Watauga County, North Carolina
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Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina serves Watauga County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.
Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.
See all days, hours and detailsSalvation Army location that lists emergency help with rent and utility bills, food help and disaster relief. Help depends on funding and need, so call first to ask what is available now and what to bring.
Call first. Call first: help depends on funding and each person's situation.
See all days, hours and detailsPublic housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
See all days, hours and detailsCall or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
See all days, hours and detailsFree, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services line for information and referral on Medicaid, food and nutrition services, and other programs.
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A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.
Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.
See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.
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We have confirmed one place that can help in Watauga County: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina (call to find a pantry near you), (336) 784-5770. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Watauga County: The Salvation Army High Country Service Center in Boone (Monday to Friday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Closed for lunch 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM; Saturday-Sunday: Closed), (828) 693-4184. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Watauga County: Northwestern Regional Housing Authority in Boone, (828) 264-6683. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 4 places that can help in Watauga County: High Country Community Health at the Hospitality House in Boone, (828) 262-3886, call first; High Country Community Health Primedical in Boone, (828) 262-3886, call first; High Country Community Health Watauga Center in Boone, (828) 262-3886, call first. 1 more is listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Watauga County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Watauga County: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Watauga County: Legal Aid of North Carolina, (866) 219-5262. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.
Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.
Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.
No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.
From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the local food bank. We list the source on every card.
If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.