The impact of addiction on people’s lives, families and communities is enormous. It’s a huge problem in the Triangle – for all ages and genders. The good news? Treatment is available, and recovery is possible. There are nonprofits in our community who are coming alongside those struggling with addiction – casting a vision for the…
I was 34 years old when I entered the doors of Healing Transitions. I was broken and desperate for a dramatic and much needed change in my life. My childhood dreams of becoming a nurse like my mother and grandmother had vanished due to my addiction. I was incapable of being a mother to my…
Who are you, and why are you wearing that trucker hat? “Caitlin Clinard here, founder of Angel Oak Creative, a marketing firm that exists to serve the nonprofit industry. I’m fresh off the plane from an adventure in Alaska! Everyone I was with didn’t want to leave and come back to their jobs, but I…
Successfully completing two degrees couldn’t save me from the realities of unemployment. Neither could mid-range experience or knowing the right people. But during my year-long gap between jobs, there were two things that kept me going – exercise and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Immediately after I was suddenly let go one day, I…
Private K-12 schools are in constant student recruitment and retention mode. Admissions is one of the most critical programs in the school for vitality and sustainability. Young private schools are always working to keep their pipeline full and seats filled. More established private schools are focused on attracting the most highly qualified students to meet…
Like many of us, Anissa and her two daughters once lived without fear of where they were going to lay their head each evening. Then a bad break up with her boyfriend caused him to move out, and Anissa, now solely in charge of rent and utilities, found herself unable to pay the bills. Despite…
“I haven’t been able to find a stable job in years and have no idea what else to do. I’m losing hope.” As Deborah* sits across from me, wiping tears from her eyes, she shares how she’s been unable to find stable, full-time employment since being laid off more than three years ago. “I have…
There are more than one million people in Wake County, with nearly half living in Raleigh. Of that one million, approximately nine percent live in poverty. That’s almost 90,000 people living on minimum wage – unable to provide the proper care and education for their children, or being in a state of homelessness – having…
Have you ever had to live paycheck to paycheck? Do you know what it’s like to experience what appears to be “small problems of everyday life” but are actually devastating circumstances? Have you had “simple” car problems or medical issues that led you to the edge of a financial crisis? Sadly, and surprisingly, many people…
The picture in Kiona’s hand was hard to look at: in the foreground, a pink and green rug and a white dresser with a lamp and pile of toys on top; in the background, a toddler-sized bed with a rumpled pink blanket and stuffed bear. Small sticks and branches littered the floor and the bed.…