Community Resources


Child/Adolescent Services

Catawba County Health Department

      • Phone: 828-695-5800
      • Address: 3070 11th Ave Dr. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • Catawba County Public Health provides health and education services to a diverse array of individuals, families and organizations in our community. We are a service-driven organization committed to fostering partnerships that lead to the promotion, protection and improvement of health in Catawba County and sorrounding communities.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/phealth/

Catawba County Social Services (Reporting child abuse or suspected child abuse or neglect)

      • 828-695-5600
      • 3030 11th Ave Dr. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • Social Services attempts to prevent social problems, maintain those unable to care for themselves, help the able-bodied become employed, protect children and adults from abuse and neglect, help children have permanent homes, and give the elderly and disabled a choice to remain in their own homes with Child Care Credentials.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/dss/f&csvs/CPShome.asp

Catawba County Council on Adolescents

      • Phone: 828-322-4591
      • Address: 1120 Fairgrove Chruch Rd SE, Suite 22, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Empowered youth making healthy life choices and achieving their full potential. Their mission is to inspire today's youth to be physically and emotionally healthy through education, awareness and advocacy.
      • http://coacatawba.org/

Children’s Advocacy & Protection Center

      • Phone: 828-465-9296
      • Address: 4360 County Home Rd. Conover, NC 28613
      • The Children's Advocacy & Protection Center of Catawba Conty exists to build a community dedicated to the prevention of and the coordinated response to child abuse and neglect. They advocate for the protection of the children of Catawba County by working to empower individuals through training and education, coordinate a comprehensive team response to abuse and neglect, and reduce victim trauma.
      • http://www.catawbacountycapc.org/

Family Net of Catawba County

      • Phone: 828-695-6500
      • Address: 3050 11th Ave. Dr. SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Family Net of Catawba County provides mental health and behavioral health services to children and adolescents. Family NET offers an array of services and has expertise in meeting the specific needs of children and adolescents. Services are provided in an office setting, schools, home, and community.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/dss/FamilyNET/

Basic Needs

Family Care Center Homeless Shelter

Resource Center - Salvation Army

      • Phone: (828) 322-8061
      • Address: 750 3rd Avenue Place SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Emergency financial assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, life threatening medications, food, and clothing. Hours: 9-4 Monday through Friday
      • http://salvationarmycarolinas.org/hickory

Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc. (ECCCM)

      • Phone: 828-465-1702
      • Address: 245 East N St. PO Box 31, Newton, NC 28658
      • Emergency help for food, clothing, utilities, fuel oil, medicine and rent -- financial assistance.
      • http://www.ecccm.org/

Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM)

      • Phone: 828-327-0979
      • Address: 31 1st Ave. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • Contact Person: Barbara Rush Early
      • Medical and pharmacy services, financial assistance, crisis assistance including emergency food, hot showers, and clothing for the homeless.
      • http://www.ccmhickory.com/

Christian Community Outreach Ministries (CCOM)

      • Phone: 828-328-1803
      • Contact Person: Steve Workman
      • Spiritual services, including bibilical encouragement, distribution of bibles, personal evangelism, mentoring programs, various community outreaches. Practical services, including food (non-perishable) and clothing. 2 emergency servies, including utility reconnects, rent evition crisis and referrals for other emergency needs.
      • http://www.ccomhickory.com

Family Care Center Homeless Shelter

Resource Center - Salvation Army

      • Phone: (828) 322-8061
      • Address: 750 3rd Avenue Place SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Emergency financial assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, life threatening medications, food, and clothing. Hours: 9-4 Monday through Friday
      • http://salvationarmycarolinas.org/hickory

Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc. (ECCCM)

      • Phone: 828-465-1702
      • Address: 245 East N St. PO Box 31, Newton, NC 28658
      • Emergency help for food, clothing, utilities, fuel oil, medicine and rent -- financial assistance.
      • http://www.ecccm.org/

Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM)

      • Phone: 828-327-0979
      • Address: 31 1st Ave. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • Contact Person: Barbara Rush Early
      • Medical and pharmacy services, financial assistance, crisis assistance including emergency food, hot showers, and clothing for the homeless.
      • http://www.ccmhickory.com/

Christian Community Outreach Ministries (CCOM)

      • Phone: 828-328-1803
      • Contact Person: Steve Workman
      • Spiritual services, including bibilical encouragement, distribution of bibles, personal evangelism, mentoring programs, various community outreaches. Practical services, including food (non-perishable) and clothing. 2 emergency servies, including utility reconnects, rent evition crisis and referrals for other emergency needs.
    • http://www.ccomhickory.com

Home Delivered Meals

      • Phone: 828-695-5610
      • Address: 507 Boundry St. Conover, NC 28613
      • Program designed to help citizen age 60 or older to improve their nutrition and health while reducing social isolation.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/dss

Hickory Soup Kitchen

Good Samaritan Food Pantry-Hickory

WIC-Catawba County

      • Phone: 828-695-5884
      • Address: 3070 11th Ave. Dr. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • A federal supplemental nutrition program for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to the age of 5. Provides food coupons/couchers to purchase nutritional foods at participating food stores. Nutritional counseling and education are also available.
      • Eligibility: Based on Income. Medicaid, Work First, nd Food Stamps participants qualify. WIC program for Women, Infant, and Children.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/phealth

Food and Nutrition Program-DSS

      • Phone: 828-695-4419
      • Address: 3030 11th Ave. Dr. SE Hickory, NC 28602
      • Eligibility: Applicant must meet specific income. Income and basic expenses of the household must be verified.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov/dss


Legal Aid

Legal Aid of NC

Mental Health

Support Inc.

