On Friday, July 29th, Catholic Charities will be hosting a “Cans for Charity” game with the Carolina Mudcats. Fans who donate three cans of food at the game will receive a $3 discount on the $10 box seat special. Cans that are collected at the game will be distributed among three food pantries which serve the surrounding area: Catholic Parish Outreach in Raleigh, the Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Greenville, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Goldsboro. Gary Skinner, Catholic Charities Executive Director, elaborated on… Read More
As a student at East Carolina University, we are assigned our internships as part of the Bachelor of Social Work program. After being assigned to work at Catholic Charities, I began researching what they did and was very excited to see all of the services offered to the community. The interview process was very refreshing; from the very beginning I could tell that principles and ethics were important. The office has many clients visit each day, with each client having a unique story and a specific need. What I found… Read More
Catholic Charities has teamed up with the Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats baseball teams this summer for two special fundraising nights. The first event took place on Monday, June 20, with approximately 500 people from throughout the diocese attending the Durham Bulls vs. Charlotte Knights baseball game in Durham. Catholic Charities supporters traveled from places such as Roanoke Rapids, Fayetteville and the Outer Banks to enjoy the game. “We wanted to support Catholic Charities, catch a ball game with a crowd of Catholics and have some fun,” Sandy Eisenmenger, from… Read More
The June issue of NC Catholics is now available online. Check it out today to learn more about our Support Circle program.
The June CPO Newsletter is now available. Click here to check out all that has been happening today!
Check out the May edition of NC Catholics today! In this edition, learn about how the Catholic Charities Clinical Counseling program helps families in need. (English p. 23, Spanish p. 27) Click here to view this months edition.
Interning at Catholic Charities is not what I expected at all; it has turned out to be more than I could have ever imagined. As an MSW (Masters of Social Work) student at ECU, we do not get to choose our place of internship, we are assigned a location. When I started working in August, I was not completely sure what I was going to be doing. I was told in my first semester I would help with Family Support and Emergency Assistance programs, and in my second semester I… Read More
In this month’s issue of NC Catholics, learn how staff in the Newton Grove office helped a family following severe thunderstorms that ripped the roof off of their home (p.10) You can also read about the what the Immigration program is doing to assist individuals throughout he diocese (English p. 15, Spanish p. 27).
The April edition of the CPO Newsletter has been posted. Check out what is happening this month here!
On Wednesday, February 24th, Ms. Josefina Garcia and her three daughters were at home when severe thunderstorms passed through eastern North Carolina. Ms. Garcia described the experience, “I looked out through the window and everything was dark. My girls were in another room and I ran toward them. We thought the house was going to blow away and we were so scared.” When Ms. Garcia and her daughters exited the room, they were shocked by the damage. “We walked out of that room and it was then when we realized… Read More
