Resources for Housing Crises and Homelessness


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Coordinated Entry Assessment Service Centers Places to Shower or Do Some Laundry Do you need clothing, shoes, or a coat? Do you need a hot meal? Wake County Resources

Sometimes it can be difficult to locate places that can provide the assistance you are looking for.  Below, is a list of services and providers. We recommend calling the location before you go to make sure there have been no service or schedule changes.

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.

Carepoint
www.carepointraleigh.org
Multiple outreach meal sites throughout Wake County. Meals served on weekends in community.
Locations on website or by calling 919-828-9014 (ext. 103)

Wake County Resources

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

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Lead Department:
Housing and Neighborhoods
Service Categories:
Community Development