Community Resources

Activities for Children

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of WNC, Inc.

  • Address: 1233 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

  • Telephone: Waynesville office: 828-356-2148, Asheville office: 828-253-1470

  • Email: haywood@bbbswnc.org

  • BBSWNC: Mentoring program to improve school performance, social & relationship skills and improve self-confidence

Boy Scouts of America-Daniel Boone Council

  • Address: 333 W. Haywood St. P.O. Box 8626, Asheville, NC 28801

  • Telephone: 828-254-6189

  • Boy Scouts: Long-term mentoring/ life skill training.

Girl Scouts of America- Pisgah Council

  • Address: 31 College PI Building C, Asheville, NC 28801

  • Telephone: 828-252-4442

  • Girl Scouts: Long-term mentoring/ life skill training.

HIGHTS

  • Address: PO Box 865, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-507-7231

  • Email: https://www.southwesternwdb.org/

  • HIGHTS: Through adventure programs, meaningful service opportunities, and goal driven activities, we grow leadership skills and create learning opportunities for public schools, mental health agencies, church youth groups, Juvenile Justice, and other community organization.

Jackson Co. Parks and Recreation

  • Address: 88 Cullowhee Mtn. Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: Cullowhee: 828-293-3053, Cashiers: 828-631-2020

  • REC Jackson County: Rec. Center-Summer Day Camp. Rec. League Sports-Basketball, Soccer, Baseball and Swimming.

Mountain Projects, Inc.

  • Address: 25 Schulman Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2345

  • Mountain Projects: Youth in Action. Work for youth volunteers. Fosters Grandparents.

NC Extension Service Youth Development

  • Address: 876 Skyland Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4009

  • Email: heather_gordon@ncsu.edu

  • NC Extension Service Youth Development: An informal, learn-by doing, educational program-helps to establish real-life goals. Ages 5-19. Contact Heather Gordon for more information

New Century Scholar

  • Address: 447 College Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4091

  • SWCC: A joint effort of SCC, WCU, school systems of Jackson, Macon, Swain counties to provide incentives in the form of scholarships and extra support for selected students. Program begins with nomination of rising seventh grade students and continues through college graduation.

Project Discovery

  • Address: 150 Camp Building WCU, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-227-7137

  • Project Discovery: Provides varied curriculum that including career exploration, college visits, service learning, outdoor adventures and more.

Project SOAR

  • Address: 226 Soar Lane, Balsam, NC 28707

  • Telephone: 828-456-3435

  • Project SOAR: Features success-oriented high adventure camp programs for LD, ADHD & ADD preteens, teens and adults.

The Music Village

  • Address: 3222 Old Cullowhee Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-293-5600

  • The Music Village: Kindermusik- A developmentally based music and movement program for children birth to seven.

Food

Community Table

  • Address: 23 Central St, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-6782

  • Community Table: Meals available – call for more information

Department of Social Services

  • Address: 15 Griffin Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5546

  • JCFRC: Food stamp program for those with or without children. Also provides individuals with emergency assistance.

United Christian Ministries

  • Address: 191 Skyland Dr, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-631-0317

  • UCMHelp: Food boxes for families

Comfort Closet

  • Administrative Assistant: Ashley Taylor

  • Telephone: 828-586-2311 ext.1992

  • Email: ataylor@jcpsmail.org

Clothing

Cashiers Thrift Shop

  • Address: 54 Plastic Plant Rd Cashiers, NC 28717

  • Telephone: 828-743-7050

Church of the Good Shepherd

  • Address: 1448 Highway 107 South, Cashiers, NC 28717

  • Email: goodshepjan@earthlink.net

First United Methodist Church

  • Address: 77 Jackson Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2358

  • Sylva FUMC

The Glenville Thrift Shop

Comfort Closet

  • Administrative Assistant: Emily Buchanan

  • Telephone: (828) 586-2311 ext. 1952

  • Email: ebuchanan@jcpsmail.org

Housing

Community Table

  • Address: 23 Central St, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-6782

  • Community Table: Meals available – call for more information

Mountain Projects, Inc.

