Christmastime is here—or as we like to call it, the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is about COMMUNITY SHARING and GIVING. ICO provides an avenue for us to get into this spirit and be a BRIGHTEST STAR WHO SHINES for the BENEFIT of OTHERS.
Congratulations to Brian Strickland on his 25th Anniversary with the Kitty Hawk Police Department. Thank you Brian for you service to our community and to ICO.
The Interfaith Community Outreach Board of Directors just approved expanding its Cancer Outreach Program Services to Residents of Ocracoke Island. ICO continues to serve residents of Dare and Currituck Counties. ICO Cancer outreach can help with medical travel reimbursement, medical needs as well as basic family expenses. If you have been diagnosed with cancer and need assistance, please contact ICO at 252-480-0070 or go online to www.interfaithoutreach.com to apply for assistance.
Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO) mission is to provide assistance to individuals facing a temporary emergency crisis. Last year ICO was able to help 947 families, and give back to our community over $350,000 in direct outreach. ICO office is in Kill Devil Hills at 115 Mustian Street. If you’d like to make a donation, join their volunteer staff, or refer someone, please call 252-480-0070.
Our Neighbors and Friends to our south in Hatteras need help with Hurricane Dorian Relief:
Cape Hatteras United Methodist Church and CAPE HATTERAS UNITED METHODIST MEN do not have a working website to accept donations at this time. If you would like to make a donation to help Dare County Residents please go to obxdisaster.org and press donation to Dare County. To mail checks directly go CHUMM MAIL TO:
CHUMM
P.O. BOX 1591
Buxton, NC 27920
They cannot accept any material donations at this time just monetary donations. If you would like to help please call (252) 305-4925
Thank you Macko Construction for making sure the ICO Building is safe for the storm. ICO will be back open to help the community as soon as the storm is over. Be Safe!!!
If you are like us, Hurricane Dorian has you starting to prepare for the day when a storm heads our way. Dare County Emergency Management has some great tips on what to do before a storm hits. https://www.darenc.com/departments/emergency-management/before-an-emergency
And we have a tip, too: Consider a donation to our local disaster relief fund. Your gift today would help us build a small reserve so we can help immediately after a disaster hits.
Every donated penny gets used to help people in need on the Outer Banks—and only on the Outer Banks.
IF you would like to make a Disaster Donation please donate to OBCF Disaster Fund all money will stay in Dare County for Residents that need assistance. https://www.obcf.org/donate-now/
The Community Foundation is ready to help.
The Outer Banks Community Foundation is the official lead agency for the collection and disbursement of all public donations for disaster recovery in Dare County. In partnership with the County and Interfaith Community Outreach, we use 100% of all disaster relief donations to directly assist individuals and families on the Outer Banks. Every single penny donated goes directly to individuals in need. The Community Foundation helps with all disaster efforts, from immediate relief to long-term recovery, and even reconstruction and rebuilding.
In recent years, the Community Foundation has given more than $336,700 in Disaster Relief Fund grants to help families in Dare County get back on their feet in their greatest time of need. Donations to the Disaster Relief Fund have been used for emergency food, shelter, water, sanitation, supplies, and health care following Hurricanes Matthew, Irene, Sandy, Arthur, and Hermine.
The Disaster Relief Fund is ready and waiting so that we can respond immediately to emergency situations. However, donors can support this fund any time, not just when a disaster strikes.
If you wish to donate to the Disaster Relief Fund, please call us at 252-261-8839, or click here to donate securely online. Your donation is 100% tax-deductible.
If you or a family member has been affected by a recent disaster, please call Interfaith Community Outreach at 252-480-0070 to get the help you need. Here are some other local resources for disaster victims:
NC 2-1-1 Information and Referral Line – 211 or 888-892-1162
American Red Cross (Elizabeth City) – 252-335-2185
Beach Food Pantry – 252-475-5975
Dare County Department of Social Services – 252-475-5500
Hatteras Island CERT – 252-995-2034
Hatteras Island Food Pantry (Buxton) – 252-475-0147
Lifeline Outreach and Food Pantry (Salvo) – 252-489-0306
Interfaith Community Outreach – 252-480-0070
Roanoke Island Food Pantry – 252-473-2089
Salvation Army (Elizabeth City)– 252-338-4120
Marie Neilson & Jennifer Schwartzenberg: Outer Banks Hospital Team
On June 27th, 30 teams took to Duck Woods Country Club in support of Interfaith Community Outreach, (ICO).
From its office in Kill Devil Hills, ICO provides direct financial support to people who are facing a temporary emergency crisis. ICO also puts clients on the Outer Banks in touch with other agencies that provide support services. In 2018 ICO was able to give back over $300,000 in monetary outreach to our neighbors facing temporary financial crises. The Tournament rose over $15,000 to support this work. Congratulation to the winning team, “Towne Bank” with a score of 56, players were David McGlaughon, Jim Braithwaite, Chris Seward & Henry Ezzell. Executive Director Jenniffer Albanese says, “A big thank you to all the players, the sponsors, volunteers and the donors who made the day fun and allow ICO to keep helping those in our community who need temporary assistance to get back on their feet.”
Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO) mission is to provide assistance to individuals facing a temporary emergency crisis. Last year ICO was able to help 947 families, and give back to our community over $300,000 in monetary outreach. ICO office is in Kill Devil Hills at 115 Mustian Street. If you’d like to make a donation, join their volunteer staff, or refer someone, please call 252-480-0070 or go online to www.interfaithoutreach.com to apply for assistance.
If you are in a position to help, please assist your neighbors today with a tax-deductible gift to ICO or go to www.obcf.org/donate.
Contact:
Jenniffer Albanese, Executive Director
Interfaith Community Outreach, Inc.
PO Box 1663 – 115 Mustian Street
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252-480-0070 phone
252-261-6342 fax
Pictured from left: Brian Kelly, Fr. Klaus Board Member, Dave Prentice, Fr. Klaus Board Chair, Jenniffer Albanese, ICO Director, Bev Chambers, Jim O’Flaherty, Joann Davis & John McCool, ICO Volunteers
Dave Prentice and Brian Kelly, Board Members with Fr. Klaus Association presented ICO with a charitable donation. The Father Klaus Charitable Association, Inc. is a charitable organization that exists for the sole purpose of managing association resources to carry on the charitable ideals and intent of Fr. Joseph Jerome Klaus to provide funds in his name for scholarships and the Outer Banks Charitable organizations for the benefit of local citizens. Toward that end the organization will always remain in a true and separate corporation carrying the name of our founder and in doing our work IAW our Articles of Incorporation. Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO) mission is to provide assistance to individuals facing a temporary emergency crisis. Last year ICO was able to help 947 families, and give back to our community over $300,000 in monetary outreach. ICO office is in Kill Devil Hills at 115 Mustian Street. If you’d like to make a donation, join their volunteer staff, or refer someone, please call 252-480-0070 or go online to www.interfaithoutreach.com to apply for assistance.
We need your support to help those in need.
If you are in a position to help, please assist your neighbors today with a tax-deductible gift to ICO or go to www.obcf.org/donate.
Contact:
Jenniffer Albanese, Executive Director
Interfaith Community Outreach, Inc.
PO Box 1663 – 115 Mustian Street
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252-480-0070 phone
252-261-6342 fax
Sarah Jacobs, ICO’s Volunteer Coordinator, celebrated her 70th birthday on July 5th. Happy Birthday Sarah, from the Volunteers at ICO!
252-480-0070
PO Box 1663
115 Mustian St
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
