Resources for Housing Crises and Homelessness

Coordinated Entry Assessment

Are you experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming unhoused? Start with a coordinated entry assessment and visit an access site. Click the link below to learn more.

Coordinated Entry: Access Sites   

Service Centers

You can get help ranging from a place to stay for the night to a meal for your family. Go to the closest service center to get help. If you are a veteran or a young person up to age 24, specialized services are offered at the sites below:

Veterans Only

Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center
508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705
Phone: 877-424-3838

Youth up to 24

Haven House Youth Services
600 W. Cabarrus Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-833-3312

 
Individuals and Families

Oak City Cares
1430 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Walk-in Service or Call: 984.344.9599 (Select option 4)
 

Wake County Northern  Regional Center
350 E. Holding Avenue Wake Forest, NC 27587
Phone: 919-562-6300

Wake County Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway NE Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Phone: 919-557-2501

Wake County Eastern Regional Center
1002 Dogwood Drive Zebulon, NC 27597
Phone: 919-404-3900

Dorcas Ministries
187 High  House Road Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-469-9861 (Ext. 203)
 

Places to Shower or Do Some Laundry

Check out one of the drop-in centers below:

Oak City Cares
1430 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 984-344-9599
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Showers, Laundry, Computers, Phones, Multiple Onsite Services

Do you need clothing, shoes, or a coat?

Check out one of the locations below:

First Baptist Church
99 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-832-4485
Hours: Wed. 10 a.m. -1 1:30 a.m.; Thurs. 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Brooks Avenue Church of Christ
700 Brooks Avenue Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-821-2400
Hours: 2nd & 4th Sat. 9 a.m. - noon

Helping Hand Mission
623 Rock  Quarry Road Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-829-8048
Hours: Mon. - Fri 9: a.m. - 5 p.m.

Dorcas Ministries
187 High  House Road Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-469-9861
Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Community Helpers Service Center
111-B N. First Avenue Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: 919-266-4050
Hours: Mon,  Tue,  and Fri 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Wed and Thu 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Women’s Center  of Wake County (women only)
2200 New Bern Ave Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: 919-829-3711
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Do you need a hot meal?

We have a list of places offering meals at different times of day. Visit one of the places below:

First Baptist Church
101 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919.832.1649
Breakfast Hours: Sun 8:30 a.m.

A Place At The Table
Pay-As-You-Can Café
300 W. Hargett Street, Suite 50 Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-307-8914
Breakfast and Lunch Hours: Tue-Sun 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen
Church of the Good Shepherd
121 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-831-2010
Lunch Hours: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. - noon

Women’s Center  of Wake County (homeless women only)
2200 New Bern Ave Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: 919-829-3711
Lunch Hours: Mon - Fri noon - 1 p.m.

Salvation Army
1863  Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-834-6733
Dinner Hours: Mon-Fri 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Oak City Cares
1430 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 984-344-9599
Weekend Meals Hours: Sat-Sun 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Wake County Resources

Our partners at Wake County also have a page dedicated to resources.