Outer Banks Community Organizations

The Beach Food Pantry (BFP) was organized by a few local religious organizations in 1989. In 1992, the BFP incorporated. In 2004, we became an IRS Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Over the years, the BFP has been located at St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church and Holy Trinity in Nags Head; the Emergency Medical Services station in Kill Devil Hills; Southern Shores; and various locations in Kitty Hawk. In January 2013, we moved to 500 Sand Dune Drive, Kitty Hawk.

The BFP operates under a set of bylaws with our primary mission to help fight hunger and poverty of residents of Dare County by providing temporary assistance of food, and to establish other services as to alleviate hunger and poverty.

We have a 14-member Board of Directors, with a four-member Executive Committee, and a part-time Executive Director. We are supported by a 19-member local church and civic organizational structure which helps to staff the pantry, 30 volunteers who assist in picking up donations from retail stores, and nearly 500 total volunteers who support the Pantry through some form of volunteer service.  We also have numerous individual, organizational, business, religious entities, and corporations which contribute food and money to us regularly to help support our mission.

Along with donations from community food drives, religious organizations, businesses, philanthropic groups, and individual citizens, we purchase a large amount of food and other items from the Food Bank of the Albemarle and Dollar Tree. Once a month, we are supplemented with product from the State Nutritional Aid Program (SNAP).

Additionally, we receive meat, produce, baked goods, and other items a minimal per pound cost from the Southern Shores, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head Food Lions; Fresh Market in Nags Head; and the Kitty Hawk Walmart.

The people and families that we serve are given a minimum two-week supply of food based on family size.  We provide temporary assistance up to four times a year, with a minimum of 30 days required between visits.   Referrals need to be obtained from the Dare County Department of Social Services (DSS) or Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO).  For information on how to obtain assistance,click here.

We serve an average of 4,100 Dare County residents annually.  In 2014, we were named Outer Banks Non-Profit of the Year through the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit of the Year Program.  We are an affiliate of Feeding America and the Food Bank of the Albemarle; and members of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Center for Non-Profits, and NC Tech 4 Good.

Principal’s Message

Welcome to Cape Hatteras Elementary School.

As we learn from and build on our successes, CHES continues to use our school improvement goals to challenge our students. Our goals also address the changes Hatteras Island is experiencing in our population, our economy, and our landscape.

Our staff is committed to encouraging and equipping our students to become lifelong learners. With this long view in mind, we can reflect on the accomplishments of previous years and light the course for students for years to come.

CHES extends an open invitation to our community. We invite you to join us in fostering a culture of caring and to inspire our children to new heights for life in the 21st Century.

Chicamacomico is a very special place!

- It sits at the most eastern point in North Carolina. - It the largest, most complete USLSS complex in the nation. - One of the few USLSS sites in the nation with all its original buildings. - All buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. - One of 39 destinations listed by the Outer Banks Scenic Byways. - Has one of only two 1874 USLSS stations in the nation open to the public. - Was the first operational station in North Carolina. - Now the only USLSS site in the state open to the public as a museum. - Is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in no government budget. - Is the only place anywhere to regularly perform the full Beach Apparatus Drill…and most importantly, - The scene of the most highly-awarded maritime rescue in American history! (SS Mirlo, August 16, 1918).

The Chicamacomico Historical Association is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose purpose is to restore, preserve and interpret the buildings and history of Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, as well as the U.S. Life-Saving Service and its successor, the U.S. Coast Guard on the Outer Banks. The Association owns and operates the museum site and the museum shop and raises its own funds. 100% of all admission fees, gift shop purchases, memberships, and donations go directly to the preservation, restoration, and operation of this historic site.  

Church of the Good Shepherd is an Anglican, liturgical, and traditional Church that has been on the Outer Banks since 2009, preaching the full gospel of Christ. We meet each Sunday morning at 10am at 2910 S Croatan Highway, Suite 1, Nags Head.

The 4-H programs has over 10,000 establishments in North Carolina. The Outer Banks chapter of the 4-H program teaches Dare County youth about entrepreneurialism, international exchange, working with animals, community service projects and healthy lifestyle habits. It additionally offers its members the chance to go to 4-H camp and meet other like-minded youth.