Friday, February 25, 2011

Position Available

Part-time Manager (female) needed immediately for IFC’s HomeStart transitional housing campus for women and children. Seeking responsible, friendly, organized applicants with good interpersonal skills.  Must be interested in providing quality services to the homeless and able to function well in a fast-paced environment.  A sense of humor will serve you well.  Responsibilities include:  enforcing policies and procedures for the residential community, maintaining a safe and clean environment, supervising volunteers.  Must be available to work evenings and weekends.  Weekday availability a plus!  We believe in promoting from within on these positions and full-time employment includes a very generous benefits package.  Starting rate is $12.00 per hour.  Applications are available online at www.ifcweb.org or may be picked up at our offices at 110 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC  27510.  Please send your completed application, along with a cover letter stating why you think this job would be a good fit with your skills, to John Dorward at the address above.  You may also fax the items to 919-929-3353 or email them to finance@ifcmailbox.org.  No phone calls.  EOE

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Chapel Hill/Carrboro Crop Walk


During the past quarter century over $1 million has been raised by the Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger. This walk supports hunger relief efforts both locally and internationally. Locally, the event helps the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service offer three meals each day at the Community Kitchen and provide much-needed groceries to at-risk families in the community. It also helps fund the excellent work that Church World Service does around the world

The walk is a four mile stroll along the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and through the UNC campus. A shorter route also is available. Entertainment and snacks will be provided.

The 25th Annual Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk will be March 27, 2011, beginning and ending at the Carrboro Town Commons. Registration is at 1:30 and the walk begins at 2:30.

Help end hunger one step at a time. Sign up to walk, or support the "IFC Striders" or other groups or individuals as they walk at: www.cropwalkonline.org/chapelhillnc

Also, if you or someone you know like to help recruit walkers from your congregation or organization CROP Walk "Step 1" sessions will be held Feb 10 (7pm) and Feb 12 (10am) at the Carrboro IFC building. Attend either one to get information, strategies, tips, and materials that will make you a successful recruiter. For more info, contact Rex at 919-929-6380 x20 or cropwalk@ifcmailbox.org.

We need your help! 

You can check out either of the following webpages for more info: http://www.cropwalkonline.org/chapelhillnc or http://ifcweb.org/cropwalk.html or check out Chapel Hill/Carrboro Crop Hunger Walk on facebook! 

Welcome to March on Poverty

The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) believes that now is the time to stop poverty in its tracks. Many in our community are struggling to hang on; and many need the inspiration of our community leaders to do something about poverty's influence and prominence. We need everyone who cares about reducing poverty's hold over increasing numbers of Carrboro and Chapel Hill households and unsheltered persons. Our new March On Poverty blog summons you to our call and the original call of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the countless among us who have followed in his footsteps. You ask, "how long will this take?" Dr. King said "Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Poverty is the primary cause of homelessness and hunger, two community challenges IFC volunteers and staff cross swords with daily. A lack of an adequate response by state, federal and local governments enable and procrastinate these conditions. We seek to create a just community, one that is committed to overcoming social problems by a greater commitment to the common good. We hope our blog will bring you more in touch with these issues. We hope you will come to know the facts about IFC future plans, new program models and new facilities commonly called Community House and FoodFirst. We hope you will join us.

Stay tuned! Stay in touch! March On!

Chris Moran, Executive Director

View the Community House Mission & Vision

View the FoodFirst Mission & Vision