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Local NAACP Holding Forum on “Tax Cut and Jobs Act”

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Dec 12, 2017 | Nonprofit

Are you among the 400,000 North Carolinians who advocates say will lose health insurance if the “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” passes? The Chapel Hill- Carrboro NAACP branch is holding an informational forum on Tuesday at the Chapel...

Giving Tuesday Offers Chance to Give Back Locally

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 28, 2017 | Nonprofit

Today is Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving. Two collaborative partnerships in Orange County, the Family Success Alliance and Making Connections: Orange County Comprehensive Early Childhood Initiative, are...

RSVVP Day Turns Dining Out Into IFC Dollars

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 14, 2017 | Nonprofit

Helping out community members in need is as simple as going out to eat on Tuesday. The effort is part of the 29th annual RSVVP Day efforts that will turn dining out into thousands of dollars to help the Inter-Faith Council’s...

OCRCC Hopes ‘Me Too’ Campaign Increases Awareness

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 9, 2017 | Nonprofit

More and more individuals have begun coming forward about sexual assault on social media amidst increasing sexual assault allegations against public figures like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. The campaign, called #MeToo,...

Tiny Homes Coming to Northside Neighborhood

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Oct 24, 2017 | Nonprofit

Downsizing and moving into tiny homes has gained popularity in the past few years and Chapel Hill is turning that trend into a service project with a tiny home duplex coming to the Northside Neighborhood. Chapel Hill Mayor Pam...

Orange County to Match Donations for Future Veteran’s Memorial

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Oct 10, 2017 | Nonprofit

The Orange County Board of Commissioners have included $15,000 in the 2017-18 budget to go toward matching donations made to the future Orange County Veteran’s Memorial. Every time a resident makes a tax deductible donation...

Big News, Big Expansion For SECU Family House

Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 7, 2017 | Nonprofit

The SECU Family House has raised more than 6 million dollars as they seek to double their size.

Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House Benefits from Nationwide Vehicle Initiative

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 28, 2017 | Nonprofit

The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill serves approximately 2,000 families every year as children from across the state are receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals. Those families staying at the home will now have an easier way...

Compass Center Trains Hairstylists to Recognize Signs of Domestic Violence

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 2, 2017 | Nonprofit

Compass Center for Women and Families, a nonprofit that provides domestic violence, self-sufficiency and youth health services, launched CUT IT OUT® beginning in July, a national curriculum that trains salon professionals in...

Durham Tech Students To 3-D Print Prosthetics for Children

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2017 | Higher Education, Nonprofit

Durham Tech students have joined Helping Hands, a Chapel Hill based non-profit, in creating and donating prosthetic hands to children born with limb development issues. Anatomy and Physiology Instructor at Durham Tech, Steven...

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