WakeWell

24-hour human service information and referrals. Connects callers with local health and community resources.

Wake County's multi-service center for those experiencing homelessness. Provides shelter referrals, street outreach, weekend meals, weekday shower and laundry services.

Non-medical detox and long-term substance abuse treatment. Men's campus provides long-term treatment. Women's campus provides detox, emergency shelter, and long-term treatment.

Haven House Services — Youth Crisis Shelter

The Triangle's only 24-hour crisis and runaway shelter for youth ages 10–17, offering a safe place to stay and help navigating next steps.

Raleigh Recovery Hub & Retreat at Fernwood

Free peer-led recovery support, a 24/7 warm-line, a peer-run respite, classes, and a walk-in Recovery Hub and Café in downtown Raleigh. No referral or insurance needed.

NCWorks Employment Assistance

Free employment and career services for people looking for work or trying to improve their employment situation. Services may include job-search assistance, résumé and interview preparation, career advising, training opportunities, computer access and specialized employment programs.

Wake County Veterans Services Office (VSO)

Helps eligible veterans and qualifying family members navigate veteran services and benefits. Assistance may include forms, service navigation, employment connections and healthcare transportation resources.

News of Hope

Free naloxone/Narcan through community News of Hope distribution boxes. No ID, no insurance, no referral required.

Coordinated Entry

Wake County's coordinated process for assessing and connecting people experiencing homelessness with housing resources. A housing access SYSTEM, not an emergency shelter.

Coordinated Entry for Young Adults

Coordinated Entry access for young adults ages 18–24 experiencing homelessness in Wake County.

Overnight emergency shelter serving single adults experiencing homelessness. Contact to verify current availability.

Oxford House

Network of democratically operated, self-supporting, drug- and alcohol-free recovery homes. Use the vacancy locator for current openings.

RCNC

Recovery Community Center providing peer recovery support across multiple recovery pathways.

Behavioral-health crisis and assessment services for mental-health or substance-use crises. Contact Alliance Health for current service/access information.

Connects justice-involved Wake County residents returning to the community with reentry resources and support.

Multi-service crisis intervention and assessment center to break the cycle of trauma, abuse, violence, and homelessness.

Programs and services for youth and adults with substance use disorders. Outpatient mental health and substance use treatment services including opioid treatment.

Home-Delivered Meal Program

Delivers nutritious meals every weekday to homebound older adults and persons with disabilities in Wake County.

National suicide prevention and crisis support. Call or text 988 for free, 24/7 confidential support.

Center for Independent Living helping people with disabilities through advocacy, independent living services, travel training, peer support, and transition to community living.

Mobile Markets

A Feeding America Food Bank that recovers and distributes food to low-income residents throughout Wake County.

Food pantry serving Wake, Johnston, and Franklin Counties. No referral or ID needed. Eligible for one visit every 30 days.

Access to comprehensive primary care for working, uninsured adults living in Wake County. Provides ongoing medical home for patients.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Health & Human Services

Comprehensive health and human services including child welfare, disability, mental health, substance abuse, veteran services, and emergency assistance.

Affordable healthcare and pediatric services to uninsured Wake County residents. Full-service community health center.

Individual, family, marital, and group counseling services. Fees based on a sliding scale. Licensed professional counselors available.

Free HIV/STI testing, PrEP connections, care and support for people living with HIV, and a low-barrier food pantry in Raleigh.

Provides furniture and household essentials to Wake County families and individuals moving into housing, through partner-agency referral.

Provides quality clothing and shoes to homeless and impoverished children and families in Wake County through school and community referrals.

Free weekly food, toiletries, and clothing shared in downtown Raleigh. Open to everyone — no requirements.

Free meals and essentials shared every Sunday near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh for anyone who needs them.

Volunteer-run community center offering free harm-reduction supplies, a free grocery delivery program, a community resource directory, and a sober gathering space in Raleigh.

Behavioral health hospital in Raleigh offering 24/7 inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, medical detox, and outpatient programs (PHP and IOP) for adults.

Medical detox and psychological assessment center in Raleigh offering medically supervised detox stabilization, individualized assessment, and aftercare planning.

Virtual Substance Use Disorder & Mental Health Treatment

Virtual treatment and support for adults with substance-use and mental-health needs. Services may include addiction treatment, counseling, peer recovery coaching, medications for addiction, mental-health treatment and virtual support.

Outpatient Therapy (OPT) & Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program (SAIOP)

Outpatient mental-health therapy and a structured intensive outpatient program for adults with substance-use disorders. Services include individual, family and group therapy, substance-use counseling, life-skills support and case management.

Emotions Anonymous Support Groups

Peer-led support groups for people seeking support with emotional and mental-health challenges. In-person and virtual groups may be available.

HopeLine Crisis Line

Free and confidential crisis-support helpline providing supportive listening and crisis intervention. Available 24/7.

Northern Wake Senior Center

Community center serving adults age 55 and older with recreation, wellness, fitness, educational activities, computer learning and opportunities for social connection.

Family Navigator & Peer Support

Free one-on-one and group peer support and system navigation for people and families affected by intellectual/developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries.

Mail Order Medication / Pharmacy Services

Nonprofit mail-order pharmacy providing affordable generic medications to qualifying people who face barriers to obtaining prescriptions. Home delivery is available.

Helen Wright Center for Women

Low-barrier emergency shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Provides safe shelter, basic needs support, housing navigation and other supportive services.

MyHousingSearch

Housing-search service that helps people locate available housing options and search housing listings.

Lennox Chase

Studio apartments for qualifying individuals with limited incomes. Eligibility described as annual income at or below 50% of Wake County area median income.

Home Free

Helps eligible young people reunite with family or a legal guardian or travel to a safe alternative living arrangement, such as a transitional living program.

