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More Than Just a Shelter: Helen Wright Center a Pathway Home
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Jessica Alexander
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July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022
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Stories
Urban Ministries of Wake County mission: To engage our community to serve and advocate on...
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Working Together to End Hunger
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Jessica Alexander
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June 22, 2022
August 23, 2022
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Stories
On May 31, WRAL reporter Aaron Thomas shared that North Carolina food banks are reporting...
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Health is More Than Physical: How ODC Supports Overall Wellbeing
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Jessica Alexander
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May 25, 2022
June 28, 2022
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Stories
Many obstacles alongside accomplishments were born out of the COVID-19 pandemic in Urban Ministries’ Open...
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Volunteers Make UMWC’s World Go Round
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Jessica Alexander
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April 27, 2022
April 28, 2022
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Stories
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in...
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Open Door Clinic Pharmacy: Where Patients Go to Live
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Jessica Alexander
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March 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
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Almost 100,000 people in Wake County have no health insurance, leaving 10 percent of the...
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Compassion From Within
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Jessica Alexander
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February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022
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For Urban Ministries of Wake County, February symbolizes compassion. We have so many awesome staff,...
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“You can be creative about ways to give.”
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Jessica Alexander
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November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021
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Stories
Mary Anne Howard became a volunteer with the former Ark Shelter in the late 1970’s...
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One Word: Leadership
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Jessica Alexander
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September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
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1,177 volunteers. 135 interns. 52 staff. 19 board members. Donors. Clients. Our leaders are everywhere, and they...
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Fulfilling the Vision
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Jessica Alexander
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September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
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Stories
In 1985, Dr. Donald T. Lucey, a retired urologist, started the Open Door Clinic, the state’s first free...
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Home Sweet Home
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Jessica Alexander
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August 19, 2021
January 6, 2022
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Stories
On July 14, 1981, a grandmother caring for five young grandchildren sought help in the...
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