Please take a moment to review our revised Resource Directory – many new features are available! Resources have been added and some are no longer available. Select category of interest from the drop-down below or you can search by name of resource provider or topic. (Some resources provide services that are found in multiple categories.) For additional information, select “more info”. (lower left) To view a map of the location – select “show maps”.(lower right)
- The results are being filtered by the locality: Raleigh
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Disaster Relief
- Find an open shelter – search by city, address, st, zip – updated every 30 min by National Shelter System http://www.redcross.org/find-help/shelter
- Register or search safe and well being list
- Disaster recovery guides
- Find family after war or international disaster
Supporting America’s Military Families
- Emergency communication services
- Financial assistance
- Information & referral services
- Deployment support and services
Life Saving Blood
International Services
Emergency preparedness – plans to protect home, schools works
Health & safety training
CPR courses
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Duke Energy Assistance Programs for the Winter Months
Duke Energy sponsors or supports two programs to assist customers who may need assistance with their power bills or energy efficiency during the winter months
Share the Warmth (STW)
Provides financial assistance for heating bills during the winter season for low income families within the Duke Energy service territory in the Carolinas.
Helping Home Fund –
Duke Energy’s Helping Home Fund offers free assistance for income-qualified customers to make their homes more energy efficient. Eligible customers receive a complete home energy assessment and assistance to help save energy bills. This may include health and safety repairs; appliance replacement (refrigerators, washing machines and room air conditioners); heating and cooling system repair (up to $600) and heating and cooling system replacement.
Qualification to participate in Duke Energy’s Helping Home Fund does not guarantee a customer’s receipt of any funding for home improvements but is strictly contingent upon appropriate funding availability.
- Applicant must be a North Carolina Duke Energy customer with an active account, and
- Have household income that’s at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Duke Energy’s Helping Home Fund is administered by the North Carolina Community Action Association. The program is available to owner- and renter-occupied residences and to apartment dwellings with owner approval.
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File Unemployment benefits claim
Employment assistance
Hours of Operation : 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
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Medicaid, NC Health Choice for Children
Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) All agencies and Offices contact information
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Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action, Inc.
1102 Massey St
Smithfield, NC 27577-4951
(919) 934-2145
Provides assistance to homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments due to job loss or temporary financial hardship, such as divorce, illness or death of a spouse. The Fund also assists returning veterans who are transitioning to civilian jobs.
Offers free housing counseling, access to legal services for people with lower incomes, and help with your mortgage service.
For qualified homeowners, the Fund can provide an interest-free loan of up to $36,000 to pay your mortgage and other related expenses for up to 36 months while you search or retrain for new employment. If you are currently employed but have a second mortgage that is unaffordable because of a prior job loss or reduced income, the Fund offers an interest-free loan of up to $30,000 to pay off your second mortgage.
The Fund may be able to reinstate loans if you have fallen behind on payments due to a job loss but are now eligible for retirement, Social Security, disability or Veterans Administration benefits that would allow you to resume mortgage payments. The Fund provides assistance at no cost to you.
24/7 homeowner’s HOPE hotline; steps to prevent foreclosure.
Contact counselor at local partner agency:
Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action, Inc.
1102 Massey St
Smithfield, NC 27577-4951
(919) 934-2145
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- Links victims of crime with direct assistance available in their communities
- Provides information on specific laws and legislation pertaining to victim’s rights
- Sponsors training seminars and public awareness events geared toward educating the citizens of North Carolina on crime prevention and intervention efforts, as well as promoting the need for meaningful change within the criminal justice system to benefit crime victims.
- Develops useful and effective resource tools for victims, service providers, and allied professionals statewide.
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SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.
SBA’s programs now include financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. SBA also provides loans to victims of natural disasters and specialized advice and assistance in international trade.
Resource Guides
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
NC District Office
6302 Fairview Road Suite 300
Charlotte , NC 28210
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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We are an Evangelical outreach to the needy community in Raleigh, NC. and surrounding areas. Our goal is to minister to the spiritual needs as well as physical needs of those individuals we serve each week.
