Enter a ZIP code and open a food-support directory. Your entry stays in this form until you open the selected directory.
Practical Resources
Find official starting points for food, housing, transportation, benefits, health care, and recovery.
Choose your state for its official housing finance agency, then open the category that matches what you need: somewhere to live, help buying, mortgage or foreclosure support, or featured North Carolina programs.
North Carolina Housing: Rent, Homebuying & Stability
NC Home Buyer Assistance
Explore official North Carolina mortgages, down-payment help, participating lenders, and homebuyer resources.
NC Housing Search
Free statewide search for affordable, accessible, subsidized, and market-rate rentals.
NC Renter Resources
Find rental housing, possible rent assistance, and official renter information.
North Carolina program eligibility and availability vary. Confirm current requirements with the official agency or local provider.
Mortgage, Foreclosure & Keeping Your Home
Call a HUD Housing Counselor
Call 1-800-569-4287 for free foreclosure, eviction, homeless, or mortgage-default counseling.
CFPB Mortgage Help
Free foreclosure guidance, housing counselors, servicer help, and scam warnings.
Every State Housing Agency
Official all-state directory for affordable mortgages, rentals, homeownership, and special-needs housing.
Rent, Shelter & Somewhere To Stay
HUD Resource Locator
Find affordable housing, public housing agencies, shelters, and HUD-related services.
211 Housing Help
Local rent, deposit, utility, shelter, motel, and housing-expense assistance.
Emergency Housing
Official guidance for emergency shelter, temporary housing, and homelessness help.
Rental Housing Programs
Public housing, vouchers, subsidized rentals, and state rental-assistance routes.
Programs vary locally. Ask specifically for a free or reduced-fare pass, ADA paratransit, community transportation, or a Medicaid non-emergency medical ride.
Use these words when you call:
“Reduced-fare bus pass”
“ADA paratransit application”
“Medicaid ride to an appointment”
“Low-income transportation help”
Bus Passes & Reduced Fares
Find Your Local Transit Agency
Search the official FTA list by state, city, or transit-agency name.
Federal Reduced-Fare Rule
Many federally supported systems must offer off-peak half fares to seniors, people with disabilities, and Medicare cardholders.
Call 211 for a Bus Pass
Ask for local free-pass, low-income fare, job-ride, gas-card, or transportation-voucher programs.
Disability, Older-Adult & Paratransit Rides
ADA Paratransit
Learn who may qualify for origin-to-destination rides near local fixed bus or rail routes.
Eldercare Transportation Finder
Call or text 1-800-677-1116 for local older-adult and caregiver transportation options.
North Carolina Public Transit
Find local transit systems, public transportation service areas, intercity routes, and mobility options across North Carolina.
Medical Rides & North Carolina Transportation
Medicaid Medical Transportation
Medicaid programs must arrange necessary non-emergency transportation; contact your state Medicaid office or health plan to schedule.
NC Medicaid Transportation
Learn how eligible North Carolina Medicaid members can request transportation to covered medical appointments.
VA Travel Pay
Check eligibility for mileage reimbursement or special transportation to VA care.
Direct links to federal benefit information and major public programs.
USA.gov Benefits
Official starting point for federal benefits and assistance.
Government Food Help
SNAP, WIC, school meals, and food assistance.
Government Housing Help
Rental, mortgage, utility, and housing information.
Medicaid Resources
Official beneficiary and state-program information.
Medicare
Coverage, enrollment, plans, and care comparisons.
Social Security Benefits
Retirement, disability, SSI, survivor, and family benefits.
Unemployment Benefits
Official guidance and state unemployment links.
VA Health Care
Veterans health-care eligibility and applications.
LIHEAP Energy Help
Federal home-energy assistance information.
Use broad doctor directories and specialty organizations to locate care. Confirm insurance participation directly with the provider.
Medicare Care Compare
Doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and dialysis.
Community Health Centers
Primary care, dental care, behavioral health, and community clinics.
Mental Health & Substance Use
Official treatment locator for mental-health and substance-use care.
General Doctor Directory
Search physicians and specialists by condition and location.
Appointments by Specialty
Search clinicians and available appointment times.
Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology physician finder.
Eye Care
American Academy of Ophthalmology finder.
Orthopedics
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons directory.
OB-GYN
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists finder.
Therapists
Search therapists by location, insurance, issue, and treatment type.
Official meeting pages for substance-use, family, behavior, and financial-recovery fellowships.
AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
NA
Narcotics Anonymous
CA
Cocaine Anonymous
CMA
Crystal Meth Anonymous
MA
Marijuana Anonymous
GA
Gamblers Anonymous
Al-Anon
Support for families and friends of people with alcohol problems.
Nar-Anon
Support for families and friends affected by addiction.
CoDA
Codependents Anonymous
OA
Overeaters Anonymous
ACA
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families
DA
Debtors Anonymous
Faith-based, Buddhist-inspired, secular, and alternative recovery communities.
Recovery Dharma
Buddhist-inspired peer recovery meetings.
Refuge Recovery
Buddhist-oriented recovery meetings.
Celebrate Recovery
Christian faith-based recovery groups.
SMART Recovery
Secular, evidence-informed mutual-support meetings.
LifeRing
Secular recovery support and online meetings.
Unity Communities
Find local spiritual communities and gatherings.
Search real nearby AA and NA meetings directly on The Hawk Nest.
Open the in-page meeting finder
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