Truancy interventions: Identify students who have a history of 10 or more unexcused absences and provide interventions to these students and their parents to reduce or eliminate truancy.  

Attendance monitoring: Monitor students with histories of severe attendance problems.  Social workers provide targeted interventions to these students to assist them in overcoming barriers to regular school attendance.  

Crisis intervention services: Assist and support students and their families in addressing traumatic or significant life events that impact student functioning and progress at school.  

Assessments: Complete assessments include social histories, suicide assessments, McKinney Vento assessments and other student assessments.

Dropout prevention services: Attendance monitoring, truancy interventions, referrals to community agencies and basic social work services.  

McKinney Vento services: Provide critical support services to McKinney Vento (homeless) students and their families.  

The Harvest Center of Charlotte 

Is currently interviewing families and individuals for our CLT Passport Program (transitional housing). If you have any families or individuals that are interested in the program, please reach out to our intake coordinator Kristine at intake@theharvestcenter.org.

The Relatives

Homeless teens: (Accepting all teens under 18). Click HERE!

Phone: 704-377-0602 

On Ramp Program via the Relatives

Offer help with assisting people ages 16-24 with obtaining their GED, finding housing, employment, applying for insurance and food stamps. They also house hygiene products as well. Click HERE!

Phone: 704-344-1111

Salvation Army Center of Hope Women and Children Center

We are an emergency shelter for women and children that provides three daily meals, case management, intervention programs, health care, child care, and guidance for school-age children and teens. The program is free and open to Mecklenburg County residents. Girls of any age and boys up to the age of 17 are welcome with their mothers. Click HERE!

Location: 534 Spratt Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

Phone: 704-348-2560. 

Charlotte Family Housing

Charlotte Family Housing is a shelter-to-housing program for homeless families. While we primarily serve single mothers with children, we are also one of the limited options for single fathers with children and two-parent families. Click HERE!

Email: intake@charlottefamilyhousing.org

Phone: 980-288-0498

Children's Attention Home (Crossroads Program)

Homeless teens- This program allows us to walk alongside the youth in their journey and give them an avenue to live a successful, independent life. Click HERE!

Phone: 803-372-5980 

Email: crossroads@attentionhome.org 

Loaves and Fishes Pop Up Locations

Through the federal farm to food box program families are able to refer themselves for food pick-ups and there is no limit to how many times they refer themselves. 

Referrals: Call Mrs. Ames, MCV Social Worker, at Garinger High School for referral to a location near you.

Link: https://loavesandfishes.org/food-share/

CMS Eats Meal Bundle Program

Parents can also call 2-1-1 to speak with an operator who will help them locate meal sites in their community. The 2-1-1 service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services are provided in English, Spanish and many other languages. Call with any questions.

Phone:  211 or (980) 343-6041 or use your existing Paypam account to register.  

Web: http://www.paypams.com/ 

AuntBertha.com

Search for free or reduced cost services like medical care, food, job training, and more. Click HERE!

Cardinal Innovations

Mental health referrals can be accessed via phone.

Phone: 1-800-939-5911.

Web: https://www.cardinalinnovations.org/ 

Atrium Health - School Based Mental Health/Counseling

Atrium Health  offers school based therapy to our students at Garinger High School.  If you are interested in your student receiving school based therapy please contact your assigned counselor or School Social Worker. Parent/guaridan consent is required for a referral to receive therapy.  Our current SBMH therapist's is Ms. Khrys Amaya, LCSW (Bilingual Psychotherapist).

Gems Teen Support Group 

Therapy for Teens and Teen support group (Teen Health Connection).

Phone: 704-381-8336

Web: https://teenhealthconnection.org/

Annuvia for Substance Abuse Help 

Substance Abuse treatment supports.

Phone: 704-376-7447

Web: https://www.anuvia.org/    

Mobile Crisys for Mental Health Crisis Support

24 hours/7 days mental health crisis support for Mecklenburg County 

Phone: 704-566-3410 Option 1 (FREE service that will come to your location)

Lifeline TTY for Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Phone: 988

Trevor Project - LGBTQ Crisis Support

Crisis Intervention Services for LGBTQ ages 13-24. Call 1-866-488-7386 or text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200.

Web: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/get-help-now 

Suicide Awareness and Support Information American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Phone: 1-800-799-4889 

Web: http://www.afsp.org 

Suicide National Alliance for Mental Illness Charlotte

Parent Voice: (704) 365-3454 or (704) 365-4380 

Prevention Resource Center: http://www.sprc.org 

Web: https://nami-charlotte.org/support-groups/ 

Mental Health America of Central Carolinas

Stress management and support groups for teens.  

Phone: 704-365-3454

Web: https://www.mhacentralcarolinas.org/     

Domestic Violence Assistance

Safe Alliance's Clyde & Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter serves Mecklenburg County residents in imminent danger ready to escape from a domestic violence situation. The shelter has 19 apartment-style suites for families and 10 units for single adults.​​​​​ Greater Charlotte Hope Line 24/7 for info on parenting, domestic violence and sexual assault.

Phone: 980-771-4673 

Web: https://www.safealliance.org/programs/domestic-violence-shelter/ 

Human Trafficking

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Human Trafficking Task Force is a coalition of services providers, law enforcement, and prosecutors, working to fight human trafficking.  

Phone: 704-344-6222    

Web: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/human-trafficking/task-force