Contents

1. 1 NUMBERS TO KNOW 
2. 2 BASIC NEEDS  
3. 3 CHILD CARE & PARENTING RESOURCES 
4. 4 HEALTH CARE 
5. 5 HOUSING 
6. 6 LEGAL
7. 7 SELF HELP PROGRAMS 
8. 8 TRANSPORTATION 
9. 9 VICTIM SERVICES
10. 10 OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
11. 11 CHATS & MESSAGE BOARDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBERS TO KNOW 

BASIC NEEDS  

• BROC (Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission), 667-7174.  Provides financial assistance to clients to prevent eviction notices, disconnection of power and fuel. Also assists with prescription medicines, food and other emergency services.
• Care Connection, 667-2273.  Free information and referral service helps people in need find local help.
• Wilkes Department of Social Services (DSS), 651-7400.  Food stamps, Medicaid, child support enforcement, TANF assistance for domestic violence victims.
• Salvation Army, 838-1145.  Emergency utility, rent and mortgage assistance.
• Samaritan's Kitchen, 838-5331.  Food pantry, backpack food assistance program for children.
• Wilkes Circles of Care, 838-0977.   A collaborative effort between adults who are committed to getting out of poverty and community members willing to help them.
• Wilkes Ministry of HOPE, 903-1414.  Food pantry, Christmas toy store, other programs. 

CHILD CARE & PARENTING RESOURCES 

• Wilkes Child Care Resource and Referral Service, 838-0977. Search by location for child care providers.  Directory includes centers, home providers, More at Four and Head Start programs.
• Head Start, 667-7174.  Free pre-school program for young children from low income families.
• Our House, 667-5555.  Offers free Love & Logic parenting classes and free supervised visitation services. 
• Parent to Parent, (866) 812-3122. Information, individual and group support for parents of special needs children. Offers The Incredible Years, a parenting class for parents of exceptional children, weekly at Wilkes Family Central.
• Nurturing Families parenting program, (336) 838-1060. Offered mornings and evenings at Wilkes Family Central. 

HEALTH CARE 

• CareNet Counseling of Wilkes, 667-1644.  Faith-based counseling services.
• Daymark Recovery Services, 667-5151.
• Daymark Crisis Management, 838-9936 or (877) 492-2785. 24-7 response to acute, immediate, nonmedical crisis.
• Wilkes County Health Department, 651-7450. Provides comprehensive health services including WIC, a food assistance program for women, infants and children.
• Wilkes Regional Medical Center, 651-7800. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner on call for victims of sexual assault.
• Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic, 903-9399. A full service dental practice for clients using Medicaid or N.C. Health Choice. 

HOUSING 

• Catherine H. Barber Memorial Homeless Shelter, 838-7120.  Provides temporary overnight shelter and one hot meal a day for individuals and families who are homeless.
• Northwestern Regional Housing Authority, 667-8979. Manages Cub Creek Apartments, provides Section 8 rental assistance, housing counseling and other services.
• North Wilkesboro Public Housing, 667-3203. 

LEGAL

• Wilkes Clerk of Court’s Office, 651-4400.
• District Attorney’s Office, 651-4410. (23rd Judicial District: Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe and Yadkin Counties) 
• Legal Aid of North Carolina, (866) 219-5262 (LANC) toll-free. Free divorce and child custody clinics. 
• Wilkes Magistrate’s Office, 651-4419.
• WomensLaw website
• Rosen Law Firm website. Excellent information about all facets of family law. 
• Survivor to Survivor. North Carolina specific videos on protective orders, civil and criminal protections.

SELF HELP PROGRAMS 

• Alcoholics Anonymous, (212) 870-3400.
• Narcotics Anonymous, (888) 593-5356.  NA local meeting schedule. 

TRANSPORTATION 

• Wilkes Transportation Authority, 838-1272.
• WTA Shuttle Schedule 

VICTIM SERVICES

• N.C. Victim Compensation Services, (800) 826-6200.
• Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification, (877) 627-2826.   

OTHER HELPFUL LINKS

• North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence  
• North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• National Sex Offender Locator
• RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
• Love is Respect (safe teen dating website)
• Safety Plan for Stalking Victims 
• Stop It Now! Excellent resource on how to identify, respond to and prevent child sexual abuse.
• Survivor to Survivor North Carolina specific videos on a variety of helpful topics

CHATS & MESSAGE BOARDS

• After Silence. Message board and chat room for rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse survivors.
• Love Is Respect: National Teen Dating Helpline. Real time, one-on-one support from trained advocates.
• On Your Mind. Safe, anonymous place for teens to get support from other teens.
• Pandora's Project. Offers online peer support to victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse.
• Rhiannon3.net. Message board and chats for domestic violence survivors.
• Yes I Can. Facilitated, scheduled chat sessions on a variety of topics, including domestic violence, child abuse and parenting.