Free, community-run and mutual-aid resources across Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the rest of the Triangle. Take what you need. Share what you can.
Hours change. Call ahead when you can, and check the source link if something looks off. Green tags mark groups run by and for the community.
East Durham mutual-aid project. It cooks and hands out about 100 free hot meals a week, along with clothing, produce and harm reduction supplies.
Grassroots coalition working on community safety without policing. Runs popular-education workshops (#FreeOurFam), an East Durham community design process, and campaigns to expand the HEART crisis response. Mainly organizing, not direct services.
Outdoor community fridge in the Durham Community Fridges network. Take what you need, leave what you can.
Outdoor community fridge and pantry run by Durham Community Fridges, a volunteer mutual-aid project ("solidarity, not charity"). Take what you need, leave what you can. This was the group's first fridge, opened in 2022.
Outdoor community fridge at The Scrap Exchange creative reuse center in Lakewood, part of the Durham Community Fridges network.
All-volunteer chapter of the international Food Not Bombs movement. Shares free vegan and vegetarian meals and supplies. "Solidarity, not charity."
Monthly open-air free market where everything is free: no buying, selling, trading or bartering. Bring what you don't need and take what you do. Skills and services such as haircuts and music are welcome too.
Grassroots mutual-aid collective that started during COVID. It runs free cookouts, produce and grocery giveaways (including a large Thanksgiving giveaway), neighborhood food-growing projects, and community repair clinics. Food also reaches people through dozens of partner groups.
Grassroots tenant union that helps renters organize building-level unions to fight unsafe conditions, broken elevators, pests and retaliation. In 2025 it won Durham's tenant-defense ordinance (rent refunds when units are unlivable).
East Durham mutual-aid project. It cooks and hands out about 100 free hot meals a week, along with clothing, produce and harm reduction supplies.
Outdoor community fridge in the Durham Community Fridges network. Take what you need, leave what you can.
Outdoor community fridge and pantry run by Durham Community Fridges, a volunteer mutual-aid project ("solidarity, not charity"). Take what you need, leave what you can. This was the group's first fridge, opened in 2022.
Outdoor community fridge at The Scrap Exchange creative reuse center in Lakewood, part of the Durham Community Fridges network.
All-volunteer chapter of the international Food Not Bombs movement. Shares free vegan and vegetarian meals and supplies. "Solidarity, not charity."
Grassroots mutual-aid collective that started during COVID. It runs free cookouts, produce and grocery giveaways (including a large Thanksgiving giveaway), neighborhood food-growing projects, and community repair clinics. Food also reaches people through dozens of partner groups.
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
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Food Distribution every Tuesday at Noon at Community Kitchen
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diaster services, family advancement services, food pantries, immigration legal services \
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Food pantry: 1st Monday 12:30pm check-in, 2:30pm distribution
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Distributes Senior Boxes
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Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due bills for electricity, water, and rent to licensed landlords • First come, first served; no appointments necessary
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Transitional & Recovery Housing: Provide short term housing for persons experiencing homelessness. The Transitional House Program addresses physical and mental health needs, facilitates goal-setting, life skill development and networking with services to support self-sufficiency. Apply online at...
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Food Pantry. Also: Hygiene supplies, se habla español, Financial support
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Pet Food Program, Wellness Call Program, Holiday Programs, Nutritional Shakes Program, Summer Box Fan Drive, Other Special Programs
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Food Bank: Wednesday 9am-12pm
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Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due rent and utility bills (not phone or cable bills) • Rent & utility help is limited
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Durham's main anchor for free meals: the Community Café serves 3 free meals a day, every day of the year. Also runs a food pantry and clothing closet for low-resource households and shelter residents.
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Mobile Pantry. Also: Hot meals
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Offers Direct Payments: This is a program of Emergency Assistance to aid with gas, water, oil, electric cut-off notices or rent eviction notifications for those in need.
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East Durham mutual-aid project. It cooks and hands out about 100 free hot meals a week, along with clothing, produce and harm reduction supplies.
Monthly open-air free market where everything is free: no buying, selling, trading or bartering. Bring what you don't need and take what you do. Skills and services such as haircuts and music are welcome too.
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
Free mobile shower trailer with private stalls for people experiencing homelessness. Also hands out clean socks, underwear, shirts and towels, and a barber is often on site.
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Weekly free store for unhoused and low-income neighbors: clothing, shoes, coats, thermals, backpacks, sleeping bags and toiletries, plus coffee and Fresh Start Durham showers. It also offers case management, and county street-medicine pop-up clinics have been held at the Free Store.
Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due rent and utility bills (not phone or cable bills) • Rent & utility help is limited
Durham's main anchor for free meals: the Community Café serves 3 free meals a day, every day of the year. Also runs a food pantry and clothing closet for low-resource households and shelter residents.
Friday mornings: 9:00am- 1:00pm By appointment only
Grassroots tenant union that helps renters organize building-level unions to fight unsafe conditions, broken elevators, pests and retaliation. In 2025 it won Durham's tenant-defense ordinance (rent refunds when units are unlivable).
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Provide diverse housing options, compassionate care, and access to collaborative support services for persons living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS
Relationship-based financial support and advocacy for people facing poverty and homelessness. Offers one-on-one support with savings, budgeting and housing goals, a resource database, and free community classes such as fraud prevention.
Offers Direct Payments: Providing discretionary spending aimed at granting financial assistance for housing, utilities, transportation, and food
Free, confidential help for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. Provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups and counseling referrals.
Other Affordable Housing: Offers various housing programs such as Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV-Section 8), Public Housing Programs How To Apply for HCV: • Waiting lists open periodically. • Complete application online. • You will be notified of whether or not you have been placed on the waiting list. • Your wait...
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Emergency Shelter: Emergency shelter intake interview and referral Entry Point Durham is not a housing program and cannot promise shelter or housing. Entry Point will work with you to help resolve your housing crisis and will refer you to shelter or housing programs if they will be helpful and are available.
