In recent days, the phone has not stopped ringing for Consuelo Kwee, Director of Immigration Services of Catholic Charities in Raleigh. Since February 5th, when a series of posts on social networks warned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity at the Bear Creek factory in Sanford, many immigrants have been panicked, Kwee shared. She […]
CONTINUE READINGFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The Food Pantry in Fayetteville is now providing meat and fresh produce to many families in need, thanks to Food Lion. Back in November 2019, in the middle of one of the pantry’s busiest months of the year, and right before Thanksgiving, a big surprise arrived at the Catholic Charities Fayetteville Office…the […]
CONTINUE READINGA trench through the middle of the floor. A single wall in the entire 7,300 sq. ft. building. The ceiling support is visible. Soon, this will be the home of the new Durham Community Food Pantry. Construction has begun on space in the Lakewood Shopping Center to renovate this facility to make it a welcoming […]
CONTINUE READINGIn the past three years, two major storms have devastated the Diocese of Raleigh, forcing thousands of families from their homes. In response to Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Catholic Charities collaborated with the Knights of Columbus to form NC Catholics Volunteer. Now, this group is ready to continue serving families in need in 2019.
CONTINUE READINGAs Christmas approaches, a new collaboration between Catholic Charities and The Green Chair Project is providing families impacted by Hurricane Florence with furniture as they move into new homes. Following the devastating storm, many homes were flooded, not only forcing families to find new living spaces, but also ruining their furniture. Now, as homes dry […]
CONTINUE READINGOak City Cares will enter 2019 with great momentum and support for the Oak City Cares campaign, thanks to the successful completion of a $250,000 Gipson Challenge. Oak City Cares, a collaboration between Wake County, the City of Raleigh, the Raleigh / Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homeless, and Catholic Charities is planning to […]
CONTINUE READINGWorking to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Wake County is no easy task. But Wake County residents have already shown great support of Oak City Cares, a collaboration between Wake County, the City of Raleigh, the Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, which will provide […]
CONTINUE READINGDozens of individuals from different countries and cultures gathered together at the Fallon Center at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh to celebrate the work done by Centro para Familias Hispanas (CpHF). This year, the passage of Hurricane Florence forced organizers to postpone the celebration originally scheduled for September 14th to November 9th. […]
CONTINUE READING– For it is in giving that we receive — St. Francis of Assisi On Saturday, October 27, the 8th Annual Catholic Charities Gala was held at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. More than 400 guests, which was the highest attendance record in the gala’s history, joined the celebration and helped raise over $260,000. Proceeds […]
CONTINUE READINGEver wonder what it would be like to drop everything, professionally, and volunteer? Elise Mudd, 33, knows. It was only two years ago that she left her career as a Washington, D.C. paralegal. Exiting a job she’d been immersed in for nine years was tough, she said, but she wanted to meet new people and […]
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