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Benefacting.org - LOCAL Triangle Non-Profit based in Durham, NC

Benefacting is a nonprofit organization based in Durham, N.C. launched in early 2012 for the Triangle community of North Carolina. It is an innovative online tool that inspires volunteering by allowing volunteers to donate their time, services, used items for sale, etc. in exchange for a donation to their favorite charity of his or her charity of choice. The Benefacting growing list of participating Charities includes lots of LOCAL charities. Benefacting also allows donors to request assistance/goods/services (some recent examples: searching for help moving, help painting a room in a house - where the donor will pay the listed charity of your choice if you would like to volunteer the service they need.) Benefacting matches up a local need with the ability to fill the need, and gives the financial value of the service/goods/transaction directly to the benefit of the selected listed charity. Benefacting's mission is ?to help those in need by empowering people to support charities through simple transactions and unselfish acts." www.Benefacting.org.

VolunteerMatch.org
Search for local volunteering opportunities by entering your zip code at www.volunteermatch.org. This website lists volunteering opportunities by geographic location, dates needed, and best-suited match for volunteering positions (seniors, kids, teens or groups).

Additional local charitable organizations:

CORA Food Pantry
P.O. Box 1326, Pittsboro, NC 27312
(919) 542-5020

Chatham County charitable Food Pantry organization depends on grants and private donor support to help feed Chatham County residents, including Chatham County children and families. According to the CORA Food Pantry 2009 Annual Review, "More than 30% of Chatham County's children live in poverty. And 45% of them are eligible for free or reduced cost lunches. Summer is an especially difficult time for children from low income families. Many of us think of summer as a time of enjoyment for children. But for children who depend on free or reduced school meals, summer can be a perilous time of hunger." CORA Food Pantry also reports that "one in six young children live on the brink of hunger in 26 states in the U.S. North Carolina ranks number two among states with the highest rates of food insecurity with 24.1% of children younger than five years at risk of hunger."

To donate, sponsor or organize a food drive, or volunteer at the CORA Food Pantry in Chatham County, visit www.corafoodpantry.org.

Inter-Faith Council for Social Services
110 W. Main St. in Carrboro, NC
(919) 929-6380

Volunteer opportunities at food pantry located at 110 W. Main St. in Carrboro.

Oasis of Love Care Center, Inc.
8005 Rogers Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 967-8663

St. Joseph's Outreach Ministries
510 W. Rosemary St. Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 929-1116

Durham Rescue Mission
www.durhamrescue mission.org

Provides meals, shelter, counseling, vocational training, job placement and other services for the homeless, low-income shut-ins, and many others in need in the local area.

Some of the Ways to help:
Help with Meals
Help Restock the Pantry
Donate a Vehicle
Schedule a curbside pick-up to donate your gently used furniture ( call George Nuckolls or Rich Carr at 919-484-9014)

(919) 688-9641

Durham Rescue Mission also runs the Treasures Thrift Shoppe.

3220 NC Highway 55 South
Durham, NC 27713
919-484-9014
Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00AM - 6:00PM

* Clothing for all ages
* Home Decor'
* Shoes
* Furniture
* Collectables

All proceeds will go to support the men, women, children, and families of the Durham Rescue Mission.

To schedule curbside service to pick up your gently used furniture, call George Nuckolls or Rich Carr at 919-484-9014.

Raleigh Rescue Mission
314 E. Hargett St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
www.raleighrescue.org

Provides meals, shelter, counseling, and educational programs for the homeless, low-income shut-ins, and many others in need in the local area.

(919) 828-9014, ext. 118

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SERVING ANIMALS / PROMOTING ANIMAL WELFARE

Carnivore Preservation Trust (Pittsboro, NC)
1940 Hanks Chapel Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312
www.cptigers.org
(919) 542-4684.

The Carnivore Preservation Trust located in beautiful Pittsboro, NC is a nonprofit animal sanctuary offering guided tours by reservation only on weekends (call for days/hours). $ Admission Fee, free ages 3 and under. The tours are guided by a trained docent and include tigers, leopards, jaguars, ocelots, and other exotic carnivore species. These educational tours allow you to view the animals up close (as close as five feet), and last approximately an hour and a half to two hours. An example of the rescued animals are the Tiger cubs, Kaela and Raja whom the Trust rescued in May 2005. (The cubs were 9 months old in May, 2005). In the Summer of 2009, the Carnivore Preservation Trust rescued n abandoned Serval cat (dubbed "Elvis") found on their doorstep. See photos and read more about the Carnivore Preservation Trust rescued animals.

Read more about Carnivore Preservation Trust.

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