Volunteer

At the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP), we love our volunteers.  Our volunteers are people that:

  1. Are desperately needed. Volunteers are the “Community” in “Community Action.”

  2. Build the kind of community in which we all want to live.

  3. Enjoy getting out of the house, being physically, mentally and emotionally active.

  4. Like to learn new things and meet new people.

  5. Feel good about themselves as they learn new things and help the people in their own community.

  6. Enjoy meeting and working with like-minded people.

  7. Enjoy the feeling that they are helping people in their community.

At SWCAP, we especially ask for volunteer support in these areas:

  1. Board of Directors

  2. LIFT Transportation

  3. Food Pantries

  4. Thrift Stores

SWCAP Board of Directors

Become a member of the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Board of Directors. SWCAP Board members represent people and communities throughout southwestern Wisconsin. SWCAP Board members guide the strategic direction of the agency. SWCAP Board members are people that love southwestern Wisconsin and care about the welfare of the people that live here.

Contact Information

SWCAP Board of Directors

For more on the SWCAP Board of Directors, click here: Love where you Live
Email: [email protected]
Call: 608-935-2326

LIFT Transportation

Volunteer to be a LIFT driver.  LIFT drivers set their own schedule, and use their own vehicle to give those in need a ride to a needed appointment.  The most common is giving someone a ride to a medical appointment.  SWCAP takes care of all the scheduling.  You choose which rides you want to take.  SWCAP pays 50¢ per mile – from the time you leave your driveway until the time you return to your driveway.  Being a LIFT volunteer driver is a great activity for people that like to:

  • Get out of the house.
  • Be independent and set their own schedule.
  • Feel the satisfaction of helping people in need in their community.
  • Earn a little extra money.

Contact Information

LIFT Transportation

For more on being a volunteer driver:
Email: [email protected]
Call toll-free: 1-877-798-5438 or call 608-930-2191

Food Pantries

Not everyone in southwestern Wisconsin has enough nutritious food.  So SWCAP Food pantries are busy places.  When you volunteer at a SWCAP Food Pantry to help make sure people in your community have enough nutritious food, you’ll do things like:

  • Receive incoming food donations.
  • Stock and inventory food products.
  • Assemble food packages for distribution.
  • Help people coming to the food pantry find what they need.
  • Show people in your community that you care.

SWCAP welcomes volunteer support at our affiliated food pantries in these communities:

  • Hazel Green
  • Dodgeville
  • Boscobel
  • Darlington
  • Muscoda
  • Monticello
  • Arena
  • Plus for SWCAP Pop-Up Food Bus

Contact Information

SWCAP Food Pantries

For more on volunteering at a SWCAP Food Pantry:
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Call: 608-935-2326

Thrift Store

Every day is a treasure hunt at the SWCAP Thrift Store.  The SWCAP Thrift Store is a little like the old-fashioned “general store.” It has a little of everything.  When you volunteer at the SWCAP Thrift Store, you’ll do things like:

  • Receive incoming donations
  • Prepare donations for the sales floor.
  • Sort and rack products.
  • Help customers find what they need.
  • Staff the check-out counter.
  • Help people in your community that are on a tight budget find the things that they need in their life.

Contact Information

SWCAP Thrift Store

For more on volunteering at a SWCAP Thrift Store:
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Call: 608-935-2326