Serve In the Community

Serenity Inn's goal is to provide a safe place for men in Milwaukee to recover from their addiction to either drugs or alcohol. FPLC volunteers provide dinner to the residents 3 times a month. Eat with the men, drop dinner off or even order them a meal to be delivered by a restaurant! They are following COVID-19 protocols. For more information on volunteering, Covid requirements, and/or to sign up, click the "Make a Meal" button below. It's a great activity to do with your middle/high school-aged youth so they can hear the anti-drug/alcohol message.

If you can't make the FPLC dates, or they are full, you can sign up for other dates directly through Serenity Inns' volunteer page. Just click the button below to go to that page.

For more information about volunteering, please contact Lorraine Buehler.

Lunches for MacCanon Brown Homeless Shelter

Each person comes to MBHS with a different story, yet each one receives food, compassion, love and a helping hand. When they arrive at the food pantry on Tuesdays, they also receive a bag lunch for that day.

How to help:

There are 3 ways you can choose from:

After the 9 am service on the 4th Sunday of each month, we’re asking for anyone who is able to help us make 150 bag lunches for MBHS—no need to sign up, just join us! This is a great service opportunity for Confirmation students too. It’s a short project to help our neighbors before you continue with the rest of your day!
We also need grocery shoppers! The week before each sandwich making Sunday (choose the date that works for you), we need a volunteer who will purchase the groceries and deliver them to FPLC. You will be reimbursed for your expenses and we give you a detailed shopping list!
The Tuesday after each sandwich making Sunday, we need someone to pick the finished lunches up at FPLC and drive them to MBHS for delivery between 10:15 and 10:45 am. You choose the week that works for you and we'll provide the directions. MBHS is located at 2461 W. Center St. No need to leave your car--volunteers will unload the lunches for you!
Click the sign up link to see all dates through April of 2024. Contact Stacia Hickey through the link below with questions.

Donating

Help the guests of MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary stay warm and well-fed this winter. We have set up an Amazon gift regisry with the items they need most and will update it seasonally.

Go to our registry (click the button below or search Amazon's custom gift registries for MBHS).
Select and pay for the items you choose
They will be sent directly to MBHS's delivery address

Purchase items where you like and deliver to FPLC.

Crock pots
Toaster ovens
Space heaters
Electric skillets
Electric hot plates
Blenders (for those who have trouble chewing)
Fans
If you have any questions, please reach out to Stacia Hickey through the link below.

Knitting or Crocheting

Soap Sacks are hand-knit or crocheted drawstring bags that hold a standard size bar of soap. The sacks can be used simply to hold the soap or people can leave the soap in the bag and use it as a soap-filled wash cloth. Some of the guests are homeless or move frequently. They may not have access to soap or washcloths on a regular basis.

Donate:

We will collect the sacks at FPLC and fill each with a bar of soap. Then they will be donated to our partners in Milwaukee to give to their pantry guests. If you wish to include soap with the Soap Sacks you donate, please keep the soap in it's wrapper before putting it inside the sack. That way it stays clean until it reaches it's recipient. Donations can be left in our food donation carts.

Directions:

See the links below for instructions. If you have a pattern you'd prefer to use, that is fine! We just ask that they be similar in size, have a drawstring or tie to close the sack and that you use cotton yarn.

If you have any questions, please contact Stacia Hickey through the link below.