Disaster Relief & Recovery Services

Emergency assistance after disasters such as home fires, floods, hurricanes and other emergencies. Assistance can include emergency shelter, food, basic health services and other disaster-related support.

Critical Financial Assistance

Financial assistance for eligible military families experiencing financial hardship. May include housing, utilities, food, vehicle expenses, childcare, healthcare and other qualifying needs.

Foreclosure Prevention & Credit Counseling Services

Foreclosure counseling for homeowners concerned about keeping up with mortgage payments and maintaining their housing.

Case Coordination Program

Personalized resource navigation and case coordination for eligible service members, veterans, caregivers and military families facing complex needs.

Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry

Wake Forest food pantry providing groceries to individuals and families in need. Households may receive groceries once per month.

Food Shuttle

Recurring mobile food market serving the Wake Forest community.

Community Food Pantry

Community food pantry providing groceries to people experiencing food insecurity.

Food Distribution

Community food distribution providing groceries to households experiencing food insecurity.

SNAP Application Assistance

Assistance understanding and applying for SNAP food benefits, including answering questions and helping navigate the application process.

With Love From Jesus Ministry

Basic-needs ministry providing food and other household necessities to people in need, including a food pantry, clothing, household essentials, furniture and baby supplies.

Community Food Pantry & Nutrition

Community food pantry providing nutritious food to people in need.

The Nest Food Pantry

Free campus food pantry serving Wake Tech students and helping students and their families experiencing food insecurity.

Community Outreach

Community outreach providing basic-needs assistance including groceries, meals, clothing and basic health-related services.

NCHRC

Harm-reduction organization providing naloxone, safer-use supplies, HIV/Hep C testing, and referrals to treatment and healthcare.

Emergency Family Shelter

Emergency family shelter serving families and qualifying pregnant women experiencing homelessness.

Peer-led recovery fellowship for people seeking recovery from drug addiction. Use the official NA meeting finder for current meetings.

Recovery-support program using practical, evidence-informed tools for addictive behaviors. Use the official SMART Recovery meeting finder.

Peer-led recovery community incorporating Buddhist-inspired principles, meditation, and community support. Use the official meeting finder.

12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from cocaine and other mind-altering substances. Use the organization's current meeting finder.

Peer-led 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from crystal methamphetamine addiction. Use the organization's current meeting finder.

Public behavioral-health managed-care organization connecting eligible Medicaid members and uninsured residents with behavioral-health, mental-health, substance-use and developmental-disability services.

Wake County-specific collection of reentry resources maintained by the NC Department of Adult Correction.

Civil Legal Assistance

Civil legal assistance for qualifying residents. Services and financial eligibility vary by legal issue — contact for screening.

Quality dental care for uninsured, low-income adults in Wake County. Patients must be referred by a participating agency; a $40 administrative fee applies per appointment.

Public bus transportation serving Raleigh with connections to other regional transportation services.

Home and community-based services for older adults and adults with disabilities in Wake County, including home care, adult day centers, caregiver support, transportation, home repairs, and information and referral.

Support line for teens. Text TEEN to 839863 or call. Available evenings.

Serves adults in the Raleigh area with clubs for 50+ and classes open to all adults regardless of age.

Equipment distribution including adaptive phones, hearing aids, personal amplifiers, and weather alert radios.

Affordable dental services in Wake Forest area.

Dental services provided by dental students under faculty supervision. Generally lower cost than private dental offices.

Emergency financial aid for residents of Apex, Friendship, New Hill, and Holly Springs. Also provides a choice food pantry.

Dental services for kids 1-20 and pregnant women based on family income. Medicaid and NC Health Choice accepted.

Adult daycare for seniors, overnight respite, and homecare services.

24-hour hotline for survivors and victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Assistance with rent, water, and prescription medication for Garner residents.

Access to prescription healthcare for children and adults who are uninsured or underinsured, including those eligible for Medicaid who haven't filed.

Supports children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and autism through personal goal achievement, community partnership, and advocacy.

Employment training and placement programs for individuals seeking economic stability and career development.

Workforce Affordable Housing

Access to stable, affordable housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Emergency Shelter Program

Support services for families experiencing temporary homelessness by offering safe, affordable, permanent housing solutions.

Food distribution by appointment, no referral required. Food distributed once every 3 months. Wake County residents with ID required.

Curbside food delivery for Wake County residents. ID required for all household members.

A pay-what-you-can cafe providing community and healthy food for all regardless of means. Serving breakfast and lunch all day.

Food pantry serving select Raleigh zip codes. Call for service upon arrival.

New Life Plan — Homelessness Recovery and Rehabilitation

Wide range of services for single men, women, and parents with children experiencing homelessness. Includes meals, clothing, healthcare, counseling, and vocational training.

Food pantry and clothing assistance for Cary and Morrisville residents.

Medical care and prescriptions for individuals without insurance who don't qualify for Medicaid. Must be 18+ and cannot be pregnant.

Free medical care, mental health/psychiatry services, and dental referrals for uninsured Wake County adults, by appointment on Sundays.

Primary care for children and adults with sliding scale fee for the uninsured. Includes pharmacy services.

Assertive community treatment, behavioral health outpatient clinic, substance abuse intensive outpatient program, and psychosocial rehabilitation.

Support for family members of those dealing with alcoholism. Meetings and resources available.

Family, marital, and individual therapy by licensed clinicians. Also provides crisis financial assistance for families.

Support groups and resources for those dealing with alcohol addiction. Meeting locations, sobriety chips, and resource pamphlets available.

Outpatient mental health services including therapy and psychiatric care.

Club Horizon (Psychosocial Rehabilitation) & Outpatient Behavioral Health

Mental health related services including counseling, psychiatry, and community support programs.