PHILANTHROPY
LOCAL
"Developing people. Developing places. Strengthening communities."
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Passage Home’s mission statement is to break the cycle of poverty for the communities we serve in Wake County. We do this by connecting families and neighborhoods to resources and opportunities. We prepare people to receive their blessings. By staying true to our values and focus, we continue to lead the charge on poverty in Wake County.
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About Passage Home
Passage Home—incorporated in 1991 as a 501c3—is Wake County’s Community Action Agency and anti-poverty organization serving families living in poverty, families at risk of falling into the vicious cycle of poverty, and veterans. Passage Home has offices in South Park and Millbrook, Raleigh and in Zebulon.
Over three decades, Passage Home has grown from an agency assisting a few families a year to a full-service anti-poverty organization providing workforce training, comprehensive case management, affordable housing, and other interventions to help families overcome their barriers to self-sufficiency.
NATIONAL
To serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and decades of experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility.
They facilitate lasting change by:
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Strengthening capacity for self-help
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Providing economic opportunity
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Delivering relief in emergencies
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Influencing policy decisions at all levels
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Addressing discrimination in all its forms
Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion because the people whom we serve deserve nothing less.
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Who They Are
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.
We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
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Their Vision
We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.
CARE will be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We will be known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people.