It’s obvious that Darlene is fighting back tears. “I’m sorry,” she says. “I don’t normally get emotional like this. It’s just been so hard, and I’ve been on my own for so long – I’m not used to having to ask for help. And I can’t let my girls see me cry. They’ve been through […]
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 READINGOn Saturday, April 29th, volunteers from Work on Wilmington generously gave of their time to build and plant a Food Pantry Garden for the Catholic Charities Cape Fear office. Work On Wilmington is organized each year by the current class of Leadership Wilmington. Leadership Wilmington is a ten-month program to educate, challenge, and motivate leaders […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Sunday April 15th, a combination of youth groups from various churches around Wilmington came together for the Be the Light event. Be the Light hosts several projects each year and chose Catholic Charities as the beneficiary of their spring event. At the two hour event held at the Pine Valley Baptist Church, youth put […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Tuesday, October 3rd, Catholic Charities partnered with UNC Wilmington (UNCW) to provide free health screenings to the public. Eight UNCW senior nursing students, supervised by their professor Melissa Reedy, traveled to the Harrelson Center for the event. At the event, individuals were able to have their blood pressure and glucose levels checked. Following the […]
CONTINUE READINGOver the past year, Catholic Charities has helped over 750 families recover from Hurricane Matthew, impacting the lives of 2,100 individuals. Patricia and her family were recently assisted by the Catholic Charities office in Wilmington after Hurricane Matthew destroyed her home in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. Her family lost everything to the storm: furniture, appliances, […]
CONTINUE READINGI have been an intern at Catholic Charities since 2016. I am currently a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania working towards a Master’s degree in Social Work. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Mount Olive and obtained an Associate’s degree in Broadcasting from Lenoir Community College. As a member […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the month of August, the Catholic Charities Office in Wilmington will expand food pantry hours. Normally, the food pantry is only open on Fridays. During the month of August, the pantry will be open Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. This temporary service expansion is needed while the Sister Isaac Center […]
CONTINUE READINGAs an expansion of their partnership, Catholic Charities will operate a food pantry during the month of August while the St. Mary’s Tileston Outreach temporarily closes. Families will be able to receive food from the Catholic Charities location at the Harrelson Center on 4th Street in Wilmington from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday through […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Thursday, May 21st, a F1 tornado touched down in Columbus County. At the time, 12-year-old Elmer Hernandez was alone in the home which was destroyed. He hid in one of the only rooms that was left intact and was unharmed. Reflecting back on that day, Elmer stated, “When I realized what was happening, I […]
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