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 Oak City Cares in April 2019. The Oak City Cares steering committee led by co-chairs… 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 Dancing for a Cause charity event featured dancing, a silent auction and a DJ. Staff,… 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 Support of the Family. Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama spoke to gala-goers about the importance of… 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 Baltimore. The JVC sent her to Raleigh, where she volunteered at Catholic Parish Outreach, the… 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 all, she was the one who taught him to give. And, Hunter added, she was… Read More
By: Kate Watson Disasters are chaotic. It’s a simple truth understood by anyone who has ever lived through one personally or professionally. Just ask Daniel Altenau, who directs disaster services for Catholic Charities in Raleigh, N.C. With his team, he’s helped respond to natural disasters such as Hurricane Matthew (2016) and, most recently, Hurricane Florence. But the team stretches beyond Raleigh, and even beyond his home state. Altenau and Kelly Kaminski, director of disaster services for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charleston, first brought their agencies together in 2016… Read More
Three weeks after Hurricane Florence blasted into the Carolinas, the nightmare for residents continues. Since the day of the storm, Catholic Charities has been working tirelessly across the Diocese of Raleigh to get much needed supplies to impacted families. We couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers and donors. Together, we’re making a difference – and you can, too. Become a volunteer today http://catholiccharitiesraleigh.org/hurricane-florence/
The Sun Journal recently covered the deployment of a Washer / Dryer trailer by Catholic Charities USA to New Bern, North Carolina, following Hurricane Florence. Check out their story here.
Translators who speak Swahili were in high demand to better assist refugees after Hurricane Florence impacted much of central and eastern North Carolina. At least a handful of families who sought refuge in Chapel Hill were Congolese immigrants, according to shelter officials. The organization Save the Children deployed to North Carolina to set up child safe spaces in shelters. As they were meeting with families in shelters, they realized they needed help to communicate with some refugees who spoke Swahili. After researching that the Diocese of Raleigh had a mass… Read More
After Hurricane Florence passed through North Carolina, flooding was a threat for many families. Bishop Luiz Zarama met with these families and invited all to continue helping them to find hope.
