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Group Opportunities

Catholic Charities has many opportunities for groups to volunteer for our programs. However, most opportunities take a bit of coordination; please email volunteer@ccstcloud.org to discuss your group’s skills and abilities. We’ll try to match them with Catholic Charities needs.

Past group activities have included:

Landscaping and yard work
Large-scale cleaning projects
Creating or assisting with decorations for an event
Coordinating a donation drive
Assisting in processing donations after a drive

Many more opportunities exist. Please our call volunteer coordinator to discuss how you can help make a different tomorrow in central Minnesota.

Student Volunteers

Many students have shared their time and talent with Catholic Charities. Their activities often fall into three different categories: required volunteering, group volunteering and internships.

Required COLLEGE CLASS Volunteering

For those who are required to volunteer for short periods of time, know that opportunities are at times limited—especially opportunities for client interaction. All opportunities are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Email volunteer@ccstcloud.org soon for the best chance of fulfilling your requirement.

Group Volunteering

Catholic Charities has many opportunities for groups to volunteer for our programs. However, most opportunities take a bit of coordination, please email volunte er@ccstcloud.org to discuss your group’s skills and abilities and we’ll try to match them with Catholic Charities needs.

Internships

Internships are a fantastic way to both volunteer and learn. Visit our Internships page to learn more.

Individual Opportunities

One hour, one day, one week, one year—Catholic Charities has volunteers who have made many different commitments to helping others.

Generally, our volunteers are age 18 and older. Common volunteer opportunities include doing clerical work, working in one of our kitchens, or sorting and folding clothes. However, if you have special skills and talents that you would like to use, please tell us!

We ask all of our individual volunteers to fill out an individual registration form. You may click on the link below to access the online form.

Once we receive your application, we’ll give you a call to talk about how your unique skills and abilities can be best used.

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Societies of Catholic Charities

Individuals or businesses can donate to Catholic Charities through our Ever-Green Society and Circle of Hope Society. These societies consist of committed Catholic Charities donors. Read more about becoming a member.

Ever-Green Society
Catholic Charities Ever-Green members are both individuals and businesses that intend to support Catholic Charities for a lifetime. Ever-Green member funds support the 30+ programs that we offer and allow Catholic Charities to meet special challenges and emergencies as they arise. Members help the hungry, the homeless, and anyone who is troubled or in need of aid and support. We believe in offering a helping hand to give individuals, of any belief, a different and better tomorrow!

Membership Benefits
- An invitation to network with other Circle of Hope members at our annual Circle of Hope reception.
- An invitation to Catholic Charities annual Good Samaritan Awards Banquet
- An invitation to Catholic Charities annual Benefit Breakfast
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Benefit Breakfast
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Mardi Gras celebration
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Good Samaritan Awards dinner
- Recognition in Catholic Charities Annual Report
Contact Wendy Haus, Organizational Advancement (320) 650-1675 or wendy.haus@ccstcloud.org for additional information about joining Catholic Charities Ever-Green Leadership Society.

Download our Ever-Green Leadership Society Membership Form
Circle of Hope Society
Catholic Charities Circle of Hope Society is comprised of individuals and businesses that commit to giving at least $1,000 per year. Circle of Hope gifts support our programs and allow Catholic Charities to meet special challenges and emergencies as they arise.

Membership Benefits:
- An invitation to network with other Circle of Hope members at our annual Circle of Hope reception.
- An invitation to Catholic Charities annual Good Samaritan Awards Banquet
- An invitation to Catholic Charities annual Benefit Breakfast
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Benefit Breakfast
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Mardi Gras celebration
- Recognition at Catholic Charities Good Samaritan Awards dinner
- Recognition in Catholic Charities Annual Report
Download our Circle of Hope Society Form

Contact Wendy Haus, Organizational Advancement (320) 650-1675 or wendy.haus@ccstcloud.org for additional information about joining Catholic Charities Circle of Hope Leadership Society.

Bequest

A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an attorney, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to family, friends or Catholic Charities as part of your estate plan, or you can make a bequest using a beneficiary designation form.

