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Downtown Facility’s Expansion Frees Up New Office Suites in Former Jail

Jun 19, 2023

The latest office spaces available, located on the fourth and fifth floors of the center in its Vicki Dull Annex, range from 1,774 to 2,263 square feet, the release stated. Two of...

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Harrelson Center Completes Building Renovations

Jun 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Harrelson Center Nears Completion with Final Expansion New office suites will welcome up to eight nonprofits The Harrelson Center, Wilmington’s campus of nonprofits, is completing its third and...

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Media Advisory for Hope Dedication

Feb 24, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Harrelson Center to dedicate Sculpture at 4th and Market Streets The Harrelson Center will be dedicating its sculpture, Hope, on Thursday, February 24 at 4:30 PM. The 2,500 lb....

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The Harrelson Center Officially Opens Vicki Dull Annex

Aug 10, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Harrelson Center Officially Opens the Vicki Dull Annex and New Event Venue, Plaza on Princess Wilmington’s non-profit campus hosts ribbon cutting, open house August 10, 1:00 PM Jo...

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Harrelson Center Opens Annex, New Event Space

Harrelson Center Opens Annex, New Event Space

Aug 9, 2021

Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center officially opened the Vicki Dull Annex and its new event venue, Plaza on Princess, with a ribbon cutting ceremony in downtown Wilmington. Renovations on the New Hanover...

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Unlocking Hope, Changing Lives

Nov 1, 2020

Lots of lives have been changed in the downtown building that was once a jail. Many who walk through the doors of the Harrelson Center are desperate for help. And true to...

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The Harrelson Center’s Help Hub Welcomes First Healthcare Navigator

Sep 13, 2020

Susan Boyd has joined The Help Hub at The Harrelson Center. Boyd is with Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear (CCLCF), and is The Help Hub’s first nurse care manager, working...

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Evictions in Wilmington Set to Ramp Up, but Help is on the Way

Aug 30, 2020

Due to what some experts call the ‘unprecedented challenge facing tenants,’ it may not be enough to help every person facing eviction . When Jo Gieschen got sick in the spring, there...

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Love Your Neighbors. Removing Barriers. Rebuilding Lives.

Feb 20, 2020

When the Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center was incorporated as a nonprofit for centralized ministry and humanitarian outreach, leadership knew their home for nonprofits in the old New Hanover Law Enforcement Center...

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