Category Archive for ‘The Sister Isaac Center’

We are very dependent on the Foodbank of Central and Eastern North Carolina for much of our food supply. Our local branch is located here in Wilmington and we work very closely with them. We receive monthly shipments of our

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with 6 people that wanted to learn more about the Center, and to find out about volunteer opportunities.  We met after Sunday mass in the morning which worked out great – our

We’ve been really busy the last few weeks; we are seeing larger volumes of people each day.  I’ve had several people contact me regarding volunteer opportunities and I’m glad to have them – we certainly need more help to handle

We are fortunate to be starting the year with another grant from the Making Waves Foundation, through WAVE, the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority.  The foundation, which started in 2010, provides subsidies to non-profit organizations to enable them to offer

The Center has now re-opened after our much needed August break. Even though we were ‘closed’, there was still some activity going on. Some volunteers came in to do some re-organizing, our cleaning gal worked hard freshening things up, and

When we open our doors each morning, we never know how many people to expect. Sometimes there’s only a few, usually there’s a couple dozen.  Our policy is to allow everyone in when the door opens, no matter how many

On the average, we have been seeing about 120 persons seeking help each week. The numbers are down a little since the hurricane; we have noticed some ‘regulars’ that have not been in since the storm. Most of them have

Several of my articles have explained the multiple sources of donations; this week I thought I’d talk about the people we serve and how they know about us.  A very small percentage of our guests, about 10%, are ‘regulars’ that

This past week, we were invited to a reception at the Bargain Box of Wilmington.  It is an outreach ministry of the Church of the Servant, Episcopal.  It was established in 2000 to serve the Wilmington area.  It is an

Several of us at Outreach are quilters, a pastime we have in common with Sister Isaac.  I belong to the Quilters by the Sea Guild, as do several of my volunteers. The members bring canned food to their monthly meeting