Need help finding food, housing, health care, employment, financial assistance, counseling, or other community services? Start with the resources below. If you are unsure where to begin, contact Fike Student Services or call NC 211.
Call 911 for an immediate emergency, serious injury, threat to someone's safety, or crime in progress.
Call or text: 988
Free, confidential crisis support available 24/7 for anyone experiencing a mental health, emotional, or substance-use crisis.
Dial 2-1-1
1-888-892-1162
NC 211 is a free, confidential information and referral service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Families can get help locating food, housing, utilities, health care, transportation and other community resources.
Local Wilson County Resources
Wilson County DSS is one of the most important places for families who need assistance with basic needs.
Services may include:
Food & Nutrition Services/SNAP
Medicaid
Child care assistance
Child support
Crisis assistance
Energy assistance
Family support
Child protective services
Employment-related assistance
Other family assistance programs
Phone: 252-206-4000
Address: 100 NE Gold St., Wilson, NC 27894
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wilson County Department of Social Services
Wilson County DSS also provides online applications for programs including Medicaid, Food & Nutrition Services, child care assistance and crisis intervention.
Food Assistance
Hope Station
Services include:
Food pantry
Emergency food assistance
Temporary shelter
Housing support
Limited emergency financial assistance
Phone: 252-291-7278
Address: 309 Goldsboro St. E., Wilson, NC 27893
Families who qualify may receive monthly food assistance through an EBT card.
Phone: 252-206-4000
Applications can be completed through Wilson County DSS or online through North Carolina's ePASS system.
Spreading Seeds, Inc.
Local nonprofit providing food assistance and other community support.
Phone: 252-520-0081
Address: 1760 Parkwood Blvd. W., Wilson, NC 27893
Saint Paul Church Of Christ - Guardian Angel Outreach - Food Distribution Center
Food bank
Provides community food assistance.
Address: 4009 Lake Wilson Rd., Wilson, NC 27896
Families should call ahead to confirm current distribution schedules.
Fighting Childhood Hunter in Wilson County NC
-Please see Mr. Dean in Student Services for more information
Housing & Homlessness
Wilson Housing Authority
Provides information about affordable housing and federally supported housing programs.
Phone: 252-291-2245
Address: 301 Nash St. NE, Wilson, NC 27893
Hope Station
For families experiencing homelessness or housing instability, Hope Station can provide emergency assistance, shelter-related support and housing stabilization services.
Phone: 252-291-7278
211 Housing Assistance
NC 211 can help families locate:
Emergency shelters
Rental assistance
Utility assistance
Eviction assistance
Transitional housing
Local housing programs
Dial 2-1-1 or search online.
The McKinney-Vento (MV) Homeless Assistance Act ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Wilson County Schools (WCS) is committed to ensuring that all students (pre-K through 12th grade) have equal access to a free, appropriate public education, regardless of their housing situation.
Questions or concerns: If you have questions or believe your child may qualify for support under McKinney-Vento (MV), please contact a member of our WCS McKinney-Vento team:
Amy High, MV Homeless Liaison
252-235-8029
amy.high@wilsonschoolsnc.net
Heather Luther, MV Social Worker
252-230-0059
heather.luther@wilsonschoolsnc.net
Mental Health & Emotional Support
Wilson Crisis Center
Provides crisis listening, information and referrals.
24-hour phone: 252-237-5156
United Way of Wilson County lists the Wilson Crisis Center as providing 24-hour telephone assistance and a teen help line.
Mobile Crisis Team
Integrated Family Services
24-hour phone: 1-866-437-1821
For help with people in crisis that have:
Mental Health Issues
Developmental Disabilities
Substance Abuse Issues
Trillium Health Services
Mental Health Resources
Finding a mental health provider, health crisis, and support services
Phone: 1-888-302-0738 (Crisis Line)
1-877-685-2415 (Main Line)
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or Text 988
For immediate emotional or mental-health crisis support
Monarch Behavioral Health-Wilson
Mental health and substance-use services, including outpatient behavioral health care.
Phone: 1-866-272-7826
Address: 2693 Forest Hills Rd. SW, Wilson, NC 27893
Say Something
The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System empowers students and staff to submit anonymous safety concern tips through an app, website or phone call. Say Something is a violence prevention program operated by Sandy Hook Promise, and it is meant to enhance the safety measures we already have in place.
There are three ways to submit a tip to the Say Something program:
Say Something website (SaySomething.net)
Say Something mobile app (App Store | Google Play)
Say Something hotline (1-844-5-SAY NOW | 1-844-572-9669)