Catholic Charities Family Shelter in Des Moines
Monthly Meal at Catholic Charities Family Shelter
Catholic Charities Emergency Family Shelter (formerly the St. Joseph Shelter) keeps homeless families together during a very difficult time in their lives, by offering shelter for the entire family for one month with resources, meals, and a place to stay. The goal is to help each family leave the shelter with stable housing, financial stability, and empowerment to live a successful, sustainable life. Further information about the shelter and volunteer opportunities are available at their website.
A group from OLIH has been providing meals for the shelter for about nine years the 3rd Wednesday of each Month. Tim Lallier, the coordinator, plans a meal and sends it out to a list of volunteers that furnish the items on the list before the meal needs to be delivered.
Meal prep and delivery is the only help needed. The staff and guests at the shelter set up the meal and clean-up. There are 30 to 40 new guests each month. They are always full so the group prepares meals for 40 people each month.
They are always looking for more volunteers to help with meal prep, as the group is fairly fluid with busy schedules, “snow birds”, and life in general. One of the benefits of the monthly meal is you sign up only when you can.
To get involved:
Tim Lallier tlallier@alliedconst.com 515-238-4986