Wednesday afternoon, a few people from Duke Energy, including leadership, toured the Oak City Cares facility in Raleigh after gifting the organization a portion of a $1 million dollar grant.
“This gift came at the right time,” said Oak City Cares executive director Kathy Johnson. “A lot of folks out there in the community who were just teetering before are now teetered over and just need the kind of assistance we provide at Oak City Cares or maybe just getting ready to teeter over.”
The gift comes as area nonprofits said they are experiencing an increase in need from the community.
In fact, OCC said they are seeing a nearly 97% increase in the number of people they are serving this year compared to last year.
The facility helps people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet and provides access to basic services, all in one location.
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