“Music… will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer Adriana Mejia, a recent high school graduate whose parents work for House of Raeford Farms, found solace in music for the stress and heartbreak… Read More

    Focuses on life skills as well as football proficiency WALLACE, N.C.—June 24, 2019 Over 900 youth athletes from across eastern North Carolina learned what it takes to be successful both on and off the playing field June 14 and 15 during the 4th Annual Jeremiah Castille Character Football Camp.  The camp was held… Read More

Life does not always follow the course we envision.  Sometimes there are unexpected twists that turn things upside down for the moment.  To a young teenager who is just beginning to carve a path, any interruption to the fun and carefree nature of childhood can be devastating to both the young person and their family…. Read More

NC GIRLS AND SC BOYS VICTORIOUS AT THE CAROLINAS CLASSIC ALL STAR BASKETBALL GAMES For the second straight year, 40 of the top public high school senior basketball players from North Carolina and South Carolina gathered at John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina to take part in the 22nd Annual Carolinas Classic… Read More

Who: Soteria Community Development Corporation Where: Greenville, SC  What: Soteria Community Development Corporation (Soteria) seeks to provide transitional housing, counseling, and a sense of community for men transitioning out of incarceration, and to provide resources to help them reach self-sufficiency. Throughout South Carolina, thousands of families struggle daily with the impact of incarceration coupled with poor… Read More