  • Address: 25 Schulman Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2345

  • Mountain Projects: Head Start, Housing Rehabilitation, senior services.

United Christian Ministries

  • Address: 191 Skyland Dr, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-631-0317

  • UCMHelp: Food boxes for families

CIRCLES of Jackson County

Dawn Neatherly, Executive Director, dneatherly@circlesofjackson.org

Provides financial literacy training, soft skill and leadership development for families.


Employment Assistance

Family Resource Center

  • Address: 1528 Webster Rd, Webster, NC 28788

  • Telephone: 828-586-2845

  • JCFRC: Provides classes, information and assistance finding a job.

Jackson County Department of Social Services Work First Family Assistance Program

  • Address: 15 Griffin Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5546

  • JCFRC: Time limited assistance with gaining full time employment. Case management for participants.

Job Corps

  • Address: 502 Oconaluftee Job Corps Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719-9203

  • Telephone: 828-497-5411

  • Job Corps

Vocational Rehabilitation

  • Address: 100 Bonnie Ln # A, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4032

  • NCDHHS: Assistance for people with disability to enable them to find employment

Work First Job Program

  • Address: 100 Bonnie Lane, Suite A 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4032

  • DVRS: Program in conjunction with Department of Social Services to assist parents in finding job placement/educational assistance.

NC WORKS

Provides job seekers & employers access to a variety of job search, skills development & training services all under one roof. Various agencies work together to provide the best service for all customers

  • Paula Alter, Manager

  • Address: 26 Ridgeway Street,Suite 2,Sylva NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4063


Hearing

North Carolina Early Intervention Program for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing-Western Region

  • Director: Ruth Ann Everett

  • Telephone: 828-432-5352

  • NCDHHS: Evaluation of speech, language, communication development.

Speech and Hearing Clinic

  • Address: 3971 Little Savannah Rd., Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone : 828-227-7251

  • WCU Learn

Vision

Jackson County DSS

  • Address: 15 Griffin St, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5546

  • JCDSS

NC Division of Services for the Blind

  • Address: 2001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2000

  • Telephone: 919-855-4800

  • NCDHHS

Asheville Eye Associates

  • Address: 1196 Skyland Drive, Sylva NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-258-1586

  • Asheville Eye

Dental

Carolina West Dental

Telephone: (828) 452-5656

Address: 205 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786

Carolina West Dental: Accepting NC Medicaid & HealthChoice patients ages 1 - 21 from any county!

Education

Blue Ridge School and Early College

  • Address: 95 Bobcat Drive, Cashiers, NC 28717

  • Telephone: 828-743-2646

  • JCPSNC: Teri Walawender and Dr. Tracie Metz, Principals

Cashiers Valley Preschool

Cullowhee Valley School

  • Address: 240 Wisdom Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-293-5667

  • JCPSNC: Kathryn Kantz, Principal

Fairview Elementary

  • Address: 251 Big Orange Way Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2819

  • JCPSNC: Eleanor Macaulay, Principal

Hunter Library

  • Address: WCU Campus 176 Central Drive Cullowhee, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-227-7485

  • WCU Hunter Library: Visit WCU website for more information.

Jackson County Public Schools

  • Address: 398 Hospital Road Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2311

  • JCPSNC

Jackson Community School

  • Address: 398 Hospital Road Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2311

  • JCPSNC: Angela Lunsford, Principal

Kneedler Child Development Center

  • Address: WCU Cordelia Camp Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-293-1530

  • Kneedler Child Development Center: Childcare services for the students, faculty, and staff of WCU as well as members from the surrounding community.

Mountain Discovery Charter School

NC Cooperative Extension Youth Development

  • Address: 876 Skyland Dr, Suite 6, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-4009

  • NC Cooperative Extension: Experiential education programs for youth ages 5-19.

