Veronica Subinas moved to the United States from Argentina 14 years ago. After traveling through Europe for much of her life, Subinas eventually settled and called North Carolina her home. Due to her frequency in moving, she adopted volunteering as her career. Having lost her father at a young age and by caring for her mother, she was aware of how important it is to have people around you who are willing to help. When deciding how best to help others while living in North Carolina, she decided to spend her… Read More
Lourdes Desmond is a volunteer at the Catholic Charities Fayetteville Food Pantry. Seven months ago, she began volunteering after seeing a call for volunteers in a St. Patrick Sunday bulletin. “Although my sister and I are not professional volunteers per se, we volunteer at several local agencies,” she says. Desmond first started volunteering with Catholic Charities remotely, but really enjoys seeing the impact she makes when she volunteers in person. Through her volunteer service, Desmond has had the opportunity to meet families from a variety of cultural backgrounds. She shared, “Recently a family came… Read More
Catholic Charities’ New Bern office has been helping their neighbors in need and providing help! Through their unique Senior Pharmacy program as well as their Disaster Services and Emergency Assistance Services, New Bern creates hope and makes their community stronger.
On October 8, 2016, Hurricane Matthew impacted much of eastern North Carolina. For days, an unprecedented amount of rain fell, with up to 16 inches falling in many areas, setting state records. The damage from this rain was devastating. Roofs were damaged, homes were flooded, mold grew everywhere. Then, just two years later in September 2018, many families went through another traumatic experience with Hurricane Florence again bringing record breaking flooding. Facing back to back storms, as well as many other challenges, the path to recovery has been long, and… Read More
Learning is a constant journey, and meeting one’s financial goals takes know-how and determination. After attending a Catholic Charities budgeting class, Amalia set a goal to save $2,000. Using what she learned in the class, not only did Amalia meet her goal, she saved enough to purchase a new home!
On September 14th, Catholic Charities, with the help of local community leaders, hosted a Mobile Distribution event in Bolton, NC. Catholic Charities gave out diapers, hygiene products, and food to those in need. By using Mobile Distribution methods, Catholic Charities is working to combat hunger in the food insecure areas it serves.
Cameron Morgan joined the Durham Community Food Pantry (DCFP) team in April 2020 having previously worked at “The Scrap Exchange,” next door. However, Cameron had actually already worked with the DCFP since its inception in 2019. As the Covid-19 pandemic began to grow, the DCFP found itself in a precarious situation. It needed to continue growing and serving the community and navigate the serious danger posed by the rapidly worsening virus. Since reopening to the public, Morgan has worked tirelessly to operate, manage, and coordinate food distribution efforts as well… Read More
Gordon Davis started volunteering in February 2020 at the Durham Community Food Pantry and has since become a key volunteer. Davis, more commonly known as “G-man,” loves gluten-free, savory foods! He is always ready to better serve the clients of our community and always looks out for his fellow volunteers. Davis initially stepped in to help with food distribution, serving the community during our drive-through operations hours. He also frequently used his handyman skills to repair items around the pantry. However, with the increase in clients due to Covid-19, the… Read More
Each week, some of the produce donated to the Durham Community Food Pantry (DCFP) may be old, or not suitable to be distributed to the public. The DCFP works with community partners to dispose of this unusable food in a way that reduces costs for the pantry while having a positive environmental impact. One such partner is Lewis, who uses food that can’t be distributed as chicken feed and to create soil compost! In addition to being a gifted local musician, Lewis is a sustainability focused Durham farmer who has… Read More
On Thursday, September 9th, the “Triangle Business Journal” hosted an awards luncheon for their class of 2021 Leaders in Diversity at The Umstead Hotel and Spa. Among this year’s winners was Lisa Perkins, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. As Perkins was on stage accepting her award, she shared the quote by Audre Lorde, “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” Through her career, Perkins has focused on the second part of that quote:… Read More
