Less than a year ago, Ashley and her daughter were spending each night in a different place and this young mother’s idea of having a home of her own was only a dream. Ashley then decided to seek help. Soon after a social worker introduced her to the Support Circles Program for Homeless Families (Support […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Sunday, March 24th, the last meals were served from the Oak City Outreach Center. For almost five years, the City of Raleigh, the Raleigh Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness, the Raleigh Police Department, and Catholic Charities have collaborated to make the Center a success. During that time, nearly 400,000 meals were shared […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s obvious that Darlene is fighting back tears. “I’m sorry,” she says. “I don’t normally get emotional like this. It’s just been so hard, and I’ve been on my own for so long – I’m not used to having to ask for help. And I can’t let my girls see me cry. They’ve been through […]
CONTINUE READINGThe North Carolina Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster recently named Daniel Altenau, Catholic Charities director of Disaster Services, president. Now in his fourth year serving on the NC VOAD board, Altenau has been involved with the Catholic Charities disaster services program for the past five years, and has served on the National VOAD Communications Committee […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Tuesday, February 26th, at the United Way of Cumberland County Annual Meeting, the Catholic Charities Fayetteville Office was recognized as the “Partner Agency of the Year.” Catholic Charities was selected by the United Way leadership because they, “Demonstrated outstanding community work based on community impact and exemplifying United Way’s mission to give, advocate and […]
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