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More North Carolinians Able to Get Online, Thanks to Partnership Between State Division of Broadband and Digital Equity and NC 211
Collaboration Will Connect Individuals to Digital Inclusion Services as Part of Governor Roy Cooper’s Plan to Close the Digital Divide…
North Carolina Justice Center: Hurricane Helene Resources
Resources for those impacted by Hurricane Helene Western North Carolina Resources American Red Cross: List of open shelters Disability & Disaster…
Hurricane Helene Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
People living in 25 western NC counties and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians impacted by Hurricane Helene…
Disaster Recovery Centers
A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is a one-stop shop where survivors can meet face-to-face with FEMA representatives, apply for FEMA…
Shelters: Hurricane Helene
Please see below the following shelters that are open as of November 5. Subject to change at any time. Dial…
Fundraisers in NC for Helene Relief
Please message NC 211 on Facebook with any fundraising opportunities you’d like us to promote and we will put them…
Hurricane Helene Volunteer Opportunities
IMPORTANT: Do not go to a disaster area to volunteer. Until a disaster area has been declared safe to enter…
How to Find Clean Water in an Emergency
Key points In an emergency, your tap water may not be available or safe to use. In these situations, you…
Supply Collections Locations and Supply Distribution Locations (Helene Relief)
Are you running a collection site or know of a collection site that isn’t in this list? Please fill out…
Resources for Those Who Were Impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene The purpose of this page is to provide information and resources to North Carolina residents and visitors who…
UWHelpsNC Helene Recovery Fund
In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, United Way of North Carolina has created the UWHelpsNC Helene Recovery Fund….
Biden-Harris Administration Prepared for Multi-State Event as Hurricane Helene Approaches, FEMA Encourages People in Storm’s Path to Listen to Local Officials
September 26, 2024. At the Direction of President Biden, FEMA Administrator to Travel to Florida to Survey Impacts Hurricane Helene…
Local Help for Family Caregivers in North Carolina
September 24, 2024. You may not think of yourself as a family caregiver, but if you are helping someone with…
New Mailing Schedule Set for North Carolina Absentee Ballots
September 14, 2024. Following a delay in the mailing of North Carolina absentee ballots due to back-and-forth rulings regarding Robert…
Mental Health Resources are Needed for Students, State Receives Millions to Expand School-Based Health Services
August 19, 2024. As students head back into the classroom, millions of dollars will soon be used to help students…
Governor Cooper and Department of Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny Announce North Carolina will Join IRS Direct File for Tax Filing Season 2025
August 16, 2024. Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) Secretary Ronald Penny announced North Carolina…
N.C. Developing Plan to Improve Medicaid Participants’ Job Prospects
August 13, 2024. Medicaid expansion has already provided more than 450,000 low-income North Carolinians with health insurance. Could it also…
Rural NC County Pursues Experimental Plan to Revive Shuttered Hospital
August 12, 2024. It has been little over a year since Martin County, a rural community of 22,000 in eastern…
Institute for Emerging Issues Releases Roadmap to Financial Resilience
July 24, 2024. Too many of us are unprepared for an economic downturn or even a modest financial emergency. According…
Protecting Pets: Summer Heat Can Cause Heat Exhaustion, Burn Paws
July 12, 2024. Over the past month, animal clinics and shelters have been dealing with pets suffering from heat exhaustion…
North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion Program has Enrolled 500,000 People in Just 7 Months
July 12, 2024. More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid expansion program since it went live about…
NC 211 Leader Throws First Pitch at Minor League Baseball Game
June 28, 2024. Last night, employees of United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) attended a minor league baseball game sponsored…
United Way of North Carolina Leaders Attend Reception at Governor’s Mansion
June 21, 2024. Last night, United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) leaders Brittany Pruitt Fletcher (President & CEO) and Ed…
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Donates More Than $4.2 Million to Non-profit Organizations
June 18, 2024 $113,000 awarded to 13 nonprofits in North Carolina Grants awarded to 373 organizations across seven states Funding supports human…