Emergency Shelter: Emergency shelter for families with children
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Provides separate substance abuse halfway housing for men and women Provide up to six months of treatment
Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due bills for electricity, water, and rent to licensed landlords • First come, first served; no appointments necessary
Other Affordable Housing: Builds and sells affordable homes in Durham, repairs homes for low-income homeowners in Durham through its Repairs program
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Provide short term housing for persons experiencing homelessness. The Transitional House Program addresses physical and mental health needs, facilitates goal-setting, life skill development and networking with services to support self-sufficiency. Apply online at...
Emergency Shelter: Works in deep partnership with our community’s emergency shelters and our own Street Outreach team to support households preparing to move to permanent housing. Connects families to supportive services, including employment assistance and other resources.
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Recovery house for men recovering from substance abuse
Free legal help for low-income Durham renters facing eviction, run with the City of Durham. Walk-in clinic at the courthouse.
Other Affordable Housing: LIFE (Living Independently For Everyone) House of Durham was designed to provide affordable housing for persons with severe physical disabilities.
Other Affordable Housing: Free service for finding affordable housing
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Group residences for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder. Individuals who are interested in living in an Oxford House should call the house of their choice to see if there are any vacancies, If there are vacancies, an interview will be scheduled. The interview...
Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due rent and utility bills (not phone or cable bills) • Rent & utility help is limited
Other Affordable Housing: TROSA is a program for men and women with substance use disorders. Once you enter the program, TROSA will provide all essential daily needs, including housing, clothing, food, and personal care items.
Transitional & Recovery Housing: Transitional home provides temporary housing and program assistance for up to 21 justice-involved men. Life skills, financial literacy, technology awareness, and employability skills (Wellness Re-Entry), Individual and group peer support (SWIT), Mediation to help reconnect family...
Durham's main anchor for free meals: the Community Café serves 3 free meals a day, every day of the year. Also runs a food pantry and clothing closet for low-resource households and shelter residents.
Other Affordable Housing: Provides housing and case management services to homeless veterans
medical clinic: adult medicine, behavorial clinic, dental, family medicine, healthcare for homeless
Offers Direct Payments: This is a program of Emergency Assistance to aid with gas, water, oil, electric cut-off notices or rent eviction notifications for those in need.
Free mobile shower trailer with private stalls for people experiencing homelessness. Also hands out clean socks, underwear, shirts and towels, and a barber is often on site.
Weekly free store for unhoused and low-income neighbors: clothing, shoes, coats, thermals, backpacks, sleeping bags and toiletries, plus coffee and Fresh Start Durham showers. It also offers case management, and county street-medicine pop-up clinics have been held at the Free Store.
East Durham mutual-aid project. It cooks and hands out about 100 free hot meals a week, along with clothing, produce and harm reduction supplies.
Offers Other Services: Manages mental health services • Enhanced benefits available for some individuals on Medicaid or uninsured
Confidential syringe services: sterile syringes, cookers, cottons, tourniquets, hygiene supplies, sharps disposal, naloxone kits, and fentanyl and xylazine test strips. Also offers HIV and hepatitis testing and referrals.
24/7 walk-in mental health and substance use crisis center, run by RI International. Offers behavioral health urgent care, crisis stabilization, 23-hour observation, peer support and care coordination.
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, community assistance, and education and workforce programs.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) outpatient mental health and substance use clinic for Latino families. Offers therapy, psychiatry, case management, support groups, parent education and peer support.
Primary care clinic for people experiencing homelessness, on the Urban Ministries of Durham campus. Run by Lincoln CHC, a federally qualified health center.
Peer-based harm reduction: syringe exchange, naloxone and safer-use supplies, with deliveries, mobile outreach and a weekly fixed site. Nonjudgmental, and serves people regardless of immigration status.
Free, charitable medical and vision clinic for uninsured and underserved people, regardless of ability to pay. Lab work is included.
medical clinic: adult medicine, behavorial clinic, dental, family medicine, healthcare for homeless
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
Free, confidential help for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. Provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups and counseling referrals.
City of Durham's alternative crisis response. Unarmed community response teams handle non-violent mental health, behavioral health and quality-of-life calls, including calls involving unsheltered people. Clinicians in the 911 center and follow-up care navigation are part of the program. Higher-risk calls get a...
24/7 walk-in mental health and substance use crisis center, run by RI International. Offers behavioral health urgent care, crisis stabilization, 23-hour observation, peer support and care coordination.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) outpatient mental health and substance use clinic for Latino families. Offers therapy, psychiatry, case management, support groups, parent education and peer support.
Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due bills for electricity, water, and rent to licensed landlords • First come, first served; no appointments necessary
Grassroots coalition working on community safety without policing. Runs popular-education workshops (#FreeOurFam), an East Durham community design process, and campaigns to expand the HEART crisis response. Mainly organizing, not direct services.
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
Free, confidential help for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. Provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups and counseling referrals.
Local Resources • Legal Help • Deaf Services • Native American Services
Shining Light In Darkness (SLID) services are free and confidential. • Serves victims and survivors with emotional support, legal and medical information, and referrals to other communities.
Offers Other Services: Manages mental health services • Enhanced benefits available for some individuals on Medicaid or uninsured
Relationship-based financial support and advocacy for people facing poverty and homelessness. Offers one-on-one support with savings, budgeting and housing goals, a resource database, and free community classes such as fraud prevention.
Offers Direct Payments: Providing discretionary spending aimed at granting financial assistance for housing, utilities, transportation, and food
Offers Direct Payments: Rent • Utilities • Temporary Emergency Food Assistance • Burials • Prescription Assistance
food pantry, rental/utility assistance
Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due bills for electricity, water, and rent to licensed landlords • First come, first served; no appointments necessary
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Offers Direct Payments: Offers help with past due rent and utility bills (not phone or cable bills) • Rent & utility help is limited
Offers Other Services: Credit union offers credit building, low interest home and auto loans • offers financial coaching
Offers Other Services: Direct financial assistance to help reduce medication costs for medicines
Offers Direct Payments: This is a program of Emergency Assistance to aid with gas, water, oil, electric cut-off notices or rent eviction notifications for those in need.
