Who are we: Cambodian Cultural Center of NC ( CCC of NC ) work to build our communities across North Carolina, together. We are run and lead primarily by the second generation of Cambodian-Americans whose mission is to help preserve the Cambodian cultural heritage and identity among the younger generations of Cambodian-Americans who are born in North Carolina. We aim to build a nurturing space for young people to grow and developed their potentials and become the next generation of leaders. We develop and mentor youths through culturally appropriate programs and classes such as traditional arts, classical dancing, Khmer language & literacy. Youths are given opportunities to take leadership roles in community and service-learning programs aimed at assisting the elderlies or non-English speaking members in getting or connecting them to the resources they required i.e civic engagements, healthcare access, food access and other social programs available through our temple, community partners or local, state, and federal resources.

Welcome to Cambodian Cultural Center of NC

What We Do: Our Youth and Community Programs

Classical Dance & Arts Programs
Cambodian language & Literacy Class
Martial Arts Class
Civic Engagements
Partnerships
Community Assistance Programs

VISIT US

CCC of NC Office Address: 2809 Liberty Rd. Greensboro NC, 27406 Please use this address for mailing.

Operations Location: Wat Greensboro Buddhist Center / Khmer Buddhist Society 2715 Liberty Rd. Greensboro NC, 27406

Center Picture: CCC of NC youth team, Vannida and Amara help to separate and organize vegetables for giveaway
Kate B. Reynolds Charity Trust funded the purchase of produce from community farms during Covid pandemic in 2021. CCC of NC supported 7 elderly farmers by purchasing their homegrown vegetables and giving out to communities who need assistance.
When it was no longer possible to give vegetables later in the year, we purchase turkeys for the elderly community for Thanksgiving, November 2021.
During our food distribution campaign from June - November 2021 we served more than 100 families in low immigrant communities.
In 1982 when Cambodian community was settled in Greensboro North Carolina, their main source of livelihoods were textile and furniture work. In 1986, the Cambodian community bought this land under the Khmer Buddhist Society, which would later become known, colloquially, as Wat Greensboro Buddhist Center. It became a thriving center for community gatherings, support and healings with lush vegetable gardens, a beautiful pond, and even a large swimming pool for children during the summer. As the textile and furniture industry began to collapse starting in the early 90s, many families were left in a scramble to find new jobs and some began to move out to different states in search of sustainable livelihood. This soon cause a drained in the social capital and human resource of the community, and slowly the gardens began to be overtaken by bamboos, trees and the pool fell into disrepair and drained. The once active pond also became polluted with upstream flows, and without resource to divert the flow of water from upstream neighboring property away from the pond, all species that once inhabit the pond also disappeared as it became a stagnant pool of green algae.
With the help of the KBR grant, our CCC of NC team envisioned a revival of the community land centered around gardening and sustainable farming. The first order of business for us was to reclaim the land. The grant allocated us $1,000 to build a sustainable plan for a garden. The clearing cost us $6,500, fortunately the grant also allowed for compensation of our team's project coordinator and manager. So we tapped into the team's compensation and put it all towards farm reclamation project. The result is the picture above, where we were able to reclaimed about 1.25 acre of land back. The empty drained pool was also covered as a safety for children and can now be used as additional growing plot. The pond, is also now accessible, but for now, it will remain algae covered until additional fundings can be found to help clean and divert the incoming pollution flow.
We are deeply thankful for the KBR grant (2021 - 2022) for allowing us to revive and begin redirecting the course of our community again.

Community Health

Since 2021, CCC of NC has conducted over 7 vaccine clinics for youths and adults. In a special FIRST of it's kind event in Guildford County, CCC of NC initiated a "food distribution with your covid shot" campaign in the picture above on February 13, 2022. We ended up distributing out 100 bags of 25lbs rice. Guildford County hosted a similar event a week later on February 17, 2022.
CCC of NC worked closely with our youths, college students and community partners to ensure the success of these events. Present in this event were volunteer from community partner at MDA, students from Elon University. We were joined by the folks at Chapel Hill's Transplanting Tradition who came to help review our Sustainable Farming vision with us.
CCC of NC hosted a community check-up clinic for elders with Doctor Thida, North Carolina's first Cambodian doctor.
Flu shots with Walgreens
Youth and pediatric covid vaccine clinic with My Pharmacy
Adults covid vaccine clinic with Gates Pharmacy

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