NC 211 at Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention
June 13, 2024. Ed Bonilla, Director of Mission Advancement for United Way of North Carolina, represented NC 211 today at…
NC 211 Speaks at AARP Press Conference
June 12, 2024. Today, United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) President & CEO, Brittany Pruitt Fletcher, promoted the benefits of…
Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Services
June 6, 2024. The Biden-Harris Administration is making significant strides in improving access to mental health and substance use services…
Light at the End of the Tunnel: New Behavioral Health Urgent Care Has Been Years in the Making
May 19, 2024. The Rowan County United Way is nearly finished with a passion project of theirs. Since 2019, the…
Children’s Home Society Conducts Make a Difference May To Help Support Foster Family Efforts
May 14, 2024. North Carolina is facing a foster care crisis in that there are nearly 11,000 children in care…
Daymark Recovery Services Opens New Location in Rockingham, NC
May 1, 2024. Daymark Recovery Services (DRS) has been providing Tailored Care Management (TCM), “a brand new community-based service, to…
Governor Cooper Announces $156 million EPA Award to Strengthen Solar Energy Use in Communities Across North Carolina
April 22, 2024. Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that EnergizeNC, North Carolina’s Solar for All coalition, has been selected by…
IRS delivers strong 2024 tax filing season; expands services for millions of people on phones, in-person and online with expanded funding
April 15, 2024. With the April tax filing deadline here, the Internal Revenue Service highlighted a variety of improvements that…
Medicaid expansion coverage enrollment in North Carolina now above 400,000
April 1, 2024. Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has surpassed 400,000 in the expansion program’s…
Record-breaking 72,000 applicants seek Opportunity Scholarships
March 6, 2024. Nearly 72,000 applications were received for the expanded Opportunity Scholarship program in North Carolina by the close…
How Telehealth Helps and Hinders the Most Vulnerable Patients in Rural Western NC
January 31, 2024. Ashley Young knew her son Michael (a pseudonym) was different as soon as he was born. Not only was he…
United Way Investment Helping North Carolina Nonprofits Flourish
January 30, 2024. United Way of Greater Charlotte is investing millions into communities that are creating a more equitable future…
Consolidation to Reshape NC Mental Health System
December 20, 2023. Two state-funded businesses that manage behavioral health services for low-income residents say they will consolidate to create…
Medicaid Resumes Annual Recertification
March 28, 2023. Starting April 1, 2023, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will begin the recertification…
Extra Food Stamps for COVID-19 Ending in February
February 27, 2023. The extra Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Benefits for COVID-19 will end in February, 2023. Starting in…
United Way’s NC 211 is Ready to Help
February 10, 2023. Saturday February 11th is National 211 Day, which celebrates the go-to resource that connects people to help…
Reaching Family Caregivers Where They Are with the Support They Need
October, 2022 – United Way of North Carolina’s NC 211 is partnering with AARP to provide family caregivers with support…
NC 211 Celebrates National 211 Day
February 11, 2022. Day and night, the team at NC 211 talks to people who are experiencing hardship, feeling concerned…
Updated Isolation Guidance & Boosters for Children/Teens
January 7, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends the COVID-19 Pfizer booster for children ages 12 to 15 years old and a third dose…
COVID-19 Vaccine Available for Children & Expanded Eligibility for Boosters
November, 2021: Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
CDC Issues New Eviction Moratorium
Update: On August 26th, The Supreme Court voted to allow evictions to continue across the country. They blocked the CDC’s…
Eviction Moratorium Extended to July 31
June 25, 2021. The CDC eviction moratorium has been extended to July 31, but this is likely the final extension….
Extra Credit Grant Deadline Extended
On May 24th, Governor Cooper signed into law S.B. 172 (Session Law), which extends the deadline to apply for the…
211 Day 2021
February, 2021: In a crisis, in a disaster, in a pandemic, NC 211 is here to help North Carolinians get…
From Hello to Help, NC 211 is Here
2-1-1. Three simple numbers that North Carolinians can dial to speak with a real person who can answer questions and…
EITC Awareness Day
You work hard. Let tax credits work for you. January, 2021: United Way of North Carolina is raising awareness around important…