FAYETTEVILLE, 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 Food Lion Great Pantry Makeover. As a partner agency of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast N.C. in Fayetteville,… Read More
A 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 place for the new Catholic Charities program. Durham and Orange County residents who struggle to put a meal on the… Read More
In 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.
As 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 out and families start the long recovery process, families are moving back into repaired homes or into new rental units… Read More
Oak 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 open in April 2019. When open, Oak City Cares will serve as a multi-services hub for individuals and families experiencing… Read More
Working 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 a coordinated approach to assisting individuals experiencing homelessness. A $2.5 million campaign is currently ongoing to support the opening of… Read More
Dozens 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. The group of attendees know the services offered by CpHF and the importance of supporting their work. The second annual… Read More
– 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 will benefit Catholic Charities programs across the Diocese of Raleigh including, Disaster Services, Emergency Assistance, Immigration Services, and Services in… Read More
Ever 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 experience a new city. Mudd joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, an international, Catholic service program based in her hometown of… Read More
For Neal Hunter, names matter. Cree – the energy efficiency semiconductor company he co-founded in 1987 – carries his father’s middle name. Colvard Farms – a residential neighborhood he developed in Chatham County – was named for his grandfather. And when Hunter, 56, decided to pledge $800,000 to Catholic Charities to start a food pantry in Durham, he thought about its future name, too. He considered involving the name of his mother, Annabel Harrill. After… Read More