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
Grassroots tenant union that helps renters organize building-level unions to fight unsafe conditions, broken elevators, pests and retaliation. In 2025 it won Durham's tenant-defense ordinance (rent refunds when units are unlivable).
Legal Services for Immigrants
Free legal help to expunge (clear) criminal records, get certificates of relief, and restore suspended NC driver's licenses for Durham residents. Funded by the City of Durham and run from Legal Aid NC's Durham office.
diaster services, family advancement services, food pantries, immigration legal services \
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, community assistance, and education and workforce programs.
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Womens Support/Legal (immigration, DACA, Natz, VAWA, U Visa)
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Free legal help for low-income Durham renters facing eviction, run with the City of Durham. Walk-in clinic at the courthouse.
DOJ-recognized immigration legal services for low-income immigrants in Durham and Wake counties. Handles citizenship, DACA/TPS, family petitions, green cards and victim-based cases.
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, community assistance, and education and workforce programs.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) outpatient mental health and substance use clinic for Latino families. Offers therapy, psychiatry, case management, support groups, parent education and peer support.
Emergency Shelter: Emergency shelter for families with children
Primary care clinic for people experiencing homelessness, on the Urban Ministries of Durham campus. Run by Lincoln CHC, a federally qualified health center.
Free, charitable medical and vision clinic for uninsured and underserved people, regardless of ability to pay. Lab work is included.
Two-acre urban teaching garden and kitchen classroom (since 1994) focused on growing, cooking and sharing food. Community members can rent garden beds to grow their own food.
Friday mornings: 9:00am- 1:00pm By appointment only
Member-run nonprofit hackerspace with tools, machines, a woodshop and electronics space for hobby or freelance projects. A free public open house runs every Saturday, and free workshops are held from time to time.
Public makerspace at the Main Library with a 3D printer, Cricut/vinyl cutter, laser cutter, poster printer and craft supplies. STEAM tech and tool kits can be checked out for home or group projects.
Free loans of landscaping, cleanup and beautification tools for community service projects, such as neighborhood cleanups and community gardens.
All-volunteer community bike shop. Fix your own bike with shop tools and recycled parts, get help from volunteer mechanics, or fix up a donated bike to keep ("Need Repair or Need Bike" Sunday sessions). Also runs mobile repair clinics.
Grassroots mutual-aid collective that started during COVID. It runs free cookouts, produce and grocery giveaways (including a large Thanksgiving giveaway), neighborhood food-growing projects, and community repair clinics. Food also reaches people through dozens of partner groups.
Member-run nonprofit hackerspace with tools, machines, a woodshop and electronics space for hobby or freelance projects. A free public open house runs every Saturday, and free workshops are held from time to time.
Public makerspace at the Main Library with a 3D printer, Cricut/vinyl cutter, laser cutter, poster printer and craft supplies. STEAM tech and tool kits can be checked out for home or group projects.
Outdoor community fridge in the Durham Community Fridges network. Take what you need, leave what you can.
Outdoor community fridge and pantry run by Durham Community Fridges, a volunteer mutual-aid project ("solidarity, not charity"). Take what you need, leave what you can. This was the group's first fridge, opened in 2022.
Outdoor community fridge at The Scrap Exchange creative reuse center in Lakewood, part of the Durham Community Fridges network.
Monthly open-air free market where everything is free: no buying, selling, trading or bartering. Bring what you don't need and take what you do. Skills and services such as haircuts and music are welcome too.
Weekly free store for unhoused and low-income neighbors: clothing, shoes, coats, thermals, backpacks, sleeping bags and toiletries, plus coffee and Fresh Start Durham showers. It also offers case management, and county street-medicine pop-up clinics have been held at the Free Store.
Grassroots mutual-aid collective that started during COVID. It runs free cookouts, produce and grocery giveaways (including a large Thanksgiving giveaway), neighborhood food-growing projects, and community repair clinics. Food also reaches people through dozens of partner groups.
Large East Durham community garden run by NC Cooperative Extension–Durham County with Extension Master Gardeners. Dozens of plots, including raised and double-height accessible plots, plus free hands-on growing education aimed at resource-limited residents.
Free seed-borrowing library from Durham County Library. Take up to 4 seed packets per season, and return saved seeds from your harvest if you can.
Free loans of landscaping, cleanup and beautification tools for community service projects, such as neighborhood cleanups and community gardens.
Two-acre urban teaching garden and kitchen classroom (since 1994) focused on growing, cooking and sharing food. Community members can rent garden beds to grow their own food.
All-volunteer community bike shop. Fix your own bike with shop tools and recycled parts, get help from volunteer mechanics, or fix up a donated bike to keep ("Need Repair or Need Bike" Sunday sessions). Also runs mobile repair clinics.
All GoDurham city bus routes are fare-free. You don't need a pass, ID or payment to ride.
Member-run nonprofit hackerspace with tools, machines, a woodshop and electronics space for hobby or freelance projects. A free public open house runs every Saturday, and free workshops are held from time to time.
Public computers with internet and free password-free Wi-Fi at every Durham County Library branch. Printing is a small fee. Cardholders can borrow a mobile hotspot with unlimited data for 14 days. There is also monthly drop-in tech help.
Public makerspace at the Main Library with a 3D printer, Cricut/vinyl cutter, laser cutter, poster printer and craft supplies. STEAM tech and tool kits can be checked out for home or group projects.
Adult literacy and GED/high school equivalency tutoring, adult ESOL (English) classes, college and career readiness, and a youth HSE program for ages 16–24.
English Learning Resources
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, community assistance, and education and workforce programs.
Community center with drop-in hours, drop-in case management, the Joifull Bellies food pantry, the Queer Giving Closet (free clothing), name-change navigation help, a youth drop-in and support groups.
English Learning Resources
Volunteer collective sharing free vegan meals, groceries, toiletries and often clothing downtown. Also takes requests for grocery and diaper deliveries.
Free Community Closet with everyday clothing, shoes and gender-affirming items (binders, makeup and wigs on request), plus a Community Pantry with shelf-stable food. Also a drop-in community center.
