The Carying Place teaches homeless, working families with children life skills for attaining independent living while providing short-term housing and support services to address their individual needs.

Join The Carying Place (TCP) for the Tenth Annual Labor Day “Race for Home”. It is a family-friendly, community event with 10K and 5K races (competitive and recreational) as well as family activities. Events include a family fun mile, raffle ticket purchase for prizes, center stage entertainment during the races and music for the entire family. Well-mannered dogs on leashes are welcome to cheer on the runners (races are for humans only). Community as well as pet/dog service vendors will also be included. Parents may participate in the race with kids in strollers but all kids must be registered (FREE but $10 donation requested) and numbered.

The race venue is Koka Booth Amphitheater, 8003 Regency Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518. Race registration fees are 10K – $40 per person and 5K – $30 per person with a $5 additional fee for anyone registering after August 29th. The family fun mile is no cost but requires online registration with a $10 donation requested. More race information, sponsorship sign-up and online registration can be found at www.labordayraceforhome.org. All proceeds from this event will support and give a hand up to the families we serve.

The Carying Place Graduate Family Quote: “This program gave me my husband and my family the structure, knowledge and hope we needed. Now we can afford our own home and our children are happy and mentally healthy… we would not have survived without The Carying Place!”
The Carying Place, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Federal ID 58-2425452. NC State ID 98-317-9087.
Media Contact: Leslie Covington, Executive Director;
Email: leslie.covington@thecaryingplace.org; Phone: (919) 462-1800