For many, Christmas brings families together and evokes feelings of happiness. For families living in poverty, Christmas can be a season of want, rather than a season of joy. To help these families, the Catholic Charities office in Goldsboro held a Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 16th, for families who they had worked with in recent months. The festivities began with Very Reverend James F. Garneau, V.F., Dean for the Newton Grove Deanery, leading an opening prayer. Wanda… Read More
Catholic Charities, as the social service arm of the Diocese of Raleigh, provides services for vulnerable people within eastern North Carolina as we believe Christ would have us do. As He stated in Matthew 25, ‘Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ We have a network of staff and partners who respond to legitimate immigration claims of individuals. We assist them to follow the established immigration laws… Read More
On Sunday December 7th, Caitlin Knute from ABC 11 visited the Oak City Outreach Center to hear the story of how Charles Ray was reunited with his family thanks to the help of Shameeka Newton, a student intern with Catholic Charities. Link to the story (Full Story from WTVD below) Caitlin Knute Sunday, December 07, 2014 RALEIGH (WTVD) Charles Ray lost contact with his family in Fayetteville about 10 years ago. During that time, he suffered… Read More
The December issue of NC Catholics is now available online. The cover story highlights the Oak City Outreach Center, a partnership with Wake County and some 30 organizations coordinated by Catholic Charities to bring meals every weekend to the downtown Raleigh homeless. The English version of the story continues on page 16 and the Spanish translation can be found on page 22. Other Catholic Charities stories in the December issue include a recap of the CCHD… Read More
