There are 350 homebound senior citizens that receive Meals on Wheels in Wayne County. The Meals on Wheels program is federally funded to provide not only a nutritionally balanced meal but also daily socialization. Many of the clients deal with severe cases of depression due to isolation. The daily hot meals deliveries our clients receive turned into weekly frozen meals when the pandemic hit. This transition was to ensure the safety of our clients and volunteers. We are now wo

GOLDSBORO, N.C.— The United Way of Wayne County’s (UWWC) 2022 Community Campaign officially wrapped up on December 31, 2022. The year began with a goal of raising $850,000 to impact over 17.000 lives across Wayne County. While it is possible to have a few additional investments applied in the first few days of 2023, together with major investors, residents, and businesses, United Way of Wayne County reached 94.6% of its goal. Equating to $804,364.77 raised to impact approxima

At a recent Golden Agers Club meeting, they celebrated the 100th birthday of one of their Club members. Edna Watson has been a large part of the Golden Agers Club for than 35 years! She was a part of this group from day one, holding many offices, including President. Her longest running position with the club by far has been that of Sunshine Lady – never missing a birthday or the chance to send a get-well card or thinking of you card when someone in the group needed a pick

Southeastern Cancer Care is holding its first-ever Cures for the Colors Gala and Reverse raffle on April 15th, 2023, at the Maxwell Center in Goldsboro at 6:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now at www.southeasterncancercare.org for $60 per person. A ticket includes entry into the event, a delicious 3-course meal, a drink ticket, and entry into the reverse raffle with a prize of over $1,000. All proceeds from the gala will help provide basic living essentials for cancer patients in

Plum Tree Gardens, located at 109 S. George Street, Historic Goldsboro, North Carolina, hosts local artist exhibitions every First Friday from 6:00 – 9:00pm. Master of Fine Arts, Joanne “Lotus Blossom” Lesak's opening reception of large-scale acrylic paintings is February 3, 2023. Lotus has devised a method by reducing expenses and working time, she is able to create an “affordable” original work for homes and businesses. Over twenty 30” x 40” paintings, including those from

My life is hell on earth! Why didn’t you just let me die?... We found him today while our team at Cry Freedom Missions was doing hotel and street outreach. He was lying unconscious on a hotel bed from a drug overdose, barely a pulse, struggling just to take a breath. We called 911, and I held his hand tight, wiped his brow and our team began to pray until emergency responders could arrive. I sit here hours later puzzled by the words he has just shouted at me. “Why didn’t you

Sometimes when I walk around my house, I see more than is there. You see, every time someone pays me a visit, they leave behind an impression that, unknown to them, has left an imprint on my heart. There's nothing quite like having a memory return, allowing for the chance to go back in time and remember. My friend came to visit me recently. We sat on my couch together while we chatted. After she left, I looked back at where we had just been sitting and saw that the cushions w

We all want to be loved For this, every heart yearns Love that is not fickle Doesn’t have to be earned When we are rooted, grounded in Christ We see in Him what true love entails Starts with God, our heavenly Father He is perfect, He is love, He never fails Every heart has a rhythm Not perfect, but helps stay alive Veins carry in them the energy, Enabling us to thrive Shouldn’t matter if we are different The style, or color of one’s hair, The place of one’s ancestry Or the cl

St. Luke’s Busy Bees is a Parents’ Morning Out program in Goldsboro that opened its doors in June of 2022! We are devoted to providing a safe, nurturing, and fun space for children starting at one year of age. Through hands-on activities, outdoor time, arts and crafts, singing, and dancing, our program lets kids explore and imagine! We know that it is so much easier to run errands and attend appointments alone—Busy Bees gives parents that freedom! We are open Monday through F

Health Literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. This map (National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2003) shows that Wayne County has extensive pockets of Below Basic and Basic health literacy. Adults in the lowest quartile may be able to read the time of their next appointment, but struggle with afte