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Catholic Parish Outreach

Catholic Parish Outreach
- Next CPO Food Drive at St. Andrew
  
  January 24 & 25, 2026
  
  CPO FOOD COLLECTION CANCELLED
  FINANCIAL DONATION STILL POSSIBLE!
  The Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO) Food Drive planned for this weekend has been cancelled. While we won’t be gathering food, the need in our community remains high. You can still make a massive impact with an online donation! Online donations allow CPO to purchase bulk essentials. Donate online here.
  
  Purchase groceries. Use the shopping list below as a guide or buy multiples (for example, a case) of a couple items.
  No time to shop? A donation of $55.00 along with CPO’s buying power can feed a family for a week. Monetary donations are tax deductible. Make your check payable to Catholic Parish Outreach and give it to a volunteer at the CPO truck during the food drive or mail it to us.
  Donate online here.
  
  Would you like to help? Families welcome!
  Click here to sign up!
  
  Donation needed!
  Canned Fruit or Vegetables
  Oatmeal
  Canned or Dehydrated Soup
  Boxed Mac and Cheese
  Pasta and Pasta Sauce
  Peanut Butter
  Canned Tuna/Meat
  Instant Dry Milk
  Toilet Paper
  Bars of Soap
  Feminine Hygiene
  Diapers, sizes 4-6
  Baby Wipes
  Infant Formula (milk based)
  Stage 1,2,3 or graduates Baby Food
  Gently Used Children’s Clothing 2T-6T
  
  Ongoing Assistance Needed
  We are seeking folks who can assist with delivery of food to CPO in between our twice a year food drives. Learn more and sign up here.
  
  Want to learn more and volunteer to help?
  Contact Ginny Lennon and Tom Maher
  CPO Ministry Leaders, [email protected]
- As an expression of Catholic social teachings, the mission of Catholic Parish Outreach (CPO) is to serve the needy families and individuals of our community by providing supplemental food and young children’s clothing.
  
  CPO does more than just give out food. The food pantry gives hope to its clients by treating them with dignity and respect along with showing that volunteers come together with one purpose – to help them. CPO also provides a food stamp outreach program, and a resource list of other assistance throughout the community. It is a model throughout the state of how to serve the less fortunate in our communities.
  
  Please visit our CPO website for more information.
  
  Here is a little more information about CPO:
  
  CPO is one of the largest food pantry in the Triangle.
  A referral is not required to receive groceries though clients can only request groceries every 30 days.
  CPO distributed 2.5 million pounds of food in FY 2024
  In addition to groceries, clients can request, when available, baby food, formula, diapers, children’s clothing newborn-6T, feminine hygiene items, and adult disposable briefs.
  80% of CPO’s food is donated.
  CPO met these needs with 4 staff members and many volunteers.
  CPO food pantry has been serving those in need for nearly 50 years.
  A tax-deductible donation of $55 feeds a family for one week.
  
  We’d love to have you join us!
  To volunteer at CPO, email the Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected].
  
  Catholic Parish Outreach is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We ask volunteers to plan to arrive around 9:30 a.m. and stay until 1:30 p.m.
- Learn more about CPO in the video below!