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How You Can Help
There are a variety of other ways that individuals and organizations can help in the work that Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County does. A few options are listed below but if you have a different idea on how you or your organization can help, please let us know.
FVPC is a private, non-profit agency. Our funding comes from a variety of sources including of state and federal agencies as well as local resources such as Orange County, The Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. But a significant portion of our annual operating budget comes from private contributions. Private contributions allow us to help fund client needs that are not covered by our other funding such as temporary shelter or groceries or gas for emergency use.
Donate...
· $25 allows a taxi ride to court for one client without transportation.
· $75 provides one night of emergency shelter and food for a victim of domestic violence and their two children.
· $150 pays for one month of fees for our answering service which allows us to accept calls 24-hours a day and then re-routes the call to a trained volunteer.
· $200 helps to cover the cost of training one volunteer during our 45-hour bi-annual volunteer training.
· $500 allows us to offer one 10-week domestic violence victim's support group.
· $1000 covers the cost of presenting ten sessions of Save The Date violence prevention program in Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro high schools.
You may donate using Pay Pal by clicking on the link to the left, at the bottom of the menu, or by sending your check to:
Family Violence Prevention Center
P.O. Box 187, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
 The Stock Exchange
Chapel Hill’s Premier Consignment Boutique
Do you have clothes that are in excellent condition, in season and not more than 2 years old? What about handbags, shoes, jewelry and accessories? FVPC has an account at this premier Consignment Boutique where individuals can donate items that will be sold to help FVPC prevent and end domestic violence. To make an appointment to donate items, please contact The Stock Exchange at 919-403-9977 or thestockexchange@verizon.net and mention the FVPC account. They are located at 6118 Farrington Road Suite H, Chapel Hill NC 27517. Visit http://www.chapelhillstockexchange.com to make a difference today!
Do your shopping everyday at www.iGive.com. There are over 680 stores registered with iGive.com including Barnes & Noble, Sharper Image, Lands End, Radio Shack, Staples, and more. It’s easy! Just register on iGive.com and choose the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County as your designated charity. Then be sure each time you are shopping on-line, to log on to iGive.com to get to your favorite shopping sites. A percentage of each of your purchases will go to FVPC!
Cell Phone Program
You can also help by starting a cell phone drive at your office or church. FVPC has been collecting used cell phones for six years. The phones are sold to Shelter Alliance in Florida which purchases them from domestic violence organizations. This opportunity provides a funding stream that is not available at the local level. All types of cell phones are accepted. FVPC recycles what is not needed (boxes/manuals, chargers) at Orange County Recycling Center. Not only are people in need helped but so is the environment! This is a completely green program! Click here to learn how!
Individuals can help by dropping off their cell phones at Whole Foods Market, at the UNC campus in the student union (near Alpine Bagel), or in the Hedrick building at the Friday Center.
Volunteer
You can also help by volunteering! Volunteers contribute over 8000 hours annually to Family Violence Prevention Center. We could not do our work without them. Click here to learn more about volunteering with us or contact our Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Johnson at 919-929-3872 or vccoordinator@fvpcoc.org.
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