Suzan Perry started volunteering with the Durham Community Food Pantry in April 2020, right as the food pantry was adapting to distributing groceries during COVID-19. Due to the pandemic, many volunteers had decided to stay home for their safety, leaving a gap in serving the community. Staff conducted outreach efforts to find additional volunteers, which […]
CONTINUE READINGA grand opening, developing a new nutrition program, and adapting all of this to COVID-19. These are all things the Durham Community Food Pantry (DCFP) has accomplished over the past 18 months. The DCFP opened its doors to the community in May 2019, after moving from a small office on University Drive, to a 7,400 […]
CONTINUE READINGCatholic Charities offices have had to face many challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19. One important aspect keeping services running during this time has been volunteer support, but that has not been without it’s own hurdles. Together, staff and volunteers have found a variety of ways to continue providing vital resources to the community in […]
CONTINUE READINGCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh recently named David Juarez Torres program director for the Durham Community Food Pantry. David has a long history of supporting the mission of Catholic Charities. Nine years ago, he first started as an American Corps member serving in Centro La Comunidad, a Catholic Charities Hispanic family center in […]
CONTINUE READINGFor many people, the holidays are a season filled with good tidings and cheer. But for others, the holidays can be a time of anxiety, unhappiness, and a mix of other emotions when they’re unable to provide gifts for their families. In the spirit of the season, many volunteers and supporters from various Catholic Charities […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the time when doors to the Durham Community Food Pantry open to the public. Inside, dozens of volunteers are eager to help families. Since opening in May, the Durham Community Food Pantry has increased access to healthy foods for hundreds of families in the area. “Things are going very well […]
CONTINUE READINGEver wonder what it would be like to drop everything, professionally, and volunteer? Elise Mudd, 33, knows. It was only two years ago that she left her career as a Washington, D.C. paralegal. Exiting a job she’d been immersed in for nine years was tough, she said, but she wanted to meet new people and […]
CONTINUE READINGFor Neal Hunter, names matter. Cree – the energy efficiency semiconductor company he co-founded in 1987 – carries his father’s middle name. Colvard Farms – a residential neighborhood he developed in Chatham County – was named for his grandfather. And when Hunter, 56, decided to pledge $800,000 to Catholic Charities to start a food pantry […]
CONTINUE READINGMore than 300 supporters of Catholic Charities gathered at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Friday, July 27 for Pitch in for Charity. Fans enjoyed pre-game food trucks and post-game fireworks, as well as a Durham Bulls – Syracuse Chiefs game that came down to the final out. Before the game the Durham Bulls presented a […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Durham community is next in line to host The Sunday Supper, this time in support of the Catholic Charites’ planned $1.7 million Durham Community Food Pantry and other efforts to address food insecurity in the community. A meal featuring selections from some of the best of local Durham vendors is planned along with live […]
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