We Build People raises funds for families who can’t otherwise fully afford YMCA programs and services. Members of the Arapahoe Nation are encouraged to give so families less fortunate can benefit from a Y experience. "One Tribe - One Child" is a great place start - where a tribe's annual wampum is donated so a child can attend summer camp. Watch the WeBuildPeople campaign video here.

The 3rd Annual 5K Bunn Fun Run isn't far away! Join us Saturday, April 21 for an afternoon of running, walking and tons of fun! Registration: 1pm - Walk/Run: 2pm - Finish Line Party to follow! Pre-registration party Thursday, March 16.

Raleigh Rescue Mission was founded in 1961 to minister to the growing needs of homeless and hurting men, women and children in our community. Raleigh Rescue Mission has helped thousands of people begin their journey toward lasting life change by meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Donations are down and they are currently in need of food, warm clothes, blankets, etc. Click here for more information or to plan a tribe tour.

Downtown Raleigh Festival of Hope: May 5 10am–2pm

Tubs of Love - Get a plastic container and fill it full of items needed at the mission. Lots of great ideas for a fun tribal service project!

Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. Children will acquire skills in goal-setting, problem solving, and gain self-esteem critical for future success by taking part of this event. Visit our web site to learn more.

The Comfort Project is a local program created to help children in the hospital find comfort. Over the last three years The Comfort Project has grown to provide approximately 350 stuffed animals and 150 children’s books each month to comfort children at local hospitals. Get information here.

Looking for an awesome service project for your tribe? You’ve found two! The BackPack Program and Students Against Hunger! The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina has made it easy for tribes to organize and participate. We are working hard to make sure that that this will be the most rewarding service projects that your tribe does this year!

Tis the season of giving! When you give your gently-used clothing and household goods to your local GCF Donation Center & Store, you help us provide free programs to people who desire to improve the quality of their lives. 91 cents out of every dollar we raise funds those programs. Get more info here.

The Brown Bag Ministry prepares and distributes 225 brown bag lunches to the homeless every Saturday at Moore’s Square in downtown Raleigh and they could use your help!

Brown Bag Ministry is once again providing Thanksgiving Meals to local families living in poverty. It is their hope that groups can help them reach our goal by providing 50 meals. They are providing meals to many Hispanic families this year. In light of that they have adjusted the menu a bit. In place of potatoes, stuffing, and turkey we will provide rice, beans, and chicken.

Contact: Patricia Hartley

Last year, over 3,000 participants raised $400,000 to help promote scientific research aimed at discovering the causes and potential cures for mental illness. Join the walk next October at The Angus Barn. More info here.

Help STOP hunger and participate in one of three 2011 CROP Hunger Walks held in October 2012. Visit cropwalkonline.org. More info here.

Camp G.R.A.C.E. is a summer camp for kids with special needs that started a few years ago at the Finley YMCA, as a partnership between the YMCA and A Small Miracle. A Small Miracle is an organization that provides comprehensive services for children and adults with autism and other special needs throughout North Carolina.

Looking for a super fun way to spend a Saturday this Spring that is also a service project to fight hunger in the Triangle? Look no further! The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is inviting Guides and Princesses to participate in their annual American Tobacco Duck Race this spring by helping them find people willing to “adopt” rubber duckies and race them down the Old Bull River at the American Tobacco Campus. $10 a duck will support forty meals for needy individuals.

Relay For Life of North Raleigh/Wake Forest will be held in the Spring. Tribes can earn service awards for participation either via walking or setup or cleanup. Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity, offering everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams camp out at a Wakfield HS and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length..

Since 1980, the Ronald McDonald House of Durham has provided loving shelter to more than 20,000 families whose children were being treated in local hospitals, weaving their stories into the fabric that makes this House a home.

Tribes can sign-up to bring food, cook, and cleanup brunch on Sat/Sun mornings for approx 30-35 people. Call Karen Morgan @ 286.9305 x128

Tribes looking for a Spring community service project have the opportunity to make GREAT STRIDES - the CF Foundation’s largest fund-raising event - a huge success. Walk day is a fun, family-oriented celebration that includes a healthy 6.2 mile walk through Downtown Raleigh.

Since 1992, more than 98 million pounds of fresh produce have reached our state’s people in need thanks to Society of St. Andrew. This has been accomplished through the Gleaning Network, Potato Project and Seed Potato Project.

The Helping Hand Mission Inc. assists families on a
one-on-one basis with food, clothing, furniture, and shelter.

There’s something about the game of baseball that lights up a child’s eyes. It’s an experience that every child deserves. And through The Miracle League, it’s an experience that every child can enjoy. Designed exclusively for children with special needs, The Miracle League is the first of its kind. The rules are simple. Everyone hits. Everyone gets on base. And everyone crosses home plate. Won’t you consider getting in the action and helping a child play the greatest game of our nation’s history?