Stocks and Mutual Funds

When you gift Catholic Charities with stocks and mutual funds that have increased in value, you can avoid the capital gains tax on the increase in the value of the stock, and you may receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift.

You must enlist the help of your investment representative or stockbroker when transferring stock or mutual funds to Catholic Charities. He/she will need specific delivery information from our organization in order to complete the transfer. Please have your investment representative or stockbroker contact Wendy Haus (320) 650-1675 to obtain this information.

NOTE: Catholic Charities is not licensed to give you tax or investment advice. Please contact your investment representative, broker, attorney, or tax advisor when making charitable gifts.
Planned Giving

Beneficiary Designation Gift

Support what you care about, simplify planning, avoid expensive legal fees, reduce the burden of taxes on your family, and receive an estate tax charitable deduction with a beneficiary designation gift to Catholic Charities.

If you have already designated us as a beneficiary of an asset or as part of your estate plan, please let us know. We would like to recognize you and your family for your gift.

Life Estate Trust

You may desire to leave your home or farm to Catholic Charities at your death but would also like to receive a current charitable income tax deduction. A life estate trust might offer the solution you need.

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ANNUAL APPEAL

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YOUTH HOUSE:

Learn about the Youth House where homeless youth ages 18 to 25 find a safe place to live.

April 12 at 11:00am
May 10 at 11:00am
June 14 at 11:00am
July 12 at 11:00am
August 9 at 11:00am
September 13 at 11:00am

DOMUS:

Learn about Domus Transitional Housing where a temporary home and support services are offered to women with children under the age of 12.

April 19 at 11:30am
May 17 at 11:30am
June 7 at 11:30am
July 6 at 11:30am
August 16 at 11:30am
September 20 at 11:30am

FOOD SHELF:

Get a look at how we connect people in need with food at the area’s largest Food Shelf.

April 4 at 1:00pm
May 25 at 11:00am
June 6 at 1:00pm
July 13 at 10:00am
August 24 at 11:00am
September 28 at 11:00am

DOMUS DIAPER DRIVE

FEB 12-23

Benefiting Domus Transitional Housing

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Food Services

FEB 28

5-7 PM

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Tending for a Cause

February 28

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ANNUAL APPEAL

Called to Serve.

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Catholic Charities St. Elizabeth's Board and Lodging

Catholic Charities St. Elizabeth's Board and Lodging is a community of 18 people living with serious and persistent mental illness, at risk of homelessness.

Catholic Charities St. Elizabeth's Board and Lodging is a community of 18 people living together and supporting one another. We are committed to creating community, keeping open conversation, sharing up-to-date information, and building caring relationships among families, caseworkers, physicians, counselors, and residents creating their own network of support and gaining skills to live independently.

We provide supportive services for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, safety, and security to our residents within a warm, caring, family-style atmosphere. St. Elizabeth's Board and Lodging maintains a high level of cleanliness and serves nutritious, home-cooked meals.

Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota

Private individual rooms
Staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week by awake staff
Up to 18 adults may live in our community at a time.

Supportive Services

Each of our tenants* needs a different combination of services.
St. Elizabeth’s offers:

Medication Support Administration, Monitoring, and Storage
On-site Laundry Facilities

Services available in the St. Cloud community for renters we can provide include:

Community Support Networking
Caseworker and Family Contacts
Appointments and Meetings
Social and Recreational Opportunities
Transportation Arrangements
Conflict Resolution and Social Adjustment
Personal Resource Management

*Tenants must be eligible for MN Housing Supports

Referral and Admission

Referrals are made by calling the Program Manager. Contact information is below. Admission is made in concert with referral entities. Referrals from social service agencies are not required.

Behavioral Health Services

Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Services seek to help area residents function more successfully in their homes, schools and communities.

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Social Concerns

Social Concerns is the way that Catholic Charities collaborates with the diocese, inter-faith community and advocacy groups, to educate and promote action on behalf of Catholic Social Teaching.

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Other Services

Emergency services can include basic everyday essentials such as clothing or cookware, access to healthy meals for you and your family and financial assistance.

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