United Way's Rapid Response Fund launched in March 2020 in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than $1.4M has already been distributed to 104 nonprofit organizations in Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston County working hard to provide critical resources to residents in need. Read their stories below.
Rapid Response Fund's Impact To Date:
508739
healthy and nutritious meals have been provided to the most vulnerable populations in the Greater Triangle4108
people have been provided emergency rental assistance and emergency housing services23214
children have been provided the resources necessary to support their education needs while out of school37512
Adults and children received necessary medications, products and services to address mental and physical health needsTriangle-Wide:
Wake County:
Durham County:
Orange County:
Johnston County
Rapid Response Fund Recipients – April 13, 2020 to present:
Click each organization’s name to see how they’re using their Rapid Response Fund grant to support the community.
- A Place at the Table
- Alliance Medical Ministry
- Book Harvest
- CASA
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation
- Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project: KidScope
- Child Care Services Association
- Christian Community In Action (Dorcas Ministries)
- Church in the Woods
- Church World Service (CWS) Durham
- Club Nova Community, Inc.
- Communities In Partnership
- Community Empowerment Fund
- Curamericas Global
- Curryblossom Foundation
- Dementia Alliance of North Carolina
- Diaper Bank of North Carolina
- Durham Children’s Initiative
- Durham Congregations In Action
- Durham Nativity School
- Durham Public Schools Foundation
- Durham Technical Community College Foundation
- Easterseals UCP North Carolina
- El Centro Hispano
- Emily K Center
- Families Moving Forward
- Families Together
- Farmer Foodshare, Inc.
- Good News Buenas Nuevas
- Grocers on Wheels
- H.E.A.R.T.S.
- Hope Center at Pullen
- Housing For New Hope
- Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
- Johnston Community College Foundation, Inc.
- Johnston County Industries, Inc.
- Johnston Lee Harnett Community Action
- Kramden Institute
- LGBTQ Center of Durham, Inc.
- LIFE Skills Foundation
- Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc.
- Lucy Daniels Center
- Meals on Wheels of Durham
- Meals on Wheels of Wake County
- Methodist Home for Children’s Barbara H. Curtis Center and Jordan Center
- Mighty Men Of Valor Outreach
- Monarch
- Oak City Cares
- Orange Congregations in Mission
- Partners for Youth Opportunity
- Partnership For Children
- Passage Home
- PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro
- Refugee Community Partnership
- Refugee Support Center
- SAFEchild
- Sharing Community Love
- SOAR Outreach
- Southeast Raleigh Vicinity Emerging
- SouthLight
- Sharing Community Love
- StandUp-SpeakOut
- Student U
- TABLE, Inc.
- Tammy Lynn Center
- The Daniel Center for Math and Science
- The Family Violence Prevention Center, Inc. (InterAct)
- The Green Chair Project
- The Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History
- The Presbyterian Homes Foundation, Inc. on behalf of Capital Towers, Inc.
- Ties for Guys Men’s Ministry, Inc.
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
- Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry
- Triangle Family Services
- True Care Solutions, Inc.
- Urban Ministries of Durham
- Urban Ministries of Wake County
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- U.S. Veterans Corps
- Village of Wisdom
- Wake County Boys and Girls Club
- World Relief Durham
- YMCA of the Triangle
- Youth Villages