1963
• Inter-Faith Council (IFC) forms as Inter-Church Council to continue work of Committee of Church Women United

1964
• IFC Clothing Distribution (Turned over to PTA Thrift Shop in 1978)
• School Lunch Program (Absorbed by OEO Federal Program)
• Pre-School Readiness Program (Now done by HeadStart)
• Helps family build a house (Now done by Habitat for Humanity)

1965
• IFC becomes a United Way Agency

1966
• Tutorial program for Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary Schools (Spun off to Campus Y)
• Establishes Loan and Grant Fund
• Furniture Collection/Distribution program begins

1967
• Committee for low income, integrated housing starts planning for Chase Park & Elliott Woods
• Starts Community Program for Aging (Became town agency in 1970, then County Dept.)

1969
• Organizes Inter-Agency Council (Now Assoc. of Community Agencies)

1970
• Establishes Food Pantry at Wilson St.

1971
• Sponsors VISTA project to develop community centers (Four Family Resource centers currently exist)

1972
• Advocates for local Employment Security Commission office

1973
• Completes Chase Park and Elliott Woods apartments (Current operation by Inter-Church Housing Corp.)

1974
• Develops INFO, County-wide Information and Referral Service

1975
• Coordinates community response to Vietnam refugees

1976
• Develops Friends of Nursing Home Patients (Becomes County responsibility in 1979)

1978
• Housing Committee forms to build elderly and handicapped housing

1980
• Weatherization project begins (Suspended in 1988)
• Coordinates statewide effort to repeal Food Tax
• Gives "Children's Services News" space and support (Turned over to Child Care Networks in 1984)
• Budget counseling started for IFC clients

1981
• Advocates for uniform Housing Code (Adopted in 1983)

1982
• IFC Kitchen opens at Masonic Lodge; moves to Merritt Mill Rd. in 1985; moves to Community House in 1990
• Infant Car Seat Project (Spun off to County Health Dept. in 1988)

1984
• Adelaide Walters Apartments for elderly and handicapped built and dedicated (Now operated by Community Housing Alternatives)

1985
• IFC Shelter Program begins at churches, then in old town jail.

1986
• Senior Support Service works with patients released early from hospital (Ends in 1989)

1987
• CROP Walk sponsorship begins
• Mayor’s Task Force formed to establish permanent emergency shelter location

1988
• IFC 25th Anniversary Celebration

1989
• Medical Clinic opens at Community House

1990
• New Community House (Emergency Shelter/Community Kitchen) opens at Old Municipal Building

1992
• Initiates Social Worker Services at Community House
• Legal Clinic at Community House
• Sponsors successful grant application for AIDS Service Agency Family Care Home

1993
• 30th Anniversary Musical Salute
• Home visits for house-bound Family Service clients

1994
• "Project Home Start", Transitional Family Home receives HUD grant
• Smart Start provides social workers for homeless and at-risk children
• On-site Mental Health and Substance Abuse services at Community House
• Pediatric Clinic for Shelter children
• Employment Project for recovering homeless individuals (Spun off to Freedom House in 1997)

1995
• Hires first Executive Director

1996
• Family Connection Program for low-income families
• Video about the IFC is created
• Contracted with the Piedmont Consortium to administer Ryan White funds to assist people living with HIV and AIDS (Spun off to AIDS Service Agency of Orange County in 1997).

1997
• Relocation Committee formed for Wilson Street programs and staff
• Transitional housing facility construction begins
• First Kitchen Coordinator hired

1998
• Opening of Project Homestart for homeless families
• IFC begins Hispanic Outreach Initiative

1999
• Chapel Hill Mayor organizes IFC Relocation Taskforce
• IFC moves its Wilson Street office to Douglas Building in Carrboro

2000
• IFC Board of Directors conduct an agency-wide strategic planning process
• IFC establishes a Continuum of Care Committee to end homelessness

2001
• IFC Board of Directors approves new 3-year Strategic Plan
• Hillel Foundation implements Project Rush Hour, a student led initiative to combat poverty and hunger

2002
• Hires First Volunteer Coordinator
• The Stewards Fund grant pays for renovations for IFC Food Pantry and Community Services operations in Carrboro

2003
• IFC purchases the Douglas Building in Carrboro for Community Services operations
• HUD funding for Project Homestart ends
• Reorganized HomeStart plans announced by IFC for homeless women and children
• 40th anniversary celebration

2004
• IFC congregations host men’s shelter and kitchen services during Town renovations
• IFC and Chapel Hill Mayor convene planning group to address homelessness and new facilities

2005
• Dedication and installation of Community House tile mosaic
• HomeStart's Building C reopens in December after a March fire
• Douglas Building holds first multi-agency open house

2006
• Chapel Hill Church of Christ establishes Carol Smith and Ruth Monk Emergency Assistance Fund for the Food Pantry

2007
• Food Pantry kicks off new membership program
• Walk-in refrigerator/freezer replaced in Community Kitchen
• Local business persons organized to explore best practices for Food Operations and Comprehensive Service Center
• IFC hires first Development Director
• IFC's Robert Nixon Free Clinic for the Homeless becomes Federal TORT Claims Act Certified
• New Liaison structure formed to strengthen partnerships with congregations

2008
• UNC Chancellor, Chapel Hill Mayor and IFC Executive Director announce new partnership and property location for Men's Residential Facility near the United Church of Chapel Hill
• Community House opens 24/7 again
• Professional volunteers establish new mental health services at Community House
• Joe Herzenberg, former Chapel Hill Town Council member, leaves estate gift for Community House
• Board approves recommendations from local business group to combine Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in one location to be known as FoodFirst