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Cathedral Center, Inc.
The
Interfaith Conference assists the
Cathedral Center,
a homeless shelter for women and families, by providing volunteer
recruitment and coordination every night of the year. The Shelter
operated in churches for three winters beginning in 1997. After that for
three years the Shelter was located in a gymnasium at the Milwaukee
Rescue Mission, serving an average of 35 women each night. St. Francis
Parish then served as the temporary home of the shelter while awaiting a
complete renovation of the old convent at St. John’s Cathedral, which
became our permanent facility in 2004 at 845 N. Van Buren (at the corner
of Kilbourn Ave.)
Continuous needs at the shelter
The
response from congregations and individual volunteers to the needs at
the Cathedral Center has been tremendous. The Cathedral Center and
Interfaith Conference are very grateful for the generosity and kindness
that has been offered to the women and children who stay at the shelter.
From
time to time we get calls asking about the sort of items that can be
donated by youth & other groups that want to contribute to the center.
Listed below are items that are needed continuously. If your
congregation, organization, or youth group has been considering a
“drive” for the shelter please use this list as a start for that effort.
Donations
can be taken directly to the shelter located at 845 N. Van Buren St.
between the hours of 8:00am- 7:00pm. Please let us know if you plan to
donate any of these items so that we can keep track of what is currently
needed. If you have any
questions please call Heather or Kathy at 414-276-9050.
Items
always needed at Cathedral Center: towels, washcloths, toothbrushes,
hygiene products, new underwear, diapers, new socks, large T-shirts for
sleeping, single and full size sheets, plastic cutlery.
To
arrange a time to volunteer, or to set-up a reflection workshop for your
group call our office at 414-276-9050. |