      • Phone: 704-865-3525
      • Address: 1053 13th ST SE, Hickory, NC 28062
      • Email: info@supportinc.org
      • http://supportinc.org/

The Counseling Group

      • Phone: 828-322-9130
      • Address: 106 3rd Ave. NE, Hickory NC 28601
      • Provide human services in order to enhance the life of individuals and families. Through the use of mulitple therapy and counseling approaches and techniques, we will address behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experience a more fulling and meaningful life.
      • http://www.thecounselinggroup.com

Hickory Psychiatric Center

      • Phone: 828-569-6368
      • Address: 24 2nd Ave. NE, Hickory, NC 28601
      • Hickory Psychiatric Center is a comprehensive mental health facility located in Hickory, NC. Our board-certified practitioners and staff offer professional adult counseling for a broad range of psychiatric disorders. Our clinicians are sensitive to our client's needs and provide short and long-term therapeutic strategies for coping with chronic feelings and disruptive thoughts and behaviors. Hours M-F 9-5 PM.
      • http://www.hickorypsychiatriccenter.com

Partners Behavioral Health

      • Phone: 1-800-864-1454
      • Address: 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services contracts with Partners to manage behavioral health care services paid with federal, state, and local taxes. Ensure the behavioral health care provider you choose in our network meets strict standards for the services they offer.
      • http://www.partnersbhm.org

Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare

      • Phone: 828-695-5900
      • Address: 321 1st Ave. NW, Hickory, NC 28601
      • Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare provides a continuum of high quality evidence-based, recovery-oriented behavioral and integrated health services to people in our community in need, promoting emotional, mental, physical, and social health and function while respect the dignitiy and rights of the unique individuals we serve.
      • http://www.cvhb.org

Mental Health Services of Catawba County

      • Phone: 828-327-2595
      • Address: 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Suite 529, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Mental Health services of Catawba County serving Burke and Catawba counties is a main resource for linking individual with mental health, developmental disability and sustance abuse services. Calling 695-5900 starts the process of services and answers the question individuals may have about what type services available. The agency oversees a network of providers for services and proves for oversigh of the providers.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov

The Counseling Group

      • Phone: 828-322-9130
      • Address: 106 3rd Ave. NE, Hickory NC 28601
      • Provide human services in order to enhance the life of individuals and families. Through the use of mulitple therapy and counseling approaches and techniques, we will address behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experience a more fulling and meaningful life.
      • http://www.thecounselinggroup.com

Hickory Psychiatric Center

      • Phone: 828-569-6368
      • Address: 24 2nd Ave. NE, Hickory, NC 28601
      • Hickory Psychiatric Center is a comprehensive mental health facility located in Hickory, NC. Our board-certified practitioners and staff offer professional adult counseling for a broad range of psychiatric disorders. Our clinicians are sensitive to our client's needs and provide short and long-term therapeutic strategies for coping with chronic feelings and disruptive thoughts and behaviors. Hours M-F 9-5 PM.
      • http://www.hickorypsychiatriccenter.com

Partners Behavioral Health

      • Phone: 1-800-864-1454
      • Address: 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services contracts with Partners to manage behavioral health care services paid with federal, state, and local taxes. Ensure the behavioral health care provider you choose in our network meets strict standards for the services they offer.
      • http://www.partnersbhm.org

Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare

      • Phone: 828-695-5900
      • Address: 321 1st Ave. NW, Hickory, NC 28601
      • Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare provides a continuum of high quality evidence-based, recovery-oriented behavioral and integrated health services to people in our community in need, promoting emotional, mental, physical, and social health and function while respect the dignitiy and rights of the unique individuals we serve.
      • http://www.cvhb.org

Mental Health Services of Catawba County

      • Phone: 828-327-2595
      • Address: 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Suite 529, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Mental Health services of Catawba County serving Burke and Catawba counties is a main resource for linking individual with mental health, developmental disability and sustance abuse services. Calling 695-5900 starts the process of services and answers the question individuals may have about what type services available. The agency oversees a network of providers for services and proves for oversigh of the providers.
      • http://www.catawbacountync.gov

Family Guidance Center

      • Phone: 828-322-1400 or 1499
      • Address: 17 NC Hwy 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602
      • Provides mental health services, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, individual and family counseling.
      • http://fgcservices.com/whoweare.html