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United Way of Coastal Carolina is holding the Annual Books for Littles Drive from March 2 - 24.  New and gently used children's books for Tots to Teens will be collected and donated to help replenish Little Free Libraries and the libraries in local shelters, Boys and Girls…

Craven County Disaster Recovery Alliance (CCDRA) is hosting a FREE Emergency Response Volunteer Canvassing Training in New Bern. This training will prepare post-disaster volunteers to assist CCDRA in gathering details from disaster survivors following the next disaster. …

  The Harris Teeter Round Up for United Way starts on Wednesday, August 24th and runs through November.  When you are at the check out please Round Up for United Way!!  The funds that are raised at our three local Harris Teeter stores during the Round Up are split between…

United Way of Coastal Carolina will be marking its 65th anniversary with a fun-filled event, Sunday at the Sound, on September 18, 2022 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bogue Sound Distillery, 108 Bogue Commercial Drive.  The event will feature distillery tours and samplings of…

  United Way of Coastal Carolina partnered with MOEN (New Bern Plant), Weyerhaeuser Timberlands and The Insurance Center to collect non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies, diapers and personal hygiene items during United Way’s April Food Days, April 18-22. Employees…

Thank you to Renee Stewart of the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina/Teen Court Program for the wonderful donation of books for young readers!  These books will find good homes in Little Free Libraries all around our area and help fill the shelves in after-school programs…

United Way of Coastal Carolina office will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022 as we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  As part of his legacy, we encourage this day and every day to be occasions to commit ourselves to remembering those in need, engaging in…

  NEW BERN, N.C.– Employee volunteers at the International Paper (NYSE: IP) New Bern Mill gathered to assemble 375 feminine hygiene kits as a part of a United Way of Coastal Carolina and International Paper initiative to end period poverty in our community.  The kits were…

  NEW BERN NC, September 1, 2021 — For the second year in a row, Publix has been named United Way’s No. 1 Global Corporate Leader. During the company’s most recent workplace campaign, Publix associates pledged $37.8 million to United Ways with Publix Super Market Charities…