Partners

The Carying Place has served the Triangle community for 30 years by teaching and empowering working families with children that are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. They provide families with individualized life skills lessons, short-term housing, and support services preparing them for independent living. In part through Cary’s support, The Carying Place continues to expand their portfolio of 13 high quality, affordable, residential properties. These properties are available short-term to families as they participate in the Journey Home program, which has in total served over 535 Cary families with 1,500 children.

Dorcas Ministries is the longest serving nonprofit service provider in Cary. They provide compassionate assistance to area residents to empower residents experiencing housing and financial instability. Many of their services include financial and food assistance, training and coaching, and client advocacy. Cary partners with Dorcas to administer Cary’s Parks and Recreation scholarship program – Play it Forward, the Oasis Utility Bill Assistance program, and the Stable Homes Cary program.

White Oak Foundation is a faith-based nonprofit organization that has served Cary residents since 1998. They offer a variety of resources including senior programming, housing counseling, food assistance and emergency financial assistance. White Oak is also in the pre-development stages of constructing 60 units of affordable senior housing.

Greenwood Forest Baptist Church is a faith community that has served the residents of Cary at the corner of Maynard and Kildaire Farm Roads for 60 years. In partnership with Cary, The Carying Place, and DHIC, Greenwood Forest Baptist Church is proposing a mixed-use development on church and town-owned land. This development would preserve the existing worship space while adding affordable housing, a daycare facility, office space, and community programming areas.

The Raleigh Area Land Trust is a local Community Land Trust (CLT) working to expand affordable homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers with household incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Cary funding will enable RALT to acquire and renovate up to four Cary homes for their CLT model.

Passage Home is a nonprofit organization that serves families living in poverty or who are at risk of falling into poverty. They provide workforce training, housing stability services, comprehensive case management, affordable housing, and other resources to residents at or below 80% of the Area Median Income, with most below 50%.

A Doorway to Hope is a Cary nonprofit that provides temporary, emergency assistance to working families in crisis. They serve hundreds of Cary households through their crisis ministry programs, food security program, produce box deliveries, and essential household item supply.

Triangle Family Services is a nonprofit organization working to address homelessness and ensure affordable housing in Wake County. Their programs include emergency housing, street outreach, case management and financial counseling. They partner with several other Cary nonprofits to serve those experiencing homelessness.

Laurel Street is an affordable housing developer that specializes in developing high-quality mixed income communities for working families and seniors. They have properties across the east coast and are currently partnering with Cary on the Marigold (921 SE Maynard Road) development. This will be the first mixed-income development to be constructed on town-owned land.

For 50 years, DHIC has connected people with safe, affordable, and high-quality homes through homebuyer support and rental opportunities for individuals with limited incomes. DHIC supports individuals, families and seniors by providing homes and programs that promote financial, physical and mental well-being. DHIC has partnered with Cary to provide a total of 48 townhomes, 53 apartments, and four single family homes.