Providing Help, Creating Hope, Serving All
Providing Help, Creating Hope, Serving All
Ever wonder what a holiday like Thanksgiving would be like if you were living in poverty? This week, the Diocesan series “A Catholic Life” speaks with Elana Campbell and Joe DiGeloromo of Catholic Charities who share personal stories about how Catholic Charities helps those in need during the holidays and beyond.
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO) is experiencing its busiest time of the year. On Monday, November 24, the food pantry served 262 families; and 280 families were served on Tuesday, November 25. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge joined CPO volunteers on Tuesday as they distributed food to clients. He prayed with volunteers before food distribution began and thanked them for their faithful service. Bishop Burbidge also delivered more than 614 pounds of food, which was donated to CPO by Diocesan employees. He blessed the food Monday during… Read More
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Catholic Charities is excited to announce that Sharon Mitchell will begin work as the new Director of the Support Circle Program for Homeless Families on December 1, 2014. Ms. Mitchell comes to Catholic Charities after serving for the past six years as the Director of Programs and Case Management for the Culinary Job Training Program at the Interfaith Food Shuttle. Ms. Mitchell has a long history with the Support Circle Program. She started with the program as an intern as part of a social work Master’s program. “One of the… Read More
The Catholic Parish Outreach December 2014 Newsletter is now available online. In this issue, you can learn about how you can honor the special people on your gift list by making a donation to CPO. Click on the image below to view the whole newsletter.
On November 19, the Piedmont office opened at a new location after 15 years of serving clients at Broad Street in downtown Durham. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the new facility at 3711 University Drive in Durham. “We needed to move because we needed more space and a space that would serve the community in a more professional manner,” explained Piedmont Regional Director Lisa Perkins. The office currently provides services including Counseling, CHANGE (assistance to domestic violence offenders in changing their abusive behaviors), Family Economic Self-Sufficiency, Family Health & Safety… Read More
Kathryn is a Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) member who will complete her year long commitment at Catholic Parish Outreach. She reflects below on why she wanted to become a Jesuit Volunteer and what her time at Catholic Charities has meant to her so far. I graduated college six months ago and the day is still a blur in my mind. A rainy day in Worcester, Massachusetts, I was anxious about the tearful goodbyes I had to make, I was nervous about leaving the familiarity of college life, and I was worried… Read More
Catholic Charities held its 2014 Community Partners Recognition Dinner on Thursday, October 30 at Saint Michael’s Parish Center in Cary. Cathy Penny, a member of the Catholic Charities board of directors, welcomed guests, and Fr. Douglas Reed, pastor of Saint Michael, said the opening prayer. The event included distribution of grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD.) Two national grant winners, Durham Economic Resource Center and Orange County Justice United, received grants of $50,000 and $35,000, respectively. Nine organizations received local grants which ranged from $500 – $3,000… Read More
On Thursday, October 30th Bishop Michael F. Burbidge presented the Bishop F. Joseph Gossman Community Leadership and Service Award to Mr. George Quigley of Saint Ann in Fayetteville. The award was presented during the 2014 Annual Community Partners Recognition Dinner at the Saint Michael Parish Center in Cary. Mr. Quigley, who is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, received the award for his work giving back to the community as a volunteer. A former member of the Catholic Charities board, Mr. Quigley is known for his sense of humor… Read More
On Thursday, October 30, Catholic Charities honored Alice Sontag with the 2014 John J. Carey Award for Outstanding Contribution to Charity and Social Outreach Ministry. A retired teacher, Ms. Sontag is a member of Saint Peter the Fisherman Mission in Oriental. Gary Skinner, executive director of Catholic Charities, presented the award at the Community Partners Recognition Dinner at Saint Michael’s Parish Center in Cary. He spoke about Ms. Sontag’s work on the pastoral council, building committee and fundraising committee at her parish. He noted that she once noticed that a local… Read More