Volunteer!

Catholic Charities welcomes individuals and who would like to volunteer some time to assist our programs and staff in helping others. We have a variety of opportunities listed on this page. Please call Catholic Charities' Volunteer Coordinator at (402) 829-9296 if you are interested in these or other opportunities.

• Register as possible host/guest for Omaha Table Talk
  Over 200 Omaha-area residents of different ethinic, racial and religious backgrounds participated in the recent event, Omaha Table Talk, a program that organizers hope will help close the city's cultural divide.
  
  "Our goal is to build communities and relationships," said A'Jamal Byndon of Catholic Charities in Omaha, which coordinated this event. "It starts one person at a time."
  
  The program was launched at nine homes across the city. Each host agreed to an informal dinner setting wherein guests would talk and learn about each others' experiences. A moderator and a mix of people were to be at each meeting.
  
  Terri McFarland, chairwoman of the project, said she hopes the idea will catch on and that gatherings of Omahans who want a better understanding of another culture will multiply.
  
  The project was modeled after one in Dallas. Catholic Charities, which has a grant from its national organization to help improve race relations in the city, proposed the table talk idea as one follow-up project after a town hall meeting on race relations a year ago. Participants in that meeting were lamenting that, despite growing up in the same area, many Omahans didn't really know residents of different cultures, race and religions.
  
  (Cindy Gonzalez, Omaha World Herald, 01/14/05)
  
  
• CATHOLIC CHARITIES SERVICE LEAGUE
  The Service League is Catholic Charities formal volunteer organization. Since its origin in 1982, the Service League has assisted the Agency in its recruitment and coordination of volunteers. The Service League is currently active at The Shelter, Family Passages, St. Martin de Porres Christmas program, Juan Diego Center's Microbusiness program and the Omaha Campus for Hope.
  If you would like more information about joining the Service League, please call (402) 829-9205.
  
  
• JUAN DIEGO CENTER
  5211 South 31st Street
  The Juan Diego Center is a community center that offers bilingual counseling, support groups for Hispanic women, a food pantry, immigration assistance, and Microbusiness training. Spanish is helpful, but is not required.
  - Pantry Assistant: Stock the food pantry and distribute food to clients
  - Grounds Cleanup: Monthly or quarterly commitment - Ideal for a group
  - Unload groceries and stock shelves for pantry the 1st Sunday of each month.
  - Christmas Program Assistant: Help with data entry, registration and the distribution of gifts
  
  
• ST. MARTIN DE PORRES CENTER
  2417 Burdette Street
  St. Martin de Porres Center is a community center that offers one of the area's largest food pantries, advocacy and a Christmas program.
  - Pantry Assistant: Stock the food pantry and distribute food to clients
  - Christmas Program Assistant: Help with data entry, registration and the distribution of gifts
  - Grounds Cleanup: Monthly or quarterly commitment - Ideal for a group
  
  
• OMAHA CAMPUS FOR HOPE
  1409 N. 16th Street
  The Omaha Campus for Hope is the state's premier provider of alcohol and substance abuse treatment providing a continuum of services ranging from initial addiction evaluation to intensive long-term treatment to aftercare groups.
  - Receptionist - answer telephones any hours between 9am and 5pm
  - Exercise Group Leader: Conduct yoga, low impact aerobics, relaxation and stretching groups for clients
  - Grounds Cleanup: Monthly or quarterly commitment - Ideal for a group
  
  
• PASTORAL MINISTRY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  3300 North 60th Street
  The purpose of the Pastoral Ministry for Domestic Violence is to prevent and respond to domestic violence using a church-based network. We provide training materials to parishes in the event that a parishioner comes to them for help.
  - Clerical Aide: Assist with filing, newsletters and other mailings
  
  
• LATINA RESOURCE CENTER
  5211 South 31st Street
  The Latina Resource Center provides services to Latinas. These include English as a second language, health and family-life education, counseling and aid with job preparation. Spanish is helpful, but is not required.
  - Receptionist: Answer phones between the hours of 9am and 5pm
  - Tutor: Work with women who are learning to speak, read and write English
  
  
• THE SHELTER
  Confidential Location
  The Shelter is a short term living facility for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.
  - Receptionist: Answer phones M-F between the hours of 9am to 5pm.