Mission of the League - The League of Women Voters, (LWVCC), a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.  

Description/Programs- The League of Women Voters of Carteret County is a nonpartisan political organization that has been serving the citizens of Carteret County since 1996 and has been a strong influence both in voter education and advocacy ever since. The LWVCC encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles:

Voters Service/Citizen Education: we present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues. Examples of these programs would be our Voter Registration Drives and our Candidate Forums.

Includes Vote411.org: the US Leagues one stop nonpartisan voting and elections website. This website has everything you need to know about voting and elections.

To conduct our voter service and citizen education activities, we use funds from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation, a nonprofit educational organization. The League of Women Voters, a membership organization, conducts action and advocacy and is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation.

Your continued support is appreciated by our team of 50+ women and those we help.

Martha's Mission Cupboard, Inc. is an emergency food pantry established to provide the needy citizens of Carteret County a temporary supply of nutritious and balanced food at no cost.  Families are referred to us by State, local agencies or area  churches.  Currently we serve 350 families per month. 

As a 501 (C)(3) non-profit corporation, we operate strictly on donations of cash, food or non-food items.  No permanent assistance is received from the State or Federal Government and we are not affiliated with any church or religious organization.  The 15 member Board of Directors is assisted by an average of 50 volunteers who assist in the pick-up and distribution of food, administrative work, fund-raising and other activities. 

North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (GAL) equips community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court. A GAL advocate is a trained community volunteer who is appointed, along with a Guardian ad Litem attorney and staff member, by a district court judge to investigate and determine the needs of abused and neglected children petitioned into the court system by the Department of Social Services. Their role is mandated by North Carolina General Statute 7B-601. The main GAL qualification is having a sincere concern for the well-being of children and a willingness to commit to serving on a child's case until permanence is achieved. Throughout NC the GAL Program seeks to serve the best interests of thoursand of children who find themselves the subjects of court cases by assigning them a GAL volunteer. Our program exists in every county throughout the state, and with the help of more than 5,300 volunteers, we serve more than 18,000 children per year. 

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is a member-supported 501(c)3 that focuses on protecting and restoring the North Carolina coast.

Since 1982, the Federation has been in the field restoring miles of coastline; training and educating students, adults, and communities to take actions that result in cleaner coastal waters and advocating for an accessible, healthy, productive coast.

Created to give a united voice to the need for long-term coastal management, the Federation remains a collaborative, grassroots organization at its heart and brings together traditional and nontraditional organizations, government agencies, and businesses in order to achieve what is best for the North Carolina coast and to leave a legacy of clean water for future generations.

The Federation has 16,000 supporters and reaches almost 300,000 people directly each year.