Staff and volunteers at the Durham Community Food Pantry (DCFP) take great pride in the volunteer cultivated garden located at the back of the food pantry’s building. Ask Suzan Perry, Master Gardner and DCFP volunteer, about the garden’s origin, and watch her beaming smile as she talks about everything that is currently in season and almost ready to be harvested. Volunteer Coordinator Heather Wendeln shares, “Currently Zucchini, cucumbers, squash, pole green beans, green peppers, and blackberries are in season, and hopefully by the end of the summer we’ll see Tomatoes,… Read More
On Friday, July 11, Catholic Charities staff and volunteers hosted a disaster response distribution event at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Graham, NC. Over the course of the afternoon, 30 families, representing more than 150 individuals, received essential supplies and support to help them recover from recent flooding in the area. Families were welcomed between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. and participated in a brief intake interview to share how they had been impacted. This information will guide Catholic Charities staff in providing continued assistance tailored to each family’s needs as… Read More
In the town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, the 4th Friday of every month brings something a little special to the community. On those Fridays, the Catholic Charities Cape Fear Regional Office hosts one of their Mobile Food Pantries, providing much-needed groceries and household staples to local families. Fair Bluff has not had a grocery store since experiencing back-to-back impacts from Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Florence (2018), making nutritional groceries hard to acquire. However, on June 27, 2025, the residents of Fair Bluff received double the support with a… Read More
Since its founding in 1998, Centro La Comunidad, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, has been a beacon of hope and support for the Spanish-speaking community in Alamance County. As Catholic Charities works to consolidate and strengthen its core services across Central and Eastern North Carolina, Centro La Comunidad will close on August 28, 2025. While this marks the end of a meaningful chapter, it is also an opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary legacy Centro leaves behind. Born from a vision shared by local leaders… Read More
In an effort to reach homebound neighbors facing transportation barriers, Catholic Parish Outreach Food Pantry (CPO), a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, has expanded its services through a home delivery program, bringing food and fellowship directly to clients who are unable to visit the pantry in person. Now entering its fourth year, the CPO Home Delivery Program began as a small pilot with just a handful of families. Initially supported by a national partnership with DoorDash, the program took a turn when the grant funding… Read More
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, a stretch of Lebanon Church Road in Clarendon, North Carolina, came alive with emotion as staff from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, volunteers, and community members gathered to celebrate the Ward family’s long-awaited return home. After years of hardship caused by Hurricane Florence, the family’s new house was formally blessed in a heartfelt ceremony filled with prayers, tears, and joy. Jennifer and Koty Ward, along with their two children, were displaced for years after the 2018 hurricane severely damaged their home. In… Read More
On Friday, April 26, 2025, Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO) Food Pantry in Raleigh hosted its 13th Annual Pig Pickin’ & Open House, welcoming hundreds of guests for an afternoon of food, fellowship, and fundraising. Guests enjoyed a festive atmosphere filled with barbecue, live bluegrass music, a bake sale, and a raffle all in support of CPO’s mission to feed and serve neighbors in need. What began as a simple open house to introduce the community to CPO’s services has grown into a beloved annual tradition. The event originated 13… Read More
On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Kerry Alys Robinson released the following statement congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope: Today we join with the global Catholic Church and people of good will throughout the United States and around the world in congratulating and praying for Pope Leo XIV as he begins his papacy. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the College of Cardinals has chosen a pontiff who, true to his roots as a missionary priest, will proclaim the Resurrection and spread the good news… Read More
On May 8, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh brought together staff from across the Central and Eastern North Carolina for a comprehensive hurricane preparedness tabletop training. Held at the Eastern Baptist Association in Rose Hill, the event was a vital step in reinforcing the agency’s commitment to providing timely and effective disaster response services to local communities. The training brough together 37 staff members representing all eight regional offices, along with representatives from the Communications and Development departments. Together, they reviewed past response efforts, identified gaps in preparedness,… Read More
This year, Earth Day falls at the beginning of National Volunteer Week, allowing Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh to reflect on the role our volunteers play in connecting with nature. Our mission of creating hope through community aid is done in a variety of ways, but on Earth Day, we’re highlighting how our Cape Fear and Tar River regional offices have done this through their creation of green spaces! In 2018, the Cape Fear Region participated in a life-changing partnership for families with the creation of a community… Read More