Monthly free market where neighbors share goods, skills, services and activities with no money exchanged.
Community and social center (a sober space) for Raleigh-area mutual aid. Hosts skill-shares, workshops, clothing swaps and mending circles. Serves as a donation collection point, resource distribution center and home base for local collectives.
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, Know Your Rights workshops, community assistance and education and workforce programs.
Volunteer collective sharing free vegan meals, groceries, toiletries and often clothing downtown. Also takes requests for grocery and diaper deliveries.
Free Community Closet with everyday clothing, shoes and gender-affirming items (binders, makeup and wigs on request), plus a Community Pantry with shelf-stable food. Also a drop-in community center.
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Large walk-in food pantry run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. No religious participation is required.
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case management and referrals, food stamp and medicaid application assistance, tax preparation, immigration services, educational programs,
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Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
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Walk-up window food pantry in Southeast Raleigh.
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Free naloxone (Narcan) kits and syringe services, prioritizing people who use drugs and their families. Mobile and peer exchange is available by call or text.
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food assistance program, transition program (provides weekly groceries) and the journey program.
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Multi-service center for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Free showers and laundry on weekdays, three meals a day on weekends and holidays, care coordinators, public computers, phones and lockable phone charging, plus an on-site clinic and HIV/STD/Hep C testing. Coordinated Entry access site for...
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Downtown nonprofit urban farm that makes about 95% of its harvest affordable through a pay-what-you-can farmstand and a Farmshare program. Also runs all-ages volunteer farm days and workshops.
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Free, no-questions-asked hot lunch on weekdays.
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Weekly curbside grocery box with produce (much of it from on-site community gardens), meat, eggs and pantry staples.
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Wake County's low-barrier emergency shelter for men and women. No referral is needed for emergency access, and it doesn't require sobriety or background checks.
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
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Downtown indoor food pantry.
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Day shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, hygiene supplies, a clothing closet, day storage, computers, phones and help getting IDs and other documents, plus on-site health care and housing navigators.
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Volunteer collective sharing free vegan meals, groceries, toiletries and often clothing downtown. Also takes requests for grocery and diaper deliveries.
Free Community Closet with everyday clothing, shoes and gender-affirming items (binders, makeup and wigs on request), plus a Community Pantry with shelf-stable food. Also a drop-in community center.
Monthly free market where neighbors share goods, skills, services and activities with no money exchanged.
Food pantry / clothing bank
Day shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, hygiene supplies, a clothing closet, day storage, computers, phones and help getting IDs and other documents, plus on-site health care and housing navigators.
assistance with past due rent and/or utility
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Recovery community with an emergency drop-in shelter and non-medical detox. Serves people 'under the influence or not, and regardless of readiness for change.'
Domestic violence and sexual assault services: 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, the Solace Center (24/7 sexual assault forensic exams), court advocacy for protective orders, counseling and housing case management.
Multi-service center for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Free showers and laundry on weekdays, three meals a day on weekends and holidays, care coordinators, public computers, phones and lockable phone charging, plus an on-site clinic and HIV/STD/Hep C testing. Coordinated Entry access site for...
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Wake County shelter for men experiencing homelessness. Short-term emergency overnight dorms, plus longer-term beds for men working with case management, budgeting help and mental health and substance use referrals.
Weekly curbside grocery box with produce (much of it from on-site community gardens), meat, eggs and pantry staples.
Wake County's low-barrier emergency shelter for men and women. No referral is needed for emergency access, and it doesn't require sobriety or background checks.
Day shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, hygiene supplies, a clothing closet, day storage, computers, phones and help getting IDs and other documents, plus on-site health care and housing navigators.
Crisis line and emergency shelter for youth who have run away, are unhoused, or are in crisis.
Volunteer collective sharing free vegan meals, groceries, toiletries and often clothing downtown. Also takes requests for grocery and diaper deliveries.
Multi-service center for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Free showers and laundry on weekdays, three meals a day on weekends and holidays, care coordinators, public computers, phones and lockable phone charging, plus an on-site clinic and HIV/STD/Hep C testing. Coordinated Entry access site for...
Day shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, hygiene supplies, a clothing closet, day storage, computers, phones and help getting IDs and other documents, plus on-site health care and housing navigators.
Health Care
Federally funded community health center with primary care, behavioral health and pharmacy. Also runs an urgent care at 3509 Capital Blvd (Mon–Sat 8 am–5 pm).
Recovery community with an emergency drop-in shelter and non-medical detox. Serves people 'under the influence or not, and regardless of readiness for change.'
Free naloxone (Narcan) kits and syringe services, prioritizing people who use drugs and their families. Mobile and peer exchange is available by call or text.
Multi-service center for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Free showers and laundry on weekdays, three meals a day on weekends and holidays, care coordinators, public computers, phones and lockable phone charging, plus an on-site clinic and HIV/STD/Hep C testing. Coordinated Entry access site for...
Free medical home for uninsured adults: primary care, behavioral health, some specialty care, diabetes education, telehealth and an on-site pharmacy.
Free naloxone vending machine inside SouthLight Healthcare's peer drop-in center.
Weekly curbside grocery box with produce (much of it from on-site community gardens), meat, eggs and pantry staples.
Wake County's low-barrier emergency shelter for men and women. No referral is needed for emergency access, and it doesn't require sobriety or background checks.
Behavioral health urgent care and crisis center for adults in a mental health or substance use crisis, run by RI International (Recovery Innovations). 'No wrong door': walk in alone, with a loved one, or be brought by a provider or first responder.
Federally funded community health center with primary care, behavioral health and pharmacy. Also runs an urgent care at 3509 Capital Blvd (Mon–Sat 8 am–5 pm).
Walk-in behavioral health urgent care for mental health and substance use needs, ages 4 and up.
Free medical home for uninsured adults: primary care, behavioral health, some specialty care, diabetes education, telehealth and an on-site pharmacy.
Behavioral health urgent care and crisis center for adults in a mental health or substance use crisis, run by RI International (Recovery Innovations). 'No wrong door': walk in alone, with a loved one, or be brought by a provider or first responder.
