Warming Center
The Warming Center will open Nov. 1 for unhoused people, and the area ELCA churches have agreed to provide evening meals the 3rd and 4th Friday of each month, November–April. Prepare the meal in your kitchen and drop it off at the Warming Center ready to be served. Other people serve the meal, you just prepare it. You are welcome to use the Hunger Task Force for meal ingredients. More info and reg at 1stlu.org/warm.
There will also be orientation sessions for both returning and new volunteer hosts (meal makers don't need to attend) for the 2023-24 season. All orientations will be at the La Crosse Warming Center at 413 S. 3rd St. in La Crosse. They will be on:
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 8am-10am
Monday, Oct. 16, 5-7pm
Thursday, Oct. 19, 6-8pm
Prepare a Meal
Sign up to prepare a meal for the Warming Center
Questions? Connect with…
The "IN SHELTER VOLUNTEER" sign up link : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CA9AA2EABF5C25-50995880-nov12024#/
Each volunteer does need to fill out a volunteer application with the link https://www.volgistics.com/appform/624214508 prior you are welcome to fill out an application in person, prior to your volunteer schedule but stopping into the Warming Center at 413 S. 3rd St. La Crosse, WI 54601.
The Meal Provider sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CA9AA2EABF5C25-51373117-daily#/
This document provides a detailed description of what is needed to prepare for making a meal.
The Start of the Season Volunteer Orientation sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CA9AA2EABF5C25-51302949-start#/
There will be volunteer orientation opportunities for new volunteers as well as any returning volunteers that would like to go over questions or concerns. (The volunteer orientation is NOT mandatory, but helpful if people have questions or seem apprehensive about being in shelter). Volunteers would only need to attend one of the following sessions, (and they can go online to register, email me, or simply show up).
These are the Pre-shelter opening dates for the 2024-205 Season:
Wednesday, October 9 from 5-6:30pm
Thursday, October 17 from 5:30-7pm
Monday, October 21 from 8:30-10am
I know this is a lot of information and dates, so please feel free to reach out and ask questions.
You can email Karla Hein khein@cclse.org or Carrie Jick cjick@cclse.org
If that doesn’t work, you can call either one of us Karla Hein 608-668-9005 or Carrie Jick 608-860-5158