Basic Needs Ministry - Community Resources

Housing Assistance

Financial assistance sources may have needs based requirements.

Are evictions a surprise? Sample Eviction Procedure

In 2004, Mecklenburg County had 47,000 homeowners and renters facing eviction. Most paid up, moved up, or made a deal. 6,154 faced eviction. The sheriff's deputy only shows up after an average 45 day processing period. The home owner will have received at least four notices, including a bright yellow note tacked to the door and a letter explaining the locks will be changed in seven days. When the deputy and locksmith arrive, it takes about ten minutes to change the locks. A tenant may remove any or all his possessions during the lock changing. If there is anything left inside after the locks are changed, the tenant will be outside and will have to negotiate with the landlord to get the possessions out.

Apex

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.
  2. Western Wake Crisis Ministry, 103 1/2 East Chatham St., Apex, NC 27502; 919-362-0657. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Serves residents of Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, New Hill and Friendship, or residents in other areas of Wake County with a referral from another agency. Provides food; financial assistance to rent, utilities, heating fuel, medical expenses, and repairs; food baskets during the holidays; dental care items, fans, smoke detectors, new electric space heaters and similar items.  

Benson

  1. Cleveland Area Ministries, 4521 Bens Circle, Benson, NC 27504; 919-934-0970; Jim and Anna Childers. Provides assistance for utilities, housing, and medical for residents in the Cleveland area.

Cary

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.

Dunn

  1. Salvation Army-Assistance for housing or utilities.

Friendship

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.

Fuquay-Varina

  1. Family Aid Council. Go through WCHS Southern Regional Center, 130 N. Judd PKY NE, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526; 919-557-2501. Instructions say to get and return the applications to Southern Regional Center, 1216 E. Academy St. Applications will be picked up daily. Provides assistance for food, utilities, rent, and some special needs.

Garner

  1. Garner Area Ministries, 885 HWY 70 W, Garner, NC 27529; 919-772-9100; charity and thrift; M,W, F 9-12 for assistance or M-Sat. 9-1 for sales; Director Joyce Cooper. Essentially must have a Garner telephone number and Garner addresses in ZIP 27529, but may assist part of the Raleigh 27603. No referral required, application used, once every 90 days. Founded 1981. Helps when eviction notices are issued, power shutoffs are pending, and if someone needs gas to get to a job interview.

Holly Springs

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.

Morrisville

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.

New Hill

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.

Raleigh

  1. Healing Place, Raleigh, NC. 88 beds for women and children plus another shelter for men. Help homeless women with substsace abuse problems, obtain jobs, and permanent housing.
  2. Urban Ministries, 840 Semart Dr., Raleigh, NC 27604; 919-834-4707. Call between 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. to make an appointment for financial assistance.

Wake County

  1. Salvation Army, 215 S. Person St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1423; (partner is PSNC) Heat Care Fund - $57,000 in support of 2,000 people annually - with PSNC contributions to $35,000. 3,461 individuals assisted with financial help to pay rent and bills. The Army assisted another 54 families and 74 single women (including 102 children) sleep at its shelter.
  2. Triangle Family Services, 401 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh; 919-821-0790 NOTE: If immediate eviction ask for extention 315 - Triangle Family Services provides two essential services to help families avoid homelessness. First, up to $1,500 in direct financial assistance is provided to help pay for rent, food, utilities, and other essential expenses to ensure the family is not evicted from their home. In addition, case managers provide home-based support that helps families learn how to budget, save money, increase their employment and income potential and connect with other community resources. To qualify for these services, each family must have sufficient income to pay for basic expenses (once their financial crisis has been resolved), and have at least one child under the age of 18 living in the home. Over thirty families, including 75 children, in Wake County, avoided eviction from their homes last year after receiving help from Triangle Family Services.
  3. Wake County Housing Emergency Assistance Program, 919-212-7000. Makes funds available to assist in situations involving a child where a person needs help paying rent, housing deposits or is facing eviction.
Smithfield
  1. American Red Cross, 801 S. 3rd St., Smithfield, NC 27577; 919-934-8481. Provides emergency disaster assistance ONLY.
  2. Harbor, Inc., Smithfield; 919-934-6161 - Housing for abused children and women.
  3. Salvation Army-Smithfield, 306 N. Brightleaf Blvd., Smithfield, NC 27577; 919-934-9102 or 809 Caswell Street, 919-934-9641; Debbie Weaver. Occasional assistance for housing or utilities.
  4. Smithfield Rescue Mission, 523 Glenn St., Smithfield, NC; 919-934-9257. Emergency food and shelter for men, women and children.

Willow Springs

  1. Christian Community in Action, 1231 NE Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513; 919-469-9861. Open 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Interviews are started between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Provides food, clothing, medical support, and financial support for residents of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Willow Spring, Friendship, and New Hill.