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Resources in our Local Community and Beyond
This list is by no means complete. Though the resources are categorized, in reality, the issues they
represent are closely intertwined, leading to poverty. In order to adequately dismantle poverty, all of
these issues (and plenty more not addressed here) need to be considered.
The IFC does not necessarily endorse the following groups. Resources are provided here
to assist with your research.
For resources pertaining to Orange County,
Official County Information and Referral Guide (.pdf--270 pages)
Poverty Facts
North Carolina Justice Center
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
UNC Center for Poverty, Work and Economic Opportunity
National Poverty Center--University of Michigan
Church World Service
US Census Bureau--Poverty
Hunger Facts
Second Harvest Hunger Facts
Community Food Security Coalition
FRAC (Food Research and Action Center) -- Hunger in the US
FRAC Hunger Facts (.pdf)
FRAC Federal Food Programs
World Hunger Year Domestic Hunger & Poverty Facts
Church World Service Hunger Facts
Homelessness/Housing Facts
North Carolina Housing Coalition
North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness
Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
Food Programs
Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Table
Homeless Shelters
Urban Ministries of Durham
Durham Rescue Mission
Wake County Shelters
Supportive Housing Programs
Empowerment, Inc.
Orange County Habitat for Humanity
Housing for New Hope
Orange County Housing and Land Trust
Self-Help Credit Union
Chapel Hill Housing Department
Chapel Hill Public Housing Advisory Board
Orange County Housing and Community Development
Section 8 Rental Voucher Program
Substance Abuse
Freedom House
TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers)
Horizons--UNC Health Care
Family Drug/Dependency Treatment Court (FDTC)--Orange County
Oxford House
Healing Place of Wake County
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon/Alateen
Narcotics Anonymous
Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County
Orange County Rape Crisis Center
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Health Care
NC Health Care Help
North Carolina Free Clinic Association
Piedmont Health Services
UNC SHAC Clinic (Student Health Action Coalition)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Mental Health
OPC (Orange-Person-Chatham) Area Program
El Futuro
The Mental Health Association of North Carolina
Murdoch Center
John Umstead Psychiatric Hospital
Employment Services
Orange County Skills Development/Job Link Center
Vocational Rehabilitation
The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
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