Crisis line and emergency shelter for youth who have run away, are unhoused, or are in crisis.
Domestic violence and sexual assault services: 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, the Solace Center (24/7 sexual assault forensic exams), court advocacy for protective orders, counseling and housing case management.
case management and referrals, food stamp and medicaid application assistance, tax preparation, immigration services, educational programs,
assistance with past due rent and/or utility
Wake County's low-barrier emergency shelter for men and women. No referral is needed for emergency access, and it doesn't require sobriety or background checks.
case management and referrals, food stamp and medicaid application assistance, tax preparation, immigration services, educational programs,
Legal Services for Immigrants
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, Know Your Rights workshops, community assistance and education and workforce programs.
Free civil legal help for low-income people, including housing and eviction, domestic violence, consumer, public benefits and health care issues.
Legal Services for Immigrants
Diaper bank serving only Wake County. Free diapers and youth and adult incontinence supplies.
Wake County's low-barrier emergency shelter for men and women. No referral is needed for emergency access, and it doesn't require sobriety or background checks.
Crisis line and emergency shelter for youth who have run away, are unhoused, or are in crisis.
City program that lends battery-powered yard equipment for free: self-propelled mowers, string trimmers and leaf blowers (four of each).
All-volunteer bike co-op ('Fix, Teach, Give'). It repairs and gives away donated bikes, does free maintenance, and teaches repair. Holds a monthly repair-and-distribution event, community shop hours, and pop-ups at parks, shelters and resource centers.
Monthly free market where neighbors share goods, skills, services and activities with no money exchanged.
Community and social center (a sober space) for Raleigh-area mutual aid. Hosts skill-shares, workshops, clothing swaps and mending circles. Serves as a donation collection point, resource distribution center and home base for local collectives.
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
Community and social center (a sober space) for Raleigh-area mutual aid. Hosts skill-shares, workshops, clothing swaps and mending circles. Serves as a donation collection point, resource distribution center and home base for local collectives.
Downtown nonprofit urban farm that makes about 95% of its harvest affordable through a pay-what-you-can farmstand and a Farmshare program. Also runs all-ages volunteer farm days and workshops.
City community gardens with individual plots, shared growing space and water at Barwell Road Park and Eastgate Park, plus garden boxes at several community centers (Marsh Creek, Ralph Campbell/Apollo Heights, Peach Road, Abbotts Creek, Sanderford Road, Mordecai).
Free native-plant seed library (e.g., columbine, beardtongue, golden alexanders, pollinator mixes). Take packets and donate native seeds you've saved.
All-volunteer bike co-op ('Fix, Teach, Give'). It repairs and gives away donated bikes, does free maintenance, and teaches repair. Holds a monthly repair-and-distribution event, community shop hours, and pop-ups at parks, shelters and resource centers.
Community and social center (a sober space) for Raleigh-area mutual aid. Hosts skill-shares, workshops, clothing swaps and mending circles. Serves as a donation collection point, resource distribution center and home base for local collectives.
Latino-led community organization offering legal information and referrals, Know Your Rights workshops, community assistance and education and workforce programs.
Multi-service center for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Free showers and laundry on weekdays, three meals a day on weekends and holidays, care coordinators, public computers, phones and lockable phone charging, plus an on-site clinic and HIV/STD/Hep C testing. Coordinated Entry access site for...
ESL classes
Day shelter for single women experiencing homelessness. Breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, hygiene supplies, a clothing closet, day storage, computers, phones and help getting IDs and other documents, plus on-site health care and housing navigators.
Free Community Closet with everyday clothing, shoes and gender-affirming items (binders, makeup and wigs on request), plus a Community Pantry with shelf-stable food. Also a drop-in community center.
Newer monthly free market (launched June 2026) where neighbors give and take goods for free.
Free community fridge from Feed-Well Fridges, stocked with rescued groceries and chef-prepared meals. Take what you need.
Town-run giveaway of fresh produce and non-perishable food, twice a month.
Food assistance
Newer monthly free market (launched June 2026) where neighbors give and take goods for free.
Year-round shelter for men experiencing homelessness, with help finding permanent housing. From November through March it adds cold-weather beds for 17 more men.
Year-round shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness. From November through March it adds three cold-weather beds for women.
finanical assistance
Single entry point for shelter referrals (Coordinated Entry), eviction diversion with free legal help for people with a court summons, affordable-rental listings and referrals. It also runs cold-weather cots from Nov 1 to Mar 31 on nights forecast below 32°F.
Free student-run dental clinic at the UNC School of Dentistry.
16-bed crisis unit for adults in an acute mental health or substance use crisis. Provides detox and withdrawal monitoring, medication stabilization, psychiatric evaluation and discharge planning, with stays of up to 7 days. Meals and hygiene supplies are provided.
Free naloxone kits (two nasal doses plus fentanyl and xylazine test strips) with training, and syringe exchange through the NC Safer Syringe Initiative. Replacement kits are available.
Federally qualified community health center with sliding-fee medical care. A separate Piedmont dental center is next door at 105 Conner Dr, Suite 2100, (919) 951-7583.
16-bed crisis unit for adults in an acute mental health or substance use crisis. Provides detox and withdrawal monitoring, medication stabilization, psychiatric evaluation and discharge planning, with stays of up to 7 days. Meals and hygiene supplies are provided.
24/7 free, confidential helpline by call, text or online chat for survivors of sexual violence. Also offers advocacy, support groups, therapy and legal resources, with services in Spanish.
Domestic violence crisis services with a 24/7 crisis line, plus one-on-one career and financial coaching and connections to community resources.
24/7 free, confidential helpline by call, text or online chat for survivors of sexual violence. Also offers advocacy, support groups, therapy and legal resources, with services in Spanish.
Domestic violence crisis services with a 24/7 crisis line, plus one-on-one career and financial coaching and connections to community resources.
Year-round shelter for men experiencing homelessness, with help finding permanent housing. From November through March it adds cold-weather beds for 17 more men.
