Basic Needs Support

Wake County Network of Care

McKinney Vento: If you have experienced a loss of housing contact your school social worker.

Housing or Hotel Assistance: 984-344-9599 select option 4 leave a message

Free and/or Reduced Lunch for Students: Rosie Tena (Bilingual) or Felicia Harris ph: 919-588-3535 or 919-856-2920

NC Food Resource Guide in English or NC Food Resource Guide in Spanish

Bus Transportation

Hope Services

InterAct of Wake County

Note in the Pocket

The Green Chair Project

Mental Health Support

If you believe your child is in immediate danger, please call 911.

Hope4NC: call or text "hope" 1-855-587-3463 for free and confidential emotional support, counseling referrals and community resources.

National Alliance on Mental Illness 1-800-950-NAMI or text, "NAMI" to 741741

Distress Helpline: SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text, "TalkWith US" to 66746

WCPSS Student Health and Safety: https://www.wcpss.net/suicideprevention

Safe Child:  SAFE (Stop Abuse For Every) Child – supports families having a wide range of needs.

National Human Trafficking Hotline and Website

Transitions Grief Care for grief counseling and support 919-719-7199

Domestic Violence: 1-800-799-7233 or text," LOVEIS" to 22522

Child Abuse: 1-800-4Achild or 1-800-422-4453

Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Bullying Prevention and Awareness: Learn how to identify bullying and how to stand up to it.

National Suicide Hotline (24 hours)
Lifeline (24 hours): 1-800-273-8255
www.itsok2ask.com

Hopeline
Over the phone crisis counseling and suicide intervention
24 Hour Crisis Line: 919-231-4525

Holly Hill Hospital
Emergency mental health services
24 Hour Crisis Line: 919-250-7000

UNC Crisis and Assessment (young children)
Emergency mental health services (located in Chapel Hill)
Crisis Line: 919-966-4131

Strategic Behavioral Center (ages 12-17)
Emergency mental health services
24 Hour Crisis Line: 919-800-4400

UNC Crisis and Assessment At WakeBrook
Emergency mental health services (located in Raleigh)
24 Hour Crisis Line: 984-974-4830

Alliance Behavioral Health
Mental Health options phone: 919-651-8500 (8:30-5:15 M-F)

Therapeutic Alternatives, Inc.
Mobile Crisis Service for adults and children
24 hour Crisis Line: 1-877-626-1772
Mobile Unit: 919-799-0701

Academic Support

 If you have concerns about your child's academics, you should first reach out to your child's teacher.

Online Safety

Poe Center