Care Team Ministry
Providing socialization and a sustaining presence
Community Focused Support
Care Team Ministry (CTM), a blended program of Oakwood’s Care Team® Ministry and Catholic Charities’ Care Team Program, provides in-home, non-medical services to isolated, older adults through congregation-based teams of volunteers who improve the quality of life and safety of those they serve. Volunteer visits provide rest and relief to family or informal caregivers, and a chance for clients to socialize and feel connected to their faith community and to the community at large. Care Team Ministry serves aging and elderly individuals who are at risk for isolation and are connected to a participating congregation. Care Team Ministry currently serves nearly 200 individuals and partners with 14 different congregations from the Lutheran and Catholic faiths.
How It Benefits Those Being Served
- Enhances capacity to maintain independence and lifestyle.
- Offers rest and relief for caregivers.
- Provides confidential assistance from members of your congregation.
- Increases sense of community.
How It Benefits The Congregation
- Provides opportunities for members to assist with pastoral care.
- Offers a team approach which allows several members to share responsibility.
- Enhances the congregation's ability to provide direct assistance to members and neighbors.
- Increases sense of community.
How It Benefits The Team Member
- Provides an opportunity for personal and spiritual growth.
- Expands the awareness of congregational and community needs.
- Provides a forum for problem solving.
- Provides ongoing education opportunities for the volunteers in topics of aging, caregiving, dementia, etc.
Current Teams
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church – Central Madison
- Midvale Community Lutheran Church – Madison
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church – West Madison
- Primrose Lutheran Church – Belleville
- Epiphany of the Lord Parish – Sun Prairie
- St. Ann Catholic Church – Stoughton
- St. Dennis Catholic Church – East Madison
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – Cross Plains
- St. John the Baptist and St Mary of the Lake Catholic Parish – Waunakee and Westport
- St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church – West Madison
- St. Olaf Catholic Church – DeForest
- St. Olaf Catholic Church – DeForest
- St. Peter Catholic Church – North Madison
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church – West Madison
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