Rental assistance
education, community engagement, Know your rights, youth groups, etc
Single entry point for shelter referrals (Coordinated Entry), eviction diversion with free legal help for people with a court summons, affordable-rental listings and referrals. It also runs cold-weather cots from Nov 1 to Mar 31 on nights forecast below 32°F.
Free computers, printing and study rooms. The Tech Lab has Macs, creative software and equipment to digitize tapes and records, with free one-on-one tech tutoring (Spanish available). You can borrow tech kits such as Chromebooks, cameras, microphones and projectors, plus kids' nature and sensory kits.
education, community engagement, Know your rights, youth groups, etc
Year-round shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness. From November through March it adds three cold-weather beds for women.
Free computers, printing and study rooms. The Tech Lab has Macs, creative software and equipment to digitize tapes and records, with free one-on-one tech tutoring (Spanish available). You can borrow tech kits such as Chromebooks, cameras, microphones and projectors, plus kids' nature and sensory kits.
Free computers, printing and study rooms. The Tech Lab has Macs, creative software and equipment to digitize tapes and records, with free one-on-one tech tutoring (Spanish available). You can borrow tech kits such as Chromebooks, cameras, microphones and projectors, plus kids' nature and sensory kits.
Newer monthly free market (launched June 2026) where neighbors give and take goods for free.
Free seed library in the UNC Library MakerSpace, kept in a repurposed card catalog. Open to the whole community, not just UNC.
Fare-free bus system serving Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC. Just get on and ride.
Free computers, printing and study rooms. The Tech Lab has Macs, creative software and equipment to digitize tapes and records, with free one-on-one tech tutoring (Spanish available). You can borrow tech kits such as Chromebooks, cameras, microphones and projectors, plus kids' nature and sensory kits.
Monthly leaderless free market running since the early 2000s: bring what you want to give, take what you can use. Nothing is bought, sold or bartered. Clothing, books, toys, household goods, food and music.
Relationship-based nonprofit where volunteer advocates work one-on-one with members facing homelessness or poverty on housing, jobs, savings and benefits. It also runs the OC Connect resource database and financial classes.
Grassroots group that builds mutual aid and collective care with refugee and migrant families in Orange County. Work includes language justice and interpretation access, health access organizing, neighborhood pods and help through crises such as SNAP disruptions.
Dollar-for-dollar match on SNAP/EBT and NC Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits (WIC and Senior FMNP) for fresh local food. NC eWIC is accepted.
Neighborhood-powered food drive group running a monthly client-choice pantry with fresh food and produce for families with kids. It also stocks about 15 community pantries a month and provides school snacks.
Free hot meals every day of the year for anyone who is hungry, no questions asked. Dine in or take out.
No-cost food market with groceries, fresh produce, pantry staples, hygiene items and household essentials.
Weekly home delivery of free healthy food (about 60% fresh) to local children and their families, plus a monthly cooking and nutrition kit. Delivery comes regardless of transportation.
Monthly leaderless free market running since the early 2000s: bring what you want to give, take what you can use. Nothing is bought, sold or bartered. Clothing, books, toys, household goods, food and music.
No-cost food market with groceries, fresh produce, pantry staples, hygiene items and household essentials.
No-charge drop-in center with showers, lockers, phones, internet, free Wi-Fi, printers, blankets and clothing vouchers. You can use it as a mailing address. Staff help with getting ID, jobs, housing and medical referrals.
Relationship-based nonprofit where volunteer advocates work one-on-one with members facing homelessness or poverty on housing, jobs, savings and benefits. It also runs the OC Connect resource database and financial classes.
No-charge drop-in center with showers, lockers, phones, internet, free Wi-Fi, printers, blankets and clothing vouchers. You can use it as a mailing address. Staff help with getting ID, jobs, housing and medical referrals.
No-cost food market with groceries, fresh produce, pantry staples, hygiene items and household essentials.
No-charge drop-in center with showers, lockers, phones, internet, free Wi-Fi, printers, blankets and clothing vouchers. You can use it as a mailing address. Staff help with getting ID, jobs, housing and medical referrals.
Free student-run clinic supervised by UNC clinicians. Offers acute care, physicals, vaccines, labs, an on-site pharmacy, STI testing, social work and interpreters (Spanish and Mandarin). Monthly specialty clinics include gender-affirming care, mental health, eye care, physical therapy and nutrition.
Free, legal syringes and injection supplies, naloxone, fentanyl and xylazine test strips, and first-aid kits. Referrals to treatment and HIV/STI testing if you want them. Supplies can also be ordered online.
Federally qualified community health center offering medical care, plus pharmacy, behavioral health and other services depending on site. Uninsured patients are welcome.
Relationship-based nonprofit where volunteer advocates work one-on-one with members facing homelessness or poverty on housing, jobs, savings and benefits. It also runs the OC Connect resource database and financial classes.
Grassroots group that builds mutual aid and collective care with refugee and migrant families in Orange County. Work includes language justice and interpretation access, health access organizing, neighborhood pods and help through crises such as SNAP disruptions.
Latino community organization offering community assistance, legal information and education and workforce programs.
Neighborhood-powered food drive group running a monthly client-choice pantry with fresh food and produce for families with kids. It also stocks about 15 community pantries a month and provides school snacks.
Grassroots group that builds mutual aid and collective care with refugee and migrant families in Orange County. Work includes language justice and interpretation access, health access organizing, neighborhood pods and help through crises such as SNAP disruptions.
Weekly home delivery of free healthy food (about 60% fresh) to local children and their families, plus a monthly cooking and nutrition kit. Delivery comes regardless of transportation.
New downtown Carrboro branch with free computers, internet and study and meeting rooms. Card holders can borrow books, computers and Wi-Fi hotspots.
Volunteer-run nonprofit bike co-op. At open workshops you can fix your own bike with free tools and help from volunteer mechanics, and earn a refurbished bike by working on it.
Monthly leaderless free market running since the early 2000s: bring what you want to give, take what you can use. Nothing is bought, sold or bartered. Clothing, books, toys, household goods, food and music.