Region A Partnership for Children

  • Address:116 Jackson Street Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-0661

  • RAPC: Funding for More at Four Pre-K Programs.

Scotts Creek School

  • Address: 516 Parris Branch Rd. Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-631-2740

  • JCPSNC: Dr. Wanda Fernandez, Principal

Shepherd Learning Center

  • Address: 189 Grindstaff Cove Rd, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-9646

  • Child Care Center US: Structured early education programs for children birth to 5. Developmental inclusive classrooms.

Smart Start, Region A Partnership for Children Inc.

  • Address: 116 Jackson Street Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-0661

  • RAPC: Cherokee Indian Reservation to ensure that all children enter Kindergarten healthy, motivated and ready to succeed.

Smoky Mountain Elementary

  • Address: 884 US Highway 441, Whittier, NC 28789

  • Telephone: 828-497-5535

  • JCPSNC: Dr. Mike Treadway, Principal

Smoky Mountain High School

  • Address: 100 Smoky Mountain Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2177

  • JCPSNC: Evelyn Graning, Principal

Southwestern Child Care Resource and Referral and Subsidized Child Care

  • Address: P.O. Box 250, 1528 Webster Rd., Webster, NC 28788

  • Telephone: 828-586-5561

  • SWCDCINC: Parents/legal guardians seeking child care. Parents with children of all ages in child care. Referral services for parents to all legally operating child care programs.

Summit Charter School

  • Address: 370 Mitten Lane Cashier, NC 28717

  • Telephone: 828-743-5755

  • Summit School: Billy Leonard, Director



Transportation

Jackson County Transit

  • Telephone: 828-586-4055

  • JC Transit: See this website for more information.

General Resources

30th Judicial District Alliance

  • Address: PO Box 554 Waynesville, NC 28786

  • Telephone: 828-452-2122

  • 30th Alliance: Break the silence against domestic violence and sexual assault

Buff Creek Baptist Church

  • Address: 1274 Mineral Springs Dr, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5784

  • A group of people brought together through their common experience of losing a loved one to death. Social fellowship; no dues; holds luncheon or supper.

Cullowhee United Methodist Church, WCU Campus

  • Address: 416 Central Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-293-9215

  • WCU: Has a Latinx Program and ESL class that meets on Sundays from 3 pm to 6 pm.

First United Methodist Church

  • Address: 77 Jackson Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2358

  • Sylva FUMC: Home repairs ministry for the poor and elderly.

Jackson County

  • Telephone: 828-586-4055

  • Jackson County: The offical Jackson County website for general local information

Jackson County Chambers of Commerce

  • Address: 773 West Main Street, Sylva, North Carolina 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2155

  • Jackson County Chamber of Commerce: The Jackson County of Commerce serves as the driving force behind the county’s diverse business community. Mission is to improve the welfare and quality of life of Jackson County citizens through smart economic growth.

Jackson County Public Library

  • Address: 310 Keener Street, Sylva, North Carolina 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2016

  • JC Public Library

Legal Aid of North Carolina

  • Address: 1286 W Main Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 866-219-5262

  • Law Help NC: Serves low income individuals and families; groups that are comprised of or serve low income individuals.

Mountain Projects, Inc.

  • Address: 25 Schulman Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2345

  • Mountain Projects: Head Start, Housing Rehabilitation, senior services.

Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center

  • Address: 117 Monteith Gap Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723

  • Telephone: 828-293-3600

  • SM Pregnancy Care Center: Free pregnancy test, limited ultrasounds, maternity and baby accessories, and adoption referrals.

Social Security Administration

  • Address: 2123 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC 28734

  • Telephone: 800-772-1213

  • SSA: Visit website for more information.

Jackson County Public Schools Driver Education

Salvation Army

Address: 330 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC

Telephone: 828-452-9278

(Salvation Army provides year round assistance for residents who live in WNC Counties from Haywood to Murphy) In October, the SA accepts applications for Thanksgiving and Christmas need. Last year, the SA provided at least 12 of our students and families food aand presents for both holidays.

