Ways to Get Help
We encourage people to start in our Help Hub, whether the need is access to resources, health care, financial assistance, or housing stabilization.
Our campus connects individuals and families to additional nonprofit services.
Read MoreWays to Give & Support
A gift to the Harrelson Center empowers this collaborative campus: where nonprofits share common ground to discover shared solutions.
Read MoreStories of Hope, Opportunity & Empowerment
Be inspired by the people who courageously take action for themselves and for others.
It takes courage
Apr 2, 2025
One of Hope Community Church’s mission partners is the Help Hub at the Harrelson Center. Last Sunday, we built blessing bags to support their work. The Help Hub offers emergency financial assistance...
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A safe and loving home
Sep 5, 2024
A young woman, raised locally by her grandparents after her mom died when she was 12, is now raising her 2 children with her husband, an electrician, in that same home. Her...
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Invaluable connections to resources
Jun 19, 2024
Melinda, a hardworking, single-mother of three, faced eviction after her long-standing job through a temp agency suddenly ended. It took Melinda two weeks to find a comparable position that would pay enough...
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Our Nonprofit Partners
The Harrelson Center provides centralized humanitarian services to the Cape Fear Region. Together, with over 40 nonprofit partners both on our campus and throughout the community, we make a measurable impact in the lives of community members.
- Accessibility & Inclusivity
- Career & Economic Development
- Childhood & Family Support
- Crisis Response
- Equity & Access
- Food Security
- Health & Well-being
- Housing Security
- Interpersonal Safety
- Youth Enrichment
Value of Partnership
Our campus brings stability, opportunity, and growth to our nonprofit partners. With added administrative efficiencies, education, networking, and promotions, Harrelson Center Partners find they are stronger because they are here together.
Making an Impact Since 2007
The Harrelson Center is a nonprofit organization in downtown Wilmington that provides hope, opportunity, and empowerment for the nonprofit network and the people of the greater Cape Fear Region.
Our campus delivers resources to address accessibility and inclusivity, economic development, childhood and family support, crisis response, equity and access, food and housing security, health and well-being, interpersonal safety, and youth enrichment.
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Disaster Response is a Year-Round Commitment
Aug 11, 2025
by Daniel Altenau, Director of Communications & Disaster Services, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh At Catholic Charities, disaster response is not a seasonal operation. It is a year-round commitment rooted...
Read MoreEmpowering Futures: Forward Fund Student Loans
Jun 16, 2025
by Meghan Dennison, CEO of Forward Fund If we’re to overcome crippling student debt and create real opportunities for higher wage careers, we need a new system. That’s why I launched The Forward...
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Nonprofits Are More Than Charity—They’re an Economic Engine
Jun 5, 2025
Nonprofits Are More Than Charity—They’re an Economic Engine by Kendall Englehart, Communications Manager, Communities In Schools Cape Fear This post is part of a series: Minding Our Business: Giving, Receiving & the...
Read MoreTrust-Based Philanthropy: From Control to Empowerment
May 27, 2025
by David Chatham, Senior Client Success Strategist, Angel Oak Creative This post is part of a series: Minding Our Business: Giving, Receiving & the Nonprofit Sector At Angel Oak Creative, we believe...
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