Volunteer Needs From: United Way of Marathon County

Faith in Action Marathon County (FIAMC) assists seniors 60 and older in Marathon County to stay safely in their homes. We provide them with transportation to Medical Appointments, Grocery Stores, General Shopping, and Personal Rides. We also offer Food Pantry Delivery and Friendly Visits in person or via phone.

We need a Volunteer to assist with our Intake Process. This role offers flexibility, as the Home Visit can be conducted in person or over the phone, allowing volunteers to contribute in a way that suits their schedule. The Intake Volunteer will assess the care recipient's needs and determine whether our program fits well. Once the Home Visit is completed, the Intake Volunteer will write a summary and return it to the FIAMC office.

For a FIAMC Volunteer application, phone: 715-848-8783, email: WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com, website: FaithInActionMarathonCounty.org

Share your time once or twice a month with Faith in Action Marathon County to make a significant difference in the lives of seniors living in rural areas.  Your help with transportation to medical appointments or grocery shopping is invaluable. 

Volunteers living in the outlying areas of Marathon County (Marathon, Mosinee, Athens, Birnamwood, Hatley, etc.) are needed to help seniors living in rural areas. Your assistance can make a world of difference.

We are receiving more applications from older adults living outside of Wausau but in Marathon County who need rides to doctors' visits or their local grocery stores.

When the need arises, volunteers are contacted and asked if they can provide transportation. We request a week's notice. The best part? No steady commitment is necessary. You can volunteer as often or as little as you would like, giving you the power to manage your time. 

Contact Jamie at Faith in Action, 715-848-8783, or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com to start a volunteer application.

Each December Faith in Action hosts our annual Christmas Care Drive called Gifts of Hope and mails Christmas cards and gift certificates to over 200 seniors in our area.  The gift certificates will be provided by FIA.  We are looking for HOME-MADE cards with envelopes. (No oversized, puffy, or odd-shaped cards, please, as these require extra postage.) Cards should be Christmas-themed and can be decorated however you like, please sign your first name and state that you are a Faith in Action volunteer.   Do not seal the envelopes, as we will also enclose gift certificates.  We are also looking for postage stamps to help cover the cost of mailing these cards. 

Please drop the cards off at our office by Thursday, November 28th, 2024. We are located at 630 Adams St, Wausau, WI 54403, in Immanuel Lutheran Church. Our office hours are 9am-2pm, Mon.–Thurs. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie at 715-848-8783 or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com.

Faith in Action of Marathon County (FIAMC) is growing - we need more driving volunteers to grow with us! Many seniors in our community don’t have family or friends that they can count on to help with transportation.

FIAMC provides area seniors with FREE transportation to the following within Marathon County:

- Medical Appointments

- Grocery Stores

- General Shopping

- Personal Rides for visiting spouse/family/friend in another facility, church, community activities, hair appointments, pharmacy, and visiting the library.

We have a very flexible volunteer driving schedule. You can volunteer as often or as little as you like. 

Volunteering provides a sense of purpose and meaning, improves mental and physical health, and increases your social and relationship skills, all while giving back to our community.

For a FIAMC Volunteer application, phone: 715-848-8783, email: WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com, website: FaithInActionMarathonCounty.org

Faith in Action delivers food pantry items from The Neighbors Place to Marathon County seniors who cannot easily leave their homes. Each Care-receiver receives two bags of groceries. Deliveries are made twice a month on Wednesday mornings. 

We are looking for substitute drivers to fill in when a regular Volunteer is out sick or on vacation. Routes typically take about an hour and a half. Each route consists of 4-8 deliveries and is grouped by location in Wausau, Rothschild, Schofield, or Weston. The Volunteer must be available to pick up the food pantry items at The Neighbors Place between 9:30 am and 10:30 am. The bags will be packed and ready to go. Permanent routes may be available in the future. 

Contact Jamie at Faith in Action, 715-848-8783, or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com to start a Volunteer application.

Friendly Visiting is part of Faith in Action of Marathon County's support system to keep seniors socially connected to the community. Social exchange is a vital link to mental health. 

The Friendly Visitor assists seniors in maintaining their identity, passing along their valuable knowledge and experience, and diminishes the growing problem of isolationism and loneliness.  

Enjoy developing a new friendship.

You would be assigned one or more seniors to call regularly. How many seniors you would like to connect with is up to you. You will then call them on a schedule that works for you and them (once a week, twice a week, once a month, etc.)

Contact Jamie at 715-848-8783 or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com.

Faith in Action Marathon County collects used inkjet/laserjet cartridges to exchange for funds that help us provide needed rides to area seniors.

The plastic zipper bags are used to sort the ink cartridges.  

The cartridges are sent to a recycling program that will reimburse us.

Please click this link to see if our recycling company accepts your type of cartridge.  

Every donation counts. Thanks for supporting Faith in Action Marathon County. You may bring your donations to us at 630 Adams St. (Immanuel Lutheran Church) Monday - Thursday from 9 am-2 pm. 

Call Jamie with any questions at (715)848-8783 or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com.

Faith in Action is now offering rides to seniors for personal appointments (including visits to spouses, family, and friends living in another facility or in the hospital, exercise classes, church and community activities, beauty salons and barber shops, etc.)

If you would be interested in providing these types of rides please contact Jamie at Faith in Action at 715-848-8783 or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com to start a volunteer application.

Faith in Action mails birthday cards to each of our Care-receivers and volunteers on an on-going basis. (30-50 cards each month)

We also mail Christmas cards to all of our Care-receivers. (200+ cards)

We are looking for help with postage.

Stamps can be dropped off at our office or ordered online and mailed to our office at 630 Adams St, Wausau, WI 54403.  Our office hours are 9am-2pm, Mon.–Thurs. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie at 715-848-8783 or email WausauFIAinfo@gmail.com.