Stories

See the impact we're making in our communities.

Volunteer with wrapping paper
Volunteer holding teddy bear
Volunteer with art supplies and gift tags
Wrapped gifts with name tags from Santa
Delivering gifts at Frank Porter Graham Elementary
Child opening gifts

Ending the year 2025, IYCWW's holiday gift operation was a huge success! They were able to support Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary (Chapel Hill, NC) and multiple families in need with gifts for the Holidays!

Food donations in bins at Carolina Cupboard
Collected food items and canned goods

In December of 2025, IYCWW had the amazing opportunity to assist with transporting food from the PORCH (Chapel Hill & Carrboro) food drive in collaboration with the UNC Athletic Department, helping ensure donations reached families across the community.

Team members at IFC SECU Community House with care bags
Care bags filled with cold-weather essentials

In December of 2025, IYCWW assembled and delivered care bags filled with cold-weather essentials to the residents of Inter-Faith Council for Social Service SECU Community House in Chapel Hill, NC — a transitional program supporting individuals recovering from homelessness. IYCWW was grateful for this opportunity to give back to the community.

Volunteers with Saint James Iced Tea
Group photo at pickleball tournament
Participants with pickleball paddles
Tournament winners with certificates

In November of 2025, IYCWW had a great turn out for their first community engagement event. The funds received from the pickleball tournament were used to support their upcoming Christmas project. (Sponsored by Saint James Iced Tea)

Volunteer holding ramen noodle boxes
Car trunk full of donated food
Food donations at Second Harvest Food Bank
Volunteers collecting donations

In the fall of 2025, we carried out our annual food drive in Gaston County and saw an incredible response from the community. We collected over 600 pounds of canned goods and raised more than $1,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank.