Advocacy for the Poor

Speaks out for the financially poor of Forsyth County, advancing their interests, and working for systematic change.  http://www.advocacyforthepoor.org/index.html

American Red Cross
Assists victims of fire and other disasters; meets needs during a community-wide crisis such as a tornado or ice storm. Provides training in CPR and other life-saving techniques. Collects blood/blood products for local emergency needs. Assists in communication between members of the Armed Services and their immediate families. Provides an international tracing service to families whose loved ones in another country have been separated by war, civil disturbance or disaster. http://www.nwnc-redcross.org/

Amos Cottage Therapeutic Day Program
Provides a supportive treatment setting for children ages 3 through 7 who experience emotional and or behavioral problems. Amos Cottage also provides outpatient therapy and developmental evaluations for children and their families. http://www1.wfubmc.edu/School/About+the+School/Facilities.htm

Big Brother Big Sisters Services
Matches trained volunteers with young people from single parent families who need role models. http://www.bbbsnc.org/

Bowman Gray Child Guidance

Provides mental health services to indigent children, adolescents and their families.

Boy Scouts of America, Old Hickory Council

Offers comprehensive educational and youth development programs based on personal values and service to others. Programs for kindergarten- through college-aged youth. www.oldhickorycouncil.org

Cancer Services, Inc

Provides financial, physical, and emotional support for individuals with cancer and provides community education on all types of cancer. www.cancerservicesonline.org

Catholic Social Services

Provides guidance, assistance, education and direction for single teens during and following a first pregnancy. www.cssnc.org

Children's Center for the Physically Disabled

Serves and educates children with orthopedic and/or other long-term, chronic health impairments, providing them with an opportunity to develop to their fullest capacity physically, mentally and socially. www.geocities.com/thechildrencenter

Community Care Center

The Center's vision is that everyone in this community should have access to compassionate, high quality medical care that promotes wellness, relieves suffering and restores health. Its objective is to provide early and free access to medical care for those residents of Forsyth, Stokes and Davis counties who cannot afford to pay. The clinic is staffed by volunteer healthcare professionals and other non-medical volunteers who have an interest in the health and well-being of the community.  

www.cccforsyth.org.

Consumer Credit Counseling Service

Delivers professional education and counseling services regarding personal money management, debt reduction, asset development, and home ownership. www.cccsforsyth.org

Crosby Scholars Community Partnership

Helps students in public middle and high schools prepare academically, personally, and financially for college admission and other postsecondary opportunities best suited to a student's needs, aptitudes and dreams. www.crosbyscholars.org

Exchange SCAN, Inc

Offers prevention and treatment programs including counseling, family sexual abuse treatment, parent aide home visiting, support groups and education. www.exchangescan.org

Experiment In Self-Reliance

Aids in the reduction of poverty in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County by working with other agencies to identify the basic causes of poverty.

Click here for an Individual Development Account application and instructions.

http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/commissioners/volunteerBoards.aspx?ItemID=15&Name=Experiment+in+Self-Reliance

Family Services, Inc

Provides a range of family strengthening services, including family counseling, Head Start, adoption, pregnancy counseling, and counseling/shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. http://www.familyserv.org/

Fellowship Home of Winston-Salem, Inc

Helps men recovering from substance abuse through a halfway house. http://www.thefellowshiphome.org/index.shtml

Girl Scouts, Tarheel Triad Council, Inc

The worlds preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls ages 5-17, building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. www.tarheeltriad.org

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc.

Serves the community by providing innovative education and workplace training to individuals seeking personal development and economic opportunity. Funding for employment and training programs is provided through the sale of donated clothing and household items in Goodwill's retail stores. www.goodwillnwnc.org

Group Homes of Forsyth, Inc

Provides residential services and support to persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. www.grphms.com

Hospice and Palliative CareCenter

Offers quality medical, emotional, spiritual and social support to patients and families who face a serious illness regardless of diagnosis, prognosis or treatment. http://www.hospicecarecenter.org/

Imprints

Helps stimulate and encourage the development of children (prenatal through age five) with emphasis on at-risk families. http://imprintsforfamilies.org/

Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina, Inc

Provides legal advice and representation in civil legal matters such as family law, domestic violence, and consumer law. Services available in Spanish. http://www.lasnnc.org/

Mediation Services of Forsyth County, Inc

Provides affordable mediation services to the public in criminal and civil matters. http://vendors.findlaw.com/scripts/profiles/139212.html

Mental Health Association, Inc

Promotes mental health for all persons in our community through advocacy outreach, education and support services. www.triadmentalhealth.org

Partnership for a Drug-Free NC (STEP ONE)

Helps persons overcome dependence on alcohol and other drugs. Provides DWI assessments, as well as Prevention and Treatment Services in Spanish. http://www.drugfreenc.org/

Second Harvest Food Bank

Reduces hunger and malnutrition by distributing food industry surplus and reclaimed usable food to non-profit agencies and churches feeding the poor and needy in 18 counties. www.hungernwnc.org

The Bethesda Center for the Homeless

Provides services to homeless individuals that will enable them to improve their lives physically and spiritually.

The Enrichment Center: An Affiliated Chapter of The Arc, Inc

Helps adults with disabilities increase their level of independence in the arts and employment areas, and is an advocate for clients and their families. www.enrichmentcenter.org

The Salvation Army

Supplies basic human necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. Helps with past due rent, utilities payments and rent/utility deposits. Provides shelter and case management for homeless families and single women. www.salvationarmyws.org

The Special Children's School

Provides early intervention, special education, therapies, nursing and day care for high-risk infants, young children with developmental delays and young children without disabilities. PARENTS TOGETHER/Family Support Network of Greater Forsyth, an outreach program of The Special Children's School, provides support for families who have children with special needs, including Hispanic families.www.specialchildrensschool.org

Winston-Salem Urban League

Offers pre-employment training and referral for African-Americans, the disadvantaged and other minorities. Resume preparation. http://www.wsurban.org/

YMCA of Northwest North Carolina

Provides programs for including youth camps, school-age child care, preschool child care, soccer and basketball leagues, swim lessons, and adult wellness. Hispanic Achievers mentors 4-8th grade youth for success in education and career preparation. Adult Literacy Program, volunteer training, one-on-one basic skills tutoring, client skills assessment. http://www.ymcanwnc.org/

Youth Opportunities

Temporarily houses children who are abused and neglected, as well as runaways and children whose families are in crisis. www.youthopp.org.  

YWCA

Offers child-care for school-aged children, residential substance abuse programs, health programs and services in life and social skills for low-income families. http://www.ywcaws.org/