Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) 

Fall 2025 Internship Program

📙 St. Joseph AME book stipend for the Fall 2025 semester 📘

Applications for the St. Joseph AME book stipend for the Fall ‘25 semester are now being accepted via an email to the church office, stjosephsamec@stjamec.org.  Applications may also be found on the church’s website https://www.stjosephame.org under the Ministries/Scholarships dropdown link.  Please submit completed applications to Sis. Desdemona Faison via email to desfaison@gmail.com.  The deadline for submissions is July 19, 2025.  Late applications may not be processed before the beginning of the Fall '25 semester and may also delay the receipt of the funds. Edian Markham Scholarship recipients are not eligible for the book stipend.  Students receiving the St. Joseph AME annual scholarship upon graduating from high school are not eligible to receive the book stipend for the first year (freshman year) immediately following the award.  The $350 book stipends are awarded each semester after the first year for no more than 8 semesters.  Book stipend awards are not retroactive.  Undergraduate students who have been read into full membership of the church who may not have been eligible for the St. Joseph AME scholarship at the time of their high school graduation may be eligible for the book stipend. Students must submit proof of enrollment (college tuition invoice, registrar’s statement verifying enrollment, class schedule or housing voucher for the semester in which the funds are requested.) 

Free Food in Raleigh, North Carolina

https://food.uslowcosthousing.com/free-food-list/state/nc/raleigh/4/ 

Double Bucks is a nutrition incentive program that runs at the Black Farmers’ Market (Durham and Raleigh), Carrboro Farmers’ Market, Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market, Durham Farmers’ Market, Eno River Farmers’ Market, and South Durham Farmers’ Market. It offers a dollar-for-dollar match to customers enrolled in SNAP, WIC, and those receiving housing vouchers. For more information about Double Bucks, contact Nasim Youssefi at nayoussefi@dconc.gov or 919-560-7890.

Free and low-cost health clinics in Wake Co.

https://www.wakemed.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Regulatory/Free_clinics_community_health_centers_Wake_county.pdf

Men's shelter: The Bryant Center, 401 W. Cabarrus St., Raleigh

Women's shelter: First Baptist Church, 99 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh (enter from the Edenton Street side)

Family shelter: Salvation Army, 1863 Capital Blvd., Raleigh

Shelters always open in Raleigh

Emergency drop-in shelters are operating every night between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Call 919-759-5607.

•  Emergency shelters: 401 W. Cabarrus St. and 510 S. Harrington St.

•  Family shelter: Salvation Army, 1863 Capital Blvd.