Brown Bag’s mission is to provide simple brown bag lunches and basic necessities to the people in our communities who are in need, homeless or otherwise. We unite together to bring hope through the human touch and joyful charity. We meet at St. Catherine's Cafeteria at 10:00AM on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturdays of the Month. Individual and family volunteers are welcome as walk-in volunteers. Groups of volunteers are asked to sign-up on the calendar.
More information may be found on their website at Brown Bag Ministry/Wake Forest
In order to sign up to help, visit here.
Contact: Anthony Nacional, 919-637-7752 or getup2serve@gmail.com
Catholic Parish Outreach is the largest food pantry in eastern North Carolina
which is located at 2013 Raleigh Blvd, Raleigh NC 27604. CPO is a program of
Catholic Charities and is supported by the Catholic parishes in the greater Raleigh area, including St. Catherine of Siena.
CPO provides one week of groceries based on family size to households in Wake,
Johnston, and Franklin Counties. Clients are able to receive groceries every 30
days with a written referral from any church, school, medical facility or other
social agency. They also distribute newborn through aged 4 preschool children’s
clothing (up to 6T sizing), baby items, maternity clothing, baby food, diapers,
and formula.
CPO conducts one "Baby Shower/Toddle Time" drive and two "Feed a Family" food drives each year at St. Catherine of Siena. For more information about their
programs or to inquire about volunteer opportunities please contact George
Blasiole, 919-435-7230, gblasiole@nc.rr.com
CPO Samaritans is a group of parishioners who volunteer to pick up and deliver food from Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO) to households requesting assistance through the Church office and who cannot travel or lack the transportation means to visit CPO. A Volunteer Coordinator works with the Church office and assigns volunteers to help designated households.
Contact: Barb Blasiole, 919-435-4230, or bblasiole@nc.rr.com
Operation Harvest’s mission is to collect food from local markets and the parish and to distribute that food to those in need in the Wake Forest area on Saturday mornings.
In order to sign up to help, visit
Operation Harvest Sign Up Genius
Contact: Anthony Nacional, 919-637-7752 or getup2serve@gmail.com
The St. Joseph Ministry CAN assist you with your job search by an experienced Career Specialist who has helped many job hunters successfully find their next position. Assistance can range from assessment, resume writing, networking, interviewing and negotiating. Coaching and mentoring is confidential and individualized to your needs.
Mary Cichocki 919-570-0302
The Tri-Area Ministry is a local food pantry located in the heart of Wake Forest. They help those who are in need of food by handing out grocery bags to families during the week from donated sources throughout our community. Our donation bin is located inside the Narthex.
Contact: Carolyn Rogers at Carolyn.Rogers@triareaministry.com
Saint Catherine of Siena Tri-Area Delivery Ministry coordinates delivery of food from the Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry to the homebound in the Wake Forest area every 3rd Saturday from 9:30-10:30 AM. We meet in the parking lot near the church office at 9:30 AM, load the food into vehicles and then split up for delivery. You can participate when you are available - there is no commitment to drive every month - so give it a try! For more information, please contact Dave Rogers at drogers1030@gmail.com
To sign up to help, please visit
Tri-Area Delivery Ministry
St. Catherine's provides limited financial assistance to those who need it. If this is you, stop by the parish office on Thursday, 9am-4pm with a valid ID and a current bill.