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With Printed Classroom Materials

Some Wake County students started the second quarter without printed materials their teachers normally have on hand. The delays affect grades 2–5 math at some traditional-calendar elementary schools and English language arts at some middle schools. Teachers and students can still access the materials digitally, though paper copies are especially helpful for families without reliable internet at home. Read More

There’s a quiet comfort in turning the key in your own front door. You can put the coffee on, hang a favorite photograph, and know where you’ll wake up tomorrow. That everyday certainty is what a tiny-home village planned for Raleigh’s Summit Avenue could offer veterans who have experienced homelessness or struggled to find stable housing.

More than 50,000 veterans call Wake County home, the largest veteran population of any county in North Carolina, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. On Summit Avenue, the nonprofit CASA and Operation Coming Home are working together to build 10 permanent, affordable rental homes. Plans include two accessible homes and a shared pavilion where neighbors can do laundry and get to know one another. Residents would also be connected with organizations that help veterans access health care, benefits, and other services.

Organizers are aiming to finish the village by Veterans Day 2027. For the veterans who move in, home may begin with something as simple as a first cup of coffee in their own kitchen, with the boxes still unpacked and a place to put their keys.

250 Expectant Mom’s Helped

A car seat for the ride home. Diapers for those first sleepy weeks. A chance to ask the questions that come with bringing a baby home. At the Bundles of Blessings Community Baby Shower on Nov. 7, Wake County families found practical help for the days ahead and a reminder that their neighbors were rooting for them.

Apex First Baptist Church, the Apex First Foundation, and the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness hosted the free shower at Apex Friendship High School. Hundreds of expectant mothers attended, and families had access to baby supplies, parenting education, and other community resources. Among them were Joshua and Makayla Murrill, who are preparing to welcome a daughter in March.

There’s a particular kindness in helping someone get ready for a day you may never see. For the neighbors who made this shower possible, it meant thinking ahead to a baby’s first ride home and making sure more families had what they needed when that moment came. Read More

To every veteran who has worn the uniform of this nation:

Today—and every day—we pause to honor you. Your service, your unwavering dedication, and the sacrifices you and your families have made stand as a quiet, powerful testament to courage and commitment. You have stood watch so others could rest. You have carried burdens so the rest of us could walk free. For that, we are deeply and enduringly grateful.

Your willingness to answer the call, to endure separation, hardship, and risk, has shaped the freedoms we too often take for granted. Whether you served in times of war or peace, on distant shores or close to home, your contribution is part of the living fabric of this country. We see you. We thank you. We hold you in high regard.

Don’t miss the November 11th edition of our newsletter. We will share a list of restaurants across Wake County that are offering free meals and free coffee to veterans. We encourage you to take advantage of these gestures of appreciation—they are small tokens of the respect and gratitude so many in our community feel.

Until then, please know that your service continues to inspire us. We are better because of you.

With sincere respect and lasting thanks,

The Newsletter Team

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