Volunteer-run nonprofit bike co-op. At open workshops you can fix your own bike with free tools and help from volunteer mechanics, and earn a refurbished bike by working on it.
Latino community organization offering community assistance, legal information and education and workforce programs.
No-charge drop-in center with showers, lockers, phones, internet, free Wi-Fi, printers, blankets and clothing vouchers. You can use it as a mailing address. Staff help with getting ID, jobs, housing and medical referrals.
New downtown Carrboro branch with free computers, internet and study and meeting rooms. Card holders can borrow books, computers and Wi-Fi hotspots.
Monthly free market in Gold Park (marked its first anniversary in Oct 2025).
Interfaith nonprofit serving northern Orange County with a food pantry (no income limits per the 2025 county Extension profile), federal TEFAP commodities and Meals on Wheels. Also runs a thrift shop.
Monthly free market in Gold Park (marked its first anniversary in Oct 2025).
Interfaith nonprofit serving northern Orange County with a food pantry (no income limits per the 2025 county Extension profile), federal TEFAP commodities and Meals on Wheels. Also runs a thrift shop.
Interfaith nonprofit serving northern Orange County with a food pantry (no income limits per the 2025 county Extension profile), federal TEFAP commodities and Meals on Wheels. Also runs a thrift shop.
Free library card lets you borrow books, computers, Wi-Fi hotspots (one per family), video games and board games. The yearly Seed Share gives out a free native wildflower seed packet each month from mid-February through May, ending with a plant swap.
Free volunteer-run repair event. Bring broken clothing, small appliances, electronics, lamps, furniture, toys, jewelry or tools and fix them with volunteer repair coaches.
Monthly free market in Gold Park (marked its first anniversary in Oct 2025).
Free library card lets you borrow books, computers, Wi-Fi hotspots (one per family), video games and board games. The yearly Seed Share gives out a free native wildflower seed packet each month from mid-February through May, ending with a plant swap.
Free library card lets you borrow books, computers, Wi-Fi hotspots (one per family), video games and board games. The yearly Seed Share gives out a free native wildflower seed packet each month from mid-February through May, ending with a plant swap.
Monthly free market in a Cary park. Share goods you don't need and take what you do, no money exchanged.
Mobile Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Client-choice food pantry (nonperishables, frozen meat, produce, dairy), emergency financial help with housing and bills, free career coaching, and the low-cost Dorcas Thrift Shop.
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Monthly free market in a Cary park. Share goods you don't need and take what you do, no money exchanged.
Client-choice food pantry (nonperishables, frozen meat, produce, dairy), emergency financial help with housing and bills, free career coaching, and the low-cost Dorcas Thrift Shop.
Free volunteer clinic for uninsured, low-income adults: acute and chronic care, women's health, mental health and psychiatry, free labs, eye exams and dental referrals. Interpreters for Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali.
Free volunteer clinic for uninsured, low-income adults: acute and chronic care, women's health, mental health and psychiatry, free labs, eye exams and dental referrals. Interpreters for Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali.
Client-choice food pantry (nonperishables, frozen meat, produce, dairy), emergency financial help with housing and bills, free career coaching, and the low-cost Dorcas Thrift Shop.
Recurring Repair Café NC workshop in Cary (the group started here in 2017). Volunteers help fix household items, clothing, small appliances and electronics.
Monthly free market in a Cary park. Share goods you don't need and take what you do, no money exchanged.
Food Pantry
Client-choice food pantry and emergency financial help with housing and bills for western Wake County.
Volunteer-run organic garden at Apex UMC that grows produce for local food banks (4,800+ lbs donated in a recent year), with pollinator gardens and hands-on sustainability education. Volunteers and teens earning service hours are welcome.
Food Pantry
Federally funded community health center (formerly Advance Community Health) with primary care.
Client-choice food pantry and emergency financial help with housing and bills for western Wake County.
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Volunteer-run organic garden at Apex UMC that grows produce for local food banks (4,800+ lbs donated in a recent year), with pollinator gardens and hands-on sustainability education. Volunteers and teens earning service hours are welcome.
Free Wake County public library branch with a warm indoor space. Cardholders can borrow laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots and get free tutoring and job-search help (see the countywide library entry).
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Church food pantry with weekday indoor hours and a monthly evening drive-through.
Food Pantry
Long-running local nonprofit (since 1981) offering emergency help with rent, water bills and prescriptions, plus a thrift shop.
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Long-running local nonprofit (since 1981) offering emergency help with rent, water bills and prescriptions, plus a thrift shop.
Long-running local nonprofit (since 1981) offering emergency help with rent, water bills and prescriptions, plus a thrift shop.
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food
Food
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
Indoor food distribution twice a month.
Prepared Meal
Food Pantry
Drive-through food pantry for the Wake Forest / Rolesville / Youngsville area.
Food Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Federally funded community health center (formerly Advance Community Health) with primary care.
Food Pantry
Mini pantry: take what you need, leave what you can
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Monthly drive-through food distribution.
Food Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Free Wake County public library branch serving eastern Wake. Cardholders can borrow laptops and hotspots and get free tutoring and job-search help (see the countywide library entry).
Food Pantry
Drive-through emergency food pantry. Also connects patrons with financial-assistance and clothing resources.
Food Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Food Pantry
Curbside food distribution in downtown Fuquay-Varina.
Food Pantry
Federally funded community health center (formerly Advance Community Health) with primary care.
Crisis center for children, teens and young adults (ages 5–20) and their families.
Crisis center for children, teens and young adults (ages 5–20) and their families.
Local food pantry with a weekly drive-through.
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Prepared Meal
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Free Wake County public library branch. Cardholders can borrow laptops and hotspots and get free tutoring and job-search help (see the countywide library entry).
Food Pantry
Mobile Pantry
Monthly drive-through food distribution at the Boys and Girls Club.
Mobile Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Free rural clinic for uninsured adults in eastern Wake and nearby counties. Also runs a monthly drive-through food distribution.
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Free rural clinic for uninsured adults in eastern Wake and nearby counties. Also runs a monthly drive-through food distribution.
