Providing Help, Creating Hope, Serving All
Providing Help, Creating Hope, Serving All
Hurricane Florence brought heavy winds and rains to central and eastern North Carolina. Families were forced from their homes and will have a long path to recovery. Catholic Charities is actively responding and helping families to meet their immediate needs.
As many as 5,000 people in Wake County experience homelessness each year, and currently, no single place exists where they can access all the resources they may need. Today marked a milestone in Raleigh’s innovative approach to end homelessness as ground was broken on the Oak City Cares facility. “Oak City Cares is a collaborative, community, approach bringing together government, nonprofits, the faith and business communities to make homelessness in Wake County brief, temporary and non-recurring,” said… Read More
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh is excited to announce the appointment of Kathy Johnson to serve as the executive director of Oak City Cares, a new comprehensive, coordinated approach to making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Wake County. For over 20 years, Johnson had a distinguished career at InterAct in Raleigh, where she served in multiple roles, including two stints as the interim executive director, associate executive director for resource development, and… Read More
On a beautiful afternoon on Monday, June 11th, 176 golfers from across eastern North Carolina gathered at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh for the inaugural Catholic Charities Drive Out Hunger Golf Outing. Over $52,000 was raised at the golf outing and will go towards supporting Catholic Charities food pantries across the Diocese of Raleigh. “This golf outing has really helped us to do quite a few things,” explained Lisa Perkins, executive director of Catholic… Read More
Para Español It’s been nearly ten years since Teresa and Carlos Mendoza decided to emigrate from Colombia to the United States. Chicago was their first home. They first arrived in 2009 as legal permanent residents and settled in the Illinois city because he had two sisters there. After experiencing the harsh Chicago winter, though, they decided to find a warmer environment and moved to North Carolina, where he had three older sisters. For the Mendozas,… Read More
The March CPO Newsletter is now available. Click Here to check out all that has been happening today!
In the spring of 2015, Ms. Jo’Shaki Clay’s world was forever changed when her fiancé was shot and killed. After his death, she faced many challenges with her family, her ten year old daughter Zamyia, and her two sons Myion, 5, and Zarreon, 3. Ms. Clay struggled to find work and pay the bills, ultimately becoming homeless. She would alternate between staying in a hotel, when Ms. Clay could afford it, and living with her… Read More
For the past year, Ms. Maty Ferrer, Director of Centro para Familias Hispanas, a program of Catholic Charities, attended the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs meetings as a member of the public. During that time, she had the opportunity to be an active participant and contribute to the topics that were being discussed. This allowed the council to see not only her knowledge, but also the passion Ms. Ferrer brought to representing and advocating… Read More
Please help us raise $25,OOO to meet our match! Join our 8th Annual H2O for Hunger Challenge. If we meet our goal of raising $25,OOO, CPO Friends will match that amount! This will double the amount of donations to be used for feeding families in our community. This challenge is our response to National Hunger Action Month (September). Participating is easy! Substitute tap water for your usual drinks (juice, bottled water, sodas, and other beverages)… Read More
The September CPO Newsletter is now available. Click here to check out all that has been happening today!