Regional Resources

2-1-1

Dialing 2-1-1 connects you to a specialist who can identify and link you to local health and human services, including resources for housing, food, and employment.

NC Works

Goodwill

US National Labor Exchange, Waynesville

US National Labor Exchange, Waynesville

Career One Stop

Career One Stop

Employment & Independence for People with Disabilities (Voc Rehab)

Employment & Independence for People with Disabilities (Voc Rehab)

"More Than A Job" Program (for food stamps recipients)

HIGHTS, Inc.

Haywood Community College

Southwestern Community College

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Salvation Army (Waynesville)

Rent & Utilities Emergency

Mountain Projects Weatherization

United Christian Ministries (Jackson County)

  • MANNA Food Bank Helpline: Call/Text 828-290-9749.
  • United Christian Ministries – Jackson County:
  • Haywood Christian Ministry
  • Haywood Pathways Center 828-246-0332
  • Food Lockers (Haywood County)
  • Feeding The Multitudes (was Rose of Sharon)
  • Clyde Central UMC
  • Bethel Baptist Church Necessity Pantry 828-648-4106
  • Bethel Rural Community Pantry
  • Beaverdam Community Center 828-549-8560
  • Beulah Baptist Church 828-648-6505
  • Cruso United Methodist Church – Pantry 828-648-0380
  • Morningstar United Methodist Church 828-648-2297
  • North Hominy Community Development Association 828-648-6082
  • The Community Kitchen (Canton) 828-648-0014
  • Canton Central United Methodist Church (828) 648-7270
  • Ratcliffe Cove Baptist Church (828) 452-0376
  • Crabtree United Methodist Church – outdoor food pantry 828-627-6755
  • Head Start outdoor food pantry 489 Pigeon St., Waynesville
  • Fines Creek Community Development Association Email: [email protected]
  • Feed My Sheep Food Pantry 828-452-2413
  • Community Table, Sylva Email: [email protected]
  • The Lord's Closet Ochre Hill Baptist Church
  • Cornbread & Roses
  • Live Forgiven Church
  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
  • Lifeway Community Church-Sylva's Free Little (Outdoor) Pantry
  • Fishes and Loaves
  • Wilkesdale St. Outreach 828-399-9244
  • Cullowhee Valley Baptist Church 828-399-9244
  • YMCA Mobile Market 828-775-7081
  • Maggie Valley United Methodist Church 828-926-8036
  • Shady Grove UMC – Outdoor Pantry 828-926-3965
  • First United Methodist Church-Waynesville 828-456-9475
  • Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains - Food Pantry 828-456-6029
  • Haywood's Historic Farmers Market (Double food stamps)
  • Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center 828-452-7232
  • Second Season (was Open Door) 828-456-9069
  • Neighbors Helping Neighbors 828-544-0260
  • Mountain Projects Resale Store 828-507-0837
  • Salvation Army (Waynesville)
  • Goodwill-Waynesville 828-452-5691
  • Goodwill-Sylva 828-631-3549
  • Clothes to Kids 828-456-8990
  • Sylva Linings 828-586-9737
  • Pathways Thrift Store 828-631-5533
  • Great Smokies Health Foundation Thrift Store 828-586-7470
  • Within Reach Resale 828-454-5998
  • Habitat for Humanity (Household items) 828-586-1800
  • B.E.A.R Closet: Baby Equipment and Resources 678-332-7620
  • North Hazelwood Baptist Church (Baby items) 828-452-4969

OnTrack WNC

FDIC MoneySmart

REACH of Haywood Co.

24-HOUR HELPLINE: 828.456.7898

Center for Domestic Peace (Sylva)

WNC Alliance

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Call: 800.799.SAFE (7233) or Text "START" to 88788

Pisgah Legal Services

Legal Aid of North Carolina

WNC Alliance (30th Judicial District Alliance)

828.452.2122

Senior Law Project Helpline

877-579-7562

Disability Rights North Carolina

North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services

NC Department of Health & Human Services

Jackson County Dept. of Social Services

Haywood County Health & Human Services

Haywood Public Transit

Jackson County Public Transit

ART (Asheville Transit)

  • Head Start
  • Southwestern Child Development Commission
  • Region A Partnership for Children
  • K.A.R.E.
  • Regional Center for Advancement of Children
  • Region A Kids (Pre-K Program)
  • Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center
  • Youth Villages
  • HIGHTS, Inc.
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau
  • 4-H Club

First In Families (FIF)

Child Developmental Services Agency of Western North Carolina

NC Lifespan Respite Program

Haywood County Resources

Jackson County Resources

  • Haywood County Senior Resource Center
  • Haywood County Aging and Adult Services
  • Maggie Valley Congregate Nutrition Site 828-788-1362
  • Waynesville Congregate Nutrition Site 828-452-7029
  • Meals on Wheels (Haywood)
  • Jackson County Senior Center
  • Jackson County Department on Aging
  • Sylva Senior Café Congregate Nutrition 828-586-8562
  • Meals on Wheels (Jackson) 828-586-8562

Helping Hands of Haywood