NCSSO, Inc. supports several community service projects that provide free medical and dental services, meals and clothing to benefit the members of our community who are most in need.
Here are the key community service projects supported by NCSSO that are completely managed by volunteers with 0% administration overhead.
Free Health Care Day
Every year, NCSSO supports the Free Healthcare Day @ Raleigh. In past these events have provided the following services: Free health screening, testing, consultation, eye testing, eye prescriptions, reading glasses, dental checkup, flue shots and hair cuts. On a typical year, we serve about 300 adults and children.
Breakfast Service
Once every month about 10 volunteers from the Raleigh Sai Center prepare a healthy breakfast at the Wake county shelter in Raleigh. Grilled cheese sandwich, 3 types of breakfast cereal, fresh cut fruit salad with in season fruits, muffins or cookies and orange juice are served at 6 AM. On an average 130 people benefit seeing enthusiastic and welcoming volunteers serving healthy breakfast once a month.
Stop hunger now
We partnered with “Stop Hunger Now” organization and donated about 10,152 meals. The food items consist of rice, soy, essential vitamins and minerals and salt in a package. These items were packaged by Sai volunteers from Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Anderson Sai centers. All the packages are bar coded for tracking purposes.
CWS Refugee Assistance
NCSSO is proud to partner with Church World Service (CWS) which has been assisting refugees for
almost 80 years. NCSSO provided packages of household goods for ten families settling in central
North Carolina. Each package consisted of four bath towels, one set of queen bedding, two sets of
twin bedding, sets of dishes, tableware, cooking utensils, mixing bowls, and cookware (pots, pans,
and trays).
Food Bank NC
NCSSO provides Financial and volunteer support for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Interfaith Council
Meal preparation and volunteer support for Interfaith Council for Social Service in Carrboro, NC and
the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill, NC.
Habitat of Humanity
NCSSO has been a long sponsor for Habitat of Humanity, NC.
Bombas Giving Partner
As a Bombas Giving Partner, NCSSO distributed over 1,200 pairs of socks to individuals and
emergency housing centers in Wake, Orange, Lee, and Richmond counties in NC, as well to
individuals in Atlanta, GA through Food4Lives.
Local Family Support
NCSSO does regular financial and social support for local families in need (covering expenses including rent,
utilities, and repairs) for those in need