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321 Dick Street
Suite 107
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
9104831179 (910)483-1179

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2025 Days of Caring

The 2025 Days of Caring will take place from May 8th to May 10th, coinciding with the National Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Days of Caring unites thousands of volunteers like you to roll up their sleeves and make a lasting impact on our community, one project at a time. During this event, we connect volunteers with dozens of nonprofits for a day filled with hard work, teamwork, and meaningful change. It’s a fantastic team-building opportunity for families, coworkers, teens, and clubs. It also allows individuals to learn more about local human service needs, discover a cause they’re passionate about, and take action to make a difference.

Below, you'll find a list of volunteer opportunities available throughout this year’s Days of Caring. Once you find an opportunity that interests you, click the button below to register.

For the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, please select that option to view locations, times, and registration details.


Thursday, May 8th


  • Council on Older Adults - 8:30 a.m.

    Volunteers will construct a handicap ramp in accordance with local/state building codes. Project lead will meet with program director prior to date of build to discuss project details.

    Requirements: Team must have an experienced project lead and supply their own tools. Agency will provide materials needed for the project itself (lumber, etc).

    Dress Code: Outside work clothes and closed toe shoes

    Location: TBD

  • Council on Older Adults - 9 a.m.

    Volunteers will help trim bushes, rake yard, and clear yard debris from front/back yard, and move all yard debris to the client's front curb.

    Requirements: Must have own yard work equipment (rakes, clippers, wheelbarrow if possible for moving yard debris); agency to provide yard/trash bags for some of debris

    Dress Code: Comfortable yard work clothing, including sneakers and yard work gloves

    Address: TBD

  • Better Health - 10 a.m.

    Assist with annual program inventory of medical supplies and equipment.

    Dress Code: business casual/ comfortable

    Address: 1422 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28301

  • Council on Older Adults - 10:30 a.m.

    Teams of two volunteers will deliver meals (and brief, friendly conversation) to homebound older adults. One volunteer will drive and the other will deliver the meal to the client's door. Routes generally take about an hour to deliver. Volunteers will arrive at the nutrition site (back part of the former Senior Center building where the cafeteria is located, must drive around to the back/left side for entrance) and help pack meals for delivery, and then run assigned route.

    Requirements: Must use own vehicle to deliver meals.

    Dress Code: Comfortable casual clothing and walking shoes

    Address: 739 Blue Street (in the back building where the cafeteria is located), deliver to various locations within the county


Friday, May 9th


  • Employment Source - 9 a.m.

    Volunteers will be prepping and planting in the Giving Bridge Gardens that helps feed our Warrior Bridge homeless and at-risk.

    Dress Code: outdoor garden attire

    Address: 600 Ames St, Fayetteville, NC 28301

  • Cumberland County CommuniCare - 9:30 AM

    This project needs volunteers to help sort essential items and assemble much-needed hygiene care packages for individuals experiencing homelessness. With just a small effort, we can make a big impact—offering dignity, comfort, and care to those who need it most. Every package is a step toward restoring hope and showing that our community cares.

    Dress Code: Business casual; jeans are fine.

    Location: 109 Bradford Ave., Fayetteville

  • Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc. - 10 a.m.

    Volunteers will assist in our Emergency Assistance Department and Find-A-Friend program. They will stock shelves in our food pantry, sort clothing and household items in our clothing closet, conduct area beautification, and wash our Find-A-Friend buses (weather permitting).

    Dress Code: Jeans, T-Shirt, Closed-toe shoes (Sneakers, boots, etc.)

    Address: 701 Whitfield St, Fayetteville, NC 28306

  • Catholic Charities - 10 a.m.

    On this day, volunteers will be assisting us with our TEFAP (temporary emergency food assistance program). We will be picking up a large load of food from Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers will assist us in unloading our truck and organizing the food products in our warehouse for distribution for the month to those families in need throughout our community facing food insecurity. This task will include heavy lifting. Volunteers must be able to lift 20-30lbs.

    Dress Code: Dressed comfortably and no open toed shoes or crocs, bring working gloves if possible

    Address: 726 Ramsey Street 10 & 11, 726 Ramsey St 10 & 11, Fayetteville, NC 28301


Saturday, May 10th


  • Participants will be located at various postal locations throughout Cumberland County and Second Harvest Food Bank to unload and sort donated food.

    Requirements: Closed-toe shoes; working gloves; informal attire such as jeans/t-shirts.

Our Impact In 2023/2024

  • People Helped

    171,013

  • Volunteer Hours

    4,601

  • Funds Granted

    $1,019,474

  • Volunteers

    789

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United Way of Cumberland County
321 Dick Street
Suite 107
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
9104831179 (910)483-1179
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