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Charities
Charity Name	Code	Federation / Group	Description
A Helping Hand	2533	Independent Agency	A Helping Hand provides essential services such as transportation to medical appointments and shopping assistance to under-served seniors and individuals living with disability.
Abandoned Children’s Fund	2990	America's Best Charities - Federation	Thousands of innocent orphans, cruelly abandoned: alone, hungry, desperate, terrified victims of disease, war, extreme poverty. Please help us house, feed, love and rehabilitate them.
Alcohol & Drug Svcs., Guilford	1423-001	United Way Federation - Gtr. High Point	Serve clients regardless of their ability to pay. Offer behavioral health services from prevention through outpatient treatment.
America’s Charities	1600	America's Charities - Federation	Working to build strong communities. Addressing needs of children, families, communities by helping employers and employees support our member charities' programs.
Ashe Food Pantry	3915	Independent Agency	Our mission is to lead the fight to eliminate hunger in our community by acquiring and distributing food to those who seek aid. This is accomplished by having multiple pantries each geared to reach different groups of food insecure people.
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry	1532	Independent Agency	ABCCM is a leading charity addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to healthcare for Buncombe County residents regardless of race, sex, age, religion or disability.
Baptist Children’s Homes of NC	3641	Independent Agency	Baptist Children’s Homes of NC provides compassionate homes to abused and neglected children as well as care for senior adults and special needs adults.
Boys & Girls Homes of NC	4095	Independent Agency	We provide homes for abused, neglected and abandon children by providing an environment of care that promotes health, healing and hope for Families.
Brunswick Family Assistance Agency	1541	Independent Agency	Brunswick Family Assistance Agency is dedicated to imp[roving the lives of families and individuals in crisis in Brunswick County, who are willing to help themselves, by providing emergency assistance and educational and skills development programs.
Burke United Christian Ministries	1850	Independent Agency	We provide crisis meals through our Soup Kitchen, food through food pantry, clothing and financial assistance.
Care Net	2452	CHC: Creating Healthier Communities - Federation	Offering compassion, hope, and help to women and men considering abortion by presenting realistic alternatives and Christ-centered support through our life-affirming network.
Carolina for Kibera	3645	Independent Agency	CFK utilizes a participatory development and ethical research approach to develop local leaders, improve public health, and alleviate poverty in informal settlements in Kenya.
Carter Center	1990	America's Best Charities - Federation	Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope. Led by former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, the Center advances human rights and alleviates unnecessary human suffering.
Catholic Charities Diocese, Charlotte	1547	Independent Agency	n accredited agency providing help in western NC: food assistance, disaster services, case management, counseling, veterans services, refugee and immigration services, adoption, and more.
Catholic Charities Diocese, Raleigh	1503	Independent Agency	Our mission, values, services, and commitment remain constant in serving all people in need. The agency provides Disaster Services, Emergency Assistance, Immigration Assistance, Services in Support of the Family, and Parish and Community Engagement Assistance.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network	5114	America's Best Charities - Federation	CLINIC and its 270+ affiliates assist low-income immigrants, reunite families, promote citizenship, help victims of domestic violence, advocate, build capacity, and train legal immigration providers.
Catholic Relief Services	1934	America's Best Charities - Federation	Rushes food, clothing, shelter, water and comfort to God's most vulnerable children effectively and efficiently in times of disaster and provides the means to self-sufficiency.
Center for Volunteer Caregiving	3520	Independent Agency	Provide friendly visits, transportation to medical appointments and grocery, light housekeeping, and caregiver respite to older adults and adults with disabilities living independently using trained volunteers.
Child Advocacy Center	1807	Independent Agency	Provides a safe child friendly location for child victims of sexual and physical abuse to receive help, hope and healing.
Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas	4020	Independent Agency	We do this by providing financial, logistical and emotional assistance ensuring every child access to lifesaving treatment, regardless how far/often required, until age 21.
Children’s Fund	3738	Independent Agency	We care for orphans and vulnerable children worldwide, helping them get an education, rescuing them from abuse and exploitation, and nurturing them to become independent.
Children’s Home Society of NC	3704	Independent Agency	CHS promotes the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family. We break cycles of poverty and neglect and build strong families.
Church World Service	1370	Global Impact - Federation	A faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.
Communities In Schools, Cape Fear	1406-062	United Way Federation - Cape Fear Area	CISCF works in partnership with public schools to identify and connect students, many in jeopardy of dropping out, with resources to stay engaged in school.
Community Empowerment Fund	2553	Independent Agency	CEF’s mission is to cultivate opportunities, assets, and communities that sustain transitions out of homelessness and poverty. We person-centered support with financial services that pursue equity.