Cape Fear Volunteer Center

Our central focus and mission is to match individuals and agencies with service opportunities in the Cape Fear Region, through direct and indirect services. OUR HISTORY: The CVFC was formed in 1997 to mobilize volunteers and resources to identify and deliver creative, effective solutions to community needs by volunteers. The CVFC was founded in the wake of Hurricane Fran. The need addressed by the CVFC is that of providing support for non-profit organizations, community events and initiatives through the effective recruitment, training, referral and stewardship of volunteers and directors of volunteers, as well as planning programs and/or collaborations. In order to keep the VC running and meeting the needs of the community agencies it needs funding and a home base of operation. The CFVC makes those matches for individuals, corporations, schools, and churches. We register the volunteers and then place them with the agency that best suits their time and availability. We are the place that the schools turn to find community service opportunities for their youth; we are the place that the teen courts program turns to place their offenders for community service, we are the place that the community turns in the time of a crisis to manage their volunteer time, and help get the tree off their roof after the storm no one else in the community is doing what we do. We are the place an individual may turn when no one else seems to be listening, we will provide them with names and numbers of agencies that may be able to assist them with what they need to help make them successful. We are the ultimate matchmaker! CFVC is a Presidential Service Award site; we coordinate the New Hanover County Volunteer of the Year Awards and Governor Award nominations annually. I could list a thousand projects we assist community partners in achieving to make Wilmington a great place to live.

We match volunteers and agencies with service opportunities in the Cape Fear Region, including Big Buddy (mentoring for at-risk youth), Reach the Beach (free home repair for low-income families), Kids Voting (mock voting for all 5-18), National Days of Service, Volunteer Recognition and Placement.