The Family Focus Guide helps families and individuals in and around the Fayetteville area find resources in our community.
If you have a service-focused organization that serves families in the Fayetteville, Cumberland County area and would like to be listed, please email us at [email protected].
Patient services and limited financial assistance/reimbursement available; call or write for application. The organization conducts research to cure leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma; provides patient services and public and professional education. Covers Leukemia, MDS Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma, melanoma and other blood cancers. Family Support groups are offered.
Women's service club provides enhancement experiences for those who are educationally disadvantaged and culturally deprived. Raises money for local charities. Call for more information.
The City of Fayetteville Community Development Department operates a network of neighborhood resource centers located throughout the city. The centers are in low to moderate income communities to give citizens convenient access to resource. The primary focus is to provide the adult job seeker with educational tools and special training that will enhance employ-ability.
Love Lunches are served at our Ellison Street (Hope House) location Monday through Friday at 12 noon and 5 p.m.  We also serve meals at 12 p.m. on Saturdays and 5 p.m. on Sundays.  Everyone is welcome!!
Saturdays 12 Noon & Sundays 5:00PM
The Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina serves the eastern 1/2 of North Carolina. It grants the favorite wish of children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 years old with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Toll Free (800) 432-9474
This is an outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and community support programs for youth referred by the Juvenile Court.
Assists pregnant women in getting prenatal care and community resources to meet their needs. Services are free and include prenatal education, blood pressure checks, referrals to services such as housing, WIC, Medicaid, prenatal classes, etc. Women enrolled in the program receive a Postpartum-Newborn Home Visit to ensure that both mom and baby are doing well.
Offers ongoing prenatal care to any woman with a positivie pregnancy test. Care includes services such as nutrition assessments - routine screenings - lab studies - psychosocial assessments - counseling and education. Fees for services are based on family size and income.
Maxim Healthcare Services has been making a difference in patients’ lives across the nation for more than 30 years. Our team of nurses and home health aides helps patients of all ages maintain the highest quality of life in the comforts of the home. We offer skilled nursing, companion care, respite care, and behavioral care for individuals with chronic and acute illnesses and disabilities. Our commitment to compassionate care and excellent service makes us an established provider wherever healthcare is needed.
Monday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM; Tuesday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM; Wednesday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM; Thursday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Meal assistance program.
Medicaid is a health insurance program for qualified low-income individuals and families who cannot afford health care costs. Medicaid serves low-income parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Transportation to medical appointments is available for Medicaid recipients.Transportation to medical appointments is available for Medicaid recipients.
Provide direct support for families with special needs. Offer specialized in home nursing care and CNA's for high risk obstetrics, postpartum, pediatrics, and adults.
Promotes positive educational and social development.
Recounts the social, economic, and political history of southern North Carolina. Comprised of the Museum, the 1897 Poe House, and the Arsenal.
The Mutual Self Help Housing Program is about offering home ownership to First Time Home-buyers with low and very low income (80% of the median income or below). You will need to be credit worthy (credit counseling available), meet USDA-RD loan requirements, and have a reliable source of income. You will be working with several families helping each other in the process of building each families house. Participation in the building process is required but no experience necessary. The program takes hard work, commitment, and willingness to work as a group on each others home. The best part of the program is your loan payment. Your loan payment is lower than other home loan payments as it is based on your income and not the current interest rate. Your lender is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service. The North Carolina Indian Housing Authority is paid through this grant not by you to assist you in loan process, first time home buyers education, the entire construction process itself and post home ownership education to help you keep your home.
Provides resources and tools to assist young children with disabilities to participate in daily activity with greater ease and independence. These tools range from simple aids to sophisticated equipment specifically designed to help children learn and develop.
Provides emergency home repairs for low income homeowners with priority given to elderly and disabled. Repairs are done at no cost. Fayetteville city limits only.
The New Choices Program is designed to help displaced homemakers make the often difficult transition from the home into the work force. It provides individuals with job skills and education to promote confidence and economic self-sufficiency.
Support group for parents who have babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Provides health insurance for children who are not eligible for Medicaid and aren't covered by any other comprehensive health insurance program.