Mobile Pantry
Food Pantry
Free community fridge stocked with rescued food and chef-prepared meals by Feed-Well Fridges. Take any food you want and leave what you don't.
Pre-cooked vacuum packed and frozen nutritious entrees. Meals are ready to heat and serve in minutes. Meals are free to all.
Meals on Wheels - Open to individuals 60 years of age and older who are homebound (unable to drive, unable to prepare their own meals and have no assistance with meal preparation during the day). Meals are delivered by dedicated volunteers Monday through Friday. Volunteers provide socialization and wellness checks...
Food Pantry
Choice-style pantry that works like a grocery store: free groceries, fresh produce, frozen foods and proteins, about a week of food per visit. Friday is drive-through, and grocery delivery is available.
Haw River Baptist Church has a food pantry.
24/7/365 helpline, advocacy and support for survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual violence and human trafficking in Chatham County.
Hyperlocal gift economy: neighbors give, ask for and lend items for free. Use the Buy Nothing app to share with people nearby, or find your neighborhood's official Facebook group.
Grassroots immigrant organizing group. Its hotline takes reports of ICE or Border Patrol activity, verifies them, and sends alerts by text and social media. Also provides rapid response and safety support.
Volunteer mutual-aid group that gives out free masks and COVID-19 tests across Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Individuals, families and organizations can request them through an online form.
Volunteer mutual-aid network that organized flood and disaster relief, including after Tropical Storm Chantal in Chapel Hill and Orange County. It runs food and supply drives with partner groups and immigrant-led collectives.
Searchable, crowd-maintained map of mini pantries and blessing boxes (take what you need, leave what you can). It lists Triangle boxes at churches and homes in Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Raleigh and elsewhere.
Volunteer mutual-aid network that organized flood and disaster relief, including after Tropical Storm Chantal in Chapel Hill and Orange County. It runs food and supply drives with partner groups and immigrant-led collectives.
Food Resources – Food Pantries/Food Distribution
Installs raised-bed home garden boxes with support from seed to harvest, and runs garden-building and growing workshops. Also runs community Learning Gardens on Geer St. (Durham) and Camden St. (Raleigh).
Food stamps application assistance
Free 24-hour information and referral line for shelter, food, utilities and other help, including White Flag shelter info.
Food (breakfast, lunch)
Gleaning network that sends volunteers to pick surplus produce from farms and gardens and delivers it to food pantries and agencies. Its Carolinas regional office is in Durham.
Hyperlocal gift economy: neighbors give, ask for and lend items for free. Use the Buy Nothing app to share with people nearby, or find your neighborhood's official Facebook group.
Circular-economy group running free clothing swaps and mending circles (supplies and guidance provided, no experience needed). Leftover clothing goes to local nonprofits or gets upcycled.
Free civil legal help for people with low incomes, including housing issues.
Free 24-hour information and referral line for shelter, food, utilities and other help, including White Flag shelter info.
Gives out diapers, period supplies and adult incontinence products through partner agencies. Durham partners include Urban Ministries of Durham, Family Connects and Healthy Families Durham, Durham Early Head Start and Duke Outpatient Clinic.
Volunteer mutual-aid group that gives out free masks and COVID-19 tests across Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Individuals, families and organizations can request them through an online form.
Health Resources – Free/Affordable Medications
Free 24-hour information and referral line for shelter, food, utilities and other help, including White Flag shelter info.
Mobile crisis team that sends a mental health professional to you instead of EMS or police.
Free 24-hour information and referral line for shelter, food, utilities and other help, including White Flag shelter info.
Grassroots immigrant organizing group. Its hotline takes reports of ICE or Border Patrol activity, verifies them, and sends alerts by text and social media. Also provides rapid response and safety support.
Know Your Rights Information – NC Resources
bi-lingual legal resources for migrants
Know Your Rights Information – NC Resources
Free civil legal help for people with low incomes, including housing issues.
Legal Services for Immigrants
Gives out diapers, period supplies and adult incontinence products through partner agencies. Durham partners include Urban Ministries of Durham, Family Connects and Healthy Families Durham, Durham Early Head Start and Duke Outpatient Clinic.
23 free public libraries across Wake County. Cardholders can borrow laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots and blood pressure monitors, get free online tutoring (Tutor.com) and Udemy courses, book one-on-one job-search and tech help, and take seeds from seed libraries at some branches.
Circular-economy group running free clothing swaps and mending circles (supplies and guidance provided, no experience needed). Leftover clothing goes to local nonprofits or gets upcycled.
Free pop-up repair events where volunteer fixers help you repair small appliances, electronics, lamps, clocks, furniture, toys, jewelry, clothing and tools. It runs the Cary and Hillsborough events and others around NC.
Hyperlocal gift economy: neighbors give, ask for and lend items for free. Use the Buy Nothing app to share with people nearby, or find your neighborhood's official Facebook group.
Circular-economy group running free clothing swaps and mending circles (supplies and guidance provided, no experience needed). Leftover clothing goes to local nonprofits or gets upcycled.
Searchable, crowd-maintained map of mini pantries and blessing boxes (take what you need, leave what you can). It lists Triangle boxes at churches and homes in Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Raleigh and elsewhere.
Installs raised-bed home garden boxes with support from seed to harvest, and runs garden-building and growing workshops. Also runs community Learning Gardens on Geer St. (Durham) and Camden St. (Raleigh).
Gleaning network that sends volunteers to pick surplus produce from farms and gardens and delivers it to food pantries and agencies. Its Carolinas regional office is in Durham.
23 free public libraries across Wake County. Cardholders can borrow laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots and blood pressure monitors, get free online tutoring (Tutor.com) and Udemy courses, book one-on-one job-search and tech help, and take seeds from seed libraries at some branches.
23 free public libraries across Wake County. Cardholders can borrow laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots and blood pressure monitors, get free online tutoring (Tutor.com) and Udemy courses, book one-on-one job-search and tech help, and take seeds from seed libraries at some branches.
Health Resources – Free/Affordable Medications
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