Durham, North Carolina
Seven years of showing up for our neighbors.
The Gateway to Heaven Community Outreach Center is a faith-rooted community development corporation serving Durham residents through food access, clothing assistance, and planned educational and digital inclusion programs. We connect immediate support with opportunities for greater household stability, learning, and community participation.
Your support sustains monthly services and helps bring the next phase of neighborhood programs to life.
Every third Saturday
Food and clothing
No cost. No conditions.
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Families served with food and clothing
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Years serving Durham
3rd Sat
Pantry and giveaway, every month
Who we are
Faith in action. Community at the center.
Birthed out of Gateway to Heaven United Holy Church, the center brings a professional community-development lens to the work our neighbors have always deserved: consistent service, practical access, and pathways toward stability.
Led by Pastor Dr. Marian Freeman-Weaver, we are building toward sustainable community transformation—one family, one Saturday, and one new program at a time.
Our story
Every month
Third Saturday on Roosevelt Street
Free food and free clothing for the whole family. Same place, same weekend, every month for seven years.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Meet us in one of many communities that we serve: Hoover Road Housing, Weaver Street Housing, Cornwallis Housing, Morenne Manor, Braggtown Housing
Call to find out where we will be serving on our next event
Central Location: 513 Roosevelt St, Durham, NC 27707
- Groceries for families and seniors
- Free clothing for the whole family
Confirm policyOpen to anyone in need. Registration is required.
What we do
Open now, and what comes next
Serving now
Food Pantry
Groceries for families and seniors, third Saturday of every month.
Serving now
Free Clothing Giveaway
Clothing for the whole family, no cost, same day.
Build it campaign
Help us open the doors on what's next.
Two rooms stand between our neighbors and a working computer lab and literacy program: desks, machines, internet, and a teacher on Saturdays.
Give to the build$11,500
of $40,000 goal
29% of the way there
Placeholder figures — send us the real totals and we will update them
How you can help
Sustainable change is built together.
Choose the kind of support you can bring today. Every path strengthens the work on Roosevelt Street.
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Give money
Help keep the pantry stocked and move the next community program closer to opening.
Give today02
Give goods
Share food, clothing, and practical supplies our neighbors are asking for right now.
See current needs03
Give time
Sort, pack, carry, and greet. Third Saturday runs on people who show up.
Volunteer with us
The work in motion
Care looks like people showing up.
The pantry is practical, personal work—sorting, packing, listening, carrying, and making room for every neighbor.
Working alongside
- Frontlines
- Gateway to Heaven United Holy Church
Here when you need us
Need groceries, clothing, or a hand this month?
You are welcome here. Come by on the third Saturday, or tell us what you need.