located downtown at 413 S 3rd St. across the street from the new Marriott Hotel.
Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a worldwide organization that works to lobby elected representatives to support and enact legislation that offers compassion, hope and a helping hand to the world's poor and homeless. The Newman Center is a charter member of Bread for the World. Each year B4W raises money for local food pantries and conducts an offering of letters, an opportunity for you to write your elected members of congress to encourage them to support and enact legislation that addresses the needs of hungry and homeless people.
Bread for the World is a worldwide organization that works to lobby elected representatives to support and enact legislation that offers compassion, hope and a helping hand to the world's poor and homeless. The Newman Center is a charter member of Bread for the World. Each year B4W raises money for local food pantries and conducts an offering of letters, an opportunity for you to write your elected members of congress to encourage them to support and enact legislation that addresses the needs of hungry and homeless people.
Place of Grace
This is the local Catholic Worker House_ of Hospitality. The Catholic Worker Movement was founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, and has grown into a world wide movement. At the Place of Grace, our primary service is offering hospitality which begins with getting in line and having supper with the guests, being sure to meet the folks at your table. A couple times a year, Newman serves a Sunday afternoon meal at the Place of Grace. Watch for info about that as it comes around.
This is the local Catholic Worker House_ of Hospitality. The Catholic Worker Movement was founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, and has grown into a world wide movement. At the Place of Grace, our primary service is offering hospitality which begins with getting in line and having supper with the guests, being sure to meet the folks at your table. A couple times a year, Newman serves a Sunday afternoon meal at the Place of Grace. Watch for info about that as it comes around.
