Kristine is a retired schoolteacher who was born and raised on a small farm in Kansas. She has two children and one grandchild. Kris loves to read, craft, cook, and travel the world. Her husband is a retired Airforce Pilot and together they have traveled the world. One day when taking a break from travel and her other hobbies, Kris noticed a volunteer opportunity with the Catholic Charities Fayetteville Office on the bulletin board at St. Patrick’s church. After calling the number on the flyer and learning more about the… Read More
During 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 temporarily closes. Ms. Emilie Hart, Catholic Charities Cape Fear Regional Director, commented on this change, “The Sister Isaac Center provides a critical service to the community throughout the year. While the clinic is closed for… Read More
On Wednesday, August 2nd, the Consulate of Mexico in Raleigh held a press conference announcing the allocation of funds to support immigration work in North Carolina. Catholic Charities is one of three non-profit agencies the Mexican Consulate is working with to conduct workshops and one-on-one sessions to help Mexican nationals through the complicated legal immigration process. Ms. Consuelo Kwee, Director of Immigration Services for Catholic Charities, expressed gratitude to the Mexican Consulate for this partnership, “I am thankful to Ms. Remedios Gomez Arnau, Consul General, Patricia Perez Galeana, Deputy Consul… Read More
On Saturday, July 29th, fourteen volunteers traveled to Princeville, NC to help repair two homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The project was coordinated by NC Catholics Volunteer, a partnership between the Catholic Charities, the Knights of Columbus, and the Diocese of Raleigh. The project was also coordinated with the United Methodist Church, which is the lead agency repairing the homes where volunteers worked. A few volunteers traveled a long distance to participate in this project. A grandfather visiting from the Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI, decided to tag along with… Read More
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Catholic Charities is excited to welcome Ethel Higgins as the new regional director for the Tar River region. Ms. Higgins’ journey to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh has taken her many places, but one thing has remained constant, her commitment to the Catholic Charities mission. Ms. Higgins was born and raised in Connecticut where she first began working for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fairfield County as the director of housing. “The mission of serving the poor and marginalized first drew me to work for Catholic Charities,”… Read More
At 6:00 a.m. EST, it was announced in Rome that our Holy Father Pope Francis appointed Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, to serve as the 6th bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh. He will be installed at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral on August 29, 2017. A press conference will be live streamed on the internet at 10 a.m, today and available to watch on our YouTube channel (see the video box below). Photos will be posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dioceseofraleigh Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory (Archbishop… Read More
Ms. Perkins began with Catholic Charities as the Fayetteville Regional Director from 2008 – 2013. Ms. Perkins then served as the Piedmont Regional Director beginning in 2013. In the fall of 2016, she was promoted to the position of Catholic Charities Assistant Director. With each role, Ms. Perkins brought compassion and dedication to her work. Her extended history with Catholic Charities and continued professional approach made Ms. Perkins a qualified individual to serve as Interim Executive Director. “I appreciate the commitment that Lisa has made to this organization and am… Read More
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