Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO)

Coordinates the resources of local parishes in providing food, baby, toddler and maternity items. Volunteers needed to sort food and clothing and package items to distribute to clients.

Donations to CPO are made monthly at Our Lady of Lourdes using the “Share Sunday” envelopes. Donations of non-perishable food items, baby and maternity clothes, baby equipment and supplies can be left in the basket at the back of the Church.

Time Commitment – 1 to 2 hours per month

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Children of God

A school in Guatemala that furnishes 200 girls with food, clothing, an education, and the basic needs of life. Each girl has a parish sponsor who contributes $30 each month for her support. Several times each year, the girls and sponsors exchange letters and also parishioners are given the opportunity to travel to Guatemala as a group to visit the girls and school.

Time Commitment – As needed

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Gifts of the Magi

An outreach project that provides Christmas gifts to families in need, both in our parish community and the greater community at large. Volunteers needed for gift sorting, labeling and delivery.

Time Commitment – 1 to 2 hours per year

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The Healing Place

Provides innovative recovery and rehabilitation to the homeless, needy, alcoholic or chemically dependent of Wake County, through a continuing mutual-help program. The Healing Place provides long-term residential substance abuse recovery and rehabilitative programs operating within a homeless shelter framework.

Volunteers needed to:

	prepare and serve meals
	perform clerical work
	assist in finding affordable housing
	donate clean, wearable men’s clothing, underwear, socks and shoes

Financial donations are also welcomed.

Time Commitment – 1 hour per month

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Michael James House

A transitional dwelling place supported by Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers needed to nurture the family while waiting for their Habitat House to be built and also to paint and refurbish house between tenants.

Time Commitment – 1 to 2 hours per month or as needed

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Meals on Wheels of Wake County

To deliver hot, nutritious noon-time meals to the elderly, sick, disabled, homebound and those unable to prepare meals for themselves. Volunteer teams of two OLL parishioners deliver meals approximately 6 times per year.

Time Commitment – As needed

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Prison Ministry

Time Commitment – 2 hours per week or as needed

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Do you like helping others? Do you like to think of yourself as having made a difference in someone else's life? You have an opportunity to turn your compassion into action by joining the American Red Cross. It is a volunteer led organization that helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to disaster. For more information on how you can serve humanity, visit www.trianglearc.org or call 231-1602 and ask for Tracy Thomason, Client Casework Coordinator, Disaster Services.

Time Commitment – Varies

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Refugee Resettlement

Assist in the resettlement of refugees from all over the world, especially Southeast Asia.

Assist in:

	locating dwellings and setting up homes
	providing food, car, and furnishing
	assist with job searches
	listening and help with problems
	encourage study and use of the English language

Time Commitment – 1 to 2 hours per month

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