Community Service

 Volunteer Opportunity at St. Louis Crisis Nurseries

Are you a Connect 4 expert?  Do you like playing with dinosuars, dolls, or matchbox cars?  Are you an awesome story teller?  Do you like making new friends?  Then we've got the perfect opportunity for you! 

Come join your fellow Notre Dame Club of St. Louis Members on Saturday, January 23rd from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. as we volunteer at the St. Louis Crisis Nurseries. 

The Crisis Nursery is 24 hour care for children newborn through age 12 whose families are experiencing a crisis such as homelessness, domestic violence, illness, or overwhelming stress.  Please join us in giving these kiddos some one-on-one attention. 
 
As an added bonus, those Spartans from the Michigan State Club of St. Louis will be joining us as well.  The St. Louis Crisis Nursery has 4 locations where you can volunteer.  I have listed the locations, number of volunteers needed at each location, and addresses. 
After volunteering at the different locations, we will all meet up at the Trainwreck Saloon in Westport at 12:30.  They will have the back room all for us.  We can talk about our service experience over lunch and have more time for camraderie with the MSU group.  Hope you can join us!
 
Crisis Nursery St. Charles--4 Volunteers--315 First Capitol Dr., St. Charles 63301
Crisis Nursery Wentzville--4 Volunteers--700 Medical Dr., Wentzville 63385
Crisis Nursery North--3 Volunteers--11037 Breezy Point Ln., St. Louis 63136
Crisis Nursery South--3 Volunteers--6150 Oakland Ave., St. Louis 63139


Are you interested?

Please contact MaryPat at
smithmarypat@gmail.com or marypat@crisisnurserykids.org or 636.940.0748 to sign up. 

 

 Thank You to Our Rebuilding Together Volunteers!

A very big thank to all of the volunteers who came out on Saturday, May 2, to work on Marie Whitcomb's home, through our partner organization Rebuilding Together. If you've never been to a Rebuilding Together work day, please consider coming next year, it's an experience you will not soon forget!

Photo courtesy of Nick Werner

 Hospital Support Program


We now have in operation a program to provide assistance to members of the Notre Dame family during hospital stays in hospitals away from home. We invite you to become a part of this effort.

The specific elements of the Hospital Support Program are:

  • Emergency Care: Help for individuals who are unexpectedly hospitalized while traveling thru our area.
  • Pre-Planned Care: Support to caregivers and patients who come to a hospital here for surgery or other procedures planned in advance.
  • Long Term Care: Support to caregivers and those who come to local hospitals, assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, et al, for continuing care.

Our current implementation of the Program includes only the Emergency Care program but we are planning to expand to other elements in the future.

Here’s how it works: The club management has a list of club members who have willingly volunteered to provide occasional support in various fields, such as transportation, housing, visitations, medical/professional advice. Those volunteering to be on this list are not committing to any particular situation, but have agreed to be contacted by a club representative when a need arises.

The specific needs:

  • Visit coordinators keep contact with the caregiver/patient, and coordinate the support of other club members as appropriate.
  • Housing providers have room in their homes near hospitals or have access to hotel rooms or other living accommodations.
  • Hospital volunteers spend time with patients during their confinement, sometimes to give caregivers some time off. They may also arrange for, or directly provide, Eucharistic and other church services.
  • Transportation volunteers provide various transportation needs, such as airport pickups.
  • Medical/Professional advisors provide advice when requested.

Are you interested?
If you are interested in volunteering with the Notre Dame Club of St. Louis' new Hospital Ministry Program, please e-mail Lionel Phillips, or call him at (314) 420-9857.


 




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