Region A partnership for Children

Jackson County. Jody L. Miller, Community Engagement Coordinator

Address: 87 Bonnie Lane ,Sylva, NC 28789

Telephone: 828-631-3900 ext. 126



Support Groups/Hotlines

Alcoholics Anonymous

  • Telephone: 1 (800)-524-0465

  • AA: Offered at several locations including Jackson Co. Community Center, Episcopal Church, Cullowhee Methodist Church, Family Resources Center and St. David’s Canterbury House

Narcotics Anonymous

  • Address: 191 Skyland Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-631-0317

  • UCMHelp

National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Telephone: 1 (800) 799-SAFE

  • The Hotline: 24/7 hotline/services for counseling, shelter/crisis/intervention/homeless situation/referral source

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  • Telephone: 1-800-273-8255

  • Lifeline:The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Recovery Support Group

  • Address: 3 East Jackson Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-9499

  • City Lights NC

SAMHSA

  • Telephone: 800-662-HELP (4357)

  • SAMHAS: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

Suicide & Rape 24-Hour Emergency

  • Address: 3 East Jackson Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 1 (800) 333-4444

  • Crisis Services

The Trevor Project

  • Telephone: 1-866-488-7386

  • The Trevor Project : The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/ Crime/ Reporting

AWAKE

  • Address: 20 Colonial Square Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-3574

  • AWAKE: Child advocacy center/puppet shows for kindergarten.

Cherokee Police Department

  • Address: 137 Seven Clans Ln, Cherokee, NC 28719

  • Phone: (828) 359-6600

  • Jurisdiction only on Qualla Boundary

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

  • Address: 8 Colonial Square Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5756

  • DJJ: Delinquent, truant, undisciplined/6-18 depending on offense/supervision after court referral

Family Resource Center

  • Address: 1528 Webster Rd, Webster, NC 28788

  • Telephone: 828-586-2845

  • JCFRC: Various reading, nurturing parent, educational programs

Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Jackson County Dept. of Social Services

  • Address: 15 Griffin St, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-5546, 828-586-1911 (after hours)

  • JC Sheriff: For reporting suspected abuse/neglect of a child under 18. State/Federal assistance. For more information ask for worker on call.

Kids Place

  • Address: PO Box 693, Franklin, NC 28744

  • Telephone: 828-524-3199

  • KIDS Place: KIDS Place exists to make the investigative and judicial process easier for children and to ensure that all child abuse victims in Macon County have access to evidence-based therapy, at no cost to the family.

Legal Aid of North Carolina

  • Address: 1286 W Main Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 866-219-5262

  • Law Help NC: Serves low income individuals and families; groups that are comprised of or serve low income individuals.

Mountain Mediation

  • Address: 401 Grindstaff Cove Rd # 254, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-631-5252

  • Mountain Mediation: Provides mediation for families.

Mountain Projects, Inc.

  • Address: 25 Schulman Street, Sylva, NC 28779

  • Telephone: 828-586-2345

  • Mountain Projects: Housing assistance for low income families

National Domestic Hotline

  • Telephone: 1 (800) 799-SAFE

  • The Hotline: 24/7 hotline/services for counseling, shelter/crisis/intervention/homeless situation/referral source

REACH of Jackson County Youth and Family Services

  • Address: 26 Ridgeway Street Sylva, NC 29770

  • Telephone: 828-631-4488

  • REACH: A non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of domestic violence and sexual assault..

Say Something Anonymous Reporting

  • Telephone: 1 (844) 572-9669

  • Say Something: Say Something Anonymous Reporting System allows you to submit secure & anonymous safety concerns to help identify and intervene upon at-risk individuals BEFORE they hurt themselves or others.

Swain Qualla Safe INC

  • Address: Bryson City, NC 28713

  • Telephone: (828) 488-6809, 828-488-6809 (Crisis Hotline)

  • Bryson City Office covers Qualla Boundary

Sylva Police Department