March CPO Newsletter Now Available
The March edition of the CPO Newsletter has been posted. Check out what is happening this month!
Latest News
Fayetteville’s “Chocolate Affair” a Big Success
On Thursday, February 4th, the 12th Annual Chocolate Affair to Remember was held to benefit the Catholic Charities office in Fayetteville. The elegant evening brought together various members of the community to celebrate and support the efforts provided by Catholic Charities staff. Over 150 individuals attended the event which raised over $13,000 to support local programming. Fayetteville Regional Director, Wanda Collazo, was overjoyed with the support of the community. “There are many families in our own backyard that continue to need help. It is great to see so much support… Read More
February CPO Newsletter Now Available
The February 2016 Catholic Parish Outreach newsletter is now available. ! Click here to view the full newsletter.
New Space for Wilmington Office
For over a decade, Catholic Charities has provided services to the Wilmington community from their office on 4006 Princess Place Drive. In fiscal year 2014/15, over 660 families were served from this office impacting over 2,000 individuals. On February 1st, Catholic Charities opened a new office the Harrelson Center at 20 N. 4th Street, Suite 300. The office moved as a result of more individuals asking for assistance and expansion of services to assist these families. The new office space accommodates new staff and interns that have been hired over… Read More
December Edition of NC Catholics Now Available Online
In this month’s issue, learn what the Catholic Charities regional offices are doing to celebrate Christmas with families in need in their community. The English version can be found on page 7. The Spanish version can be found on page 27. Click here to view the newsletter.
New Hope and a New Home After Disaster
On 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 thought about how God was the only one who could keep me safe, so I prayed to him and was kept safe.” Elmer’s grandparents and family were able to recover some of their belongings and… Read More
New Partnership with the Diaper Bank of North Carolina Announced
Catholic Charities is excited to announce that they are partnering with the Diaper Bank of North Carolina to help ensure families are able to provide a healthy home environment for the children. Through this partnership, the Catholic Charities Cape Fear Regional Office in Wilmington will serve as a distribution site for diapers. Emilie Hart, the Cape Fear Regional Director explained, “We have provided diapers from this office in the past. However, this new partnership will allow us to greatly increase the number of families we are able to assist.” Families… Read More
Mujer Preparate para el Exito (Women, get ready for success) Conference Hosted by Catholic Charities
Centro para Familias Hispanas (CpFH), in partnership with Centro Internacional de Raleigh, hosted the “Mujer Preparate para el Exito” (Woman, get ready for success) conference on Saturday November 7th. This event was organized due to the limited number of events that are offered to promote leadership and provide needed information in Spanish for Hispanic women who want to be entrepreneurs. Maty Ferrer, Director of CpFH explained that “We wanted to create a spacewhere women, especially Latino women, could come and feel safe to share and feel empowered, motivated, and important.”… Read More
November Edition of NC Catholics Now Online
In this month’s edition of NC Catholics, learn about how families come together through our Adoption Services. The English version of the article is on page 11 and the Spanish version is on page 27. Click here to view the Newsletter.
Catholic Charities receives Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) Funding
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh has received a grant from the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) to increase its capacity for high quality charitable legal immigration services in eastern North Carolina. In response to a growing need for community-based legal immigration services, Catholic Charities will use these funds to hire a CLINIC Fellow, who will provide legal assistance. Funding for the fellow was granted for two years and began on October 1, 2015. In responding to the significant, and growing, number of people in need of legal… Read More