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Food

        Do you need food?

  • Greensboro Urban Ministry, 271-5959
    http://www.greensborourbanministry.org
    Provides free, hot food seven days a week.

  • Shepherd’s House, 274-7224
    Provides free, hot meals once a week.  Also provides grocery bags with food.

  • Social Services, 641-3747
    Social Services can help people to meet their basic needs, like food or housing.
 
     
  Housing

        Do you need housing?

 
     
  Childcare

        Do you need childcare?

  • Boys and Girls Club, 274-1509
    Afterschool care program available Monday through Friday

  • Guilford Child Development, 378-7700
    http://www.ucdccip.org/
    Childcare available 6:30 am until 6:00 pm.
 
     
  Transportation

        Do you need transportation?

  • Greensboro Transit Authority, 335-6499
    Get bus schedules and fares.
 
 

 

 
 

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        Do you need tutoring for a child under 18?

  • Greensboro Education & Development Council, 271-8124
    For males 11-18 only.

  • Black Child Development Institute, 230-2138
    Coordinates tutoring for children grades 1-12 to build academic skills and increase self-esteem.

  • Communities in Schools, 691-1268 or 883-6434
    Referrals to community resources to help students successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life.

  • Yconnect, 373-3005 or 373-3014
    Yconnect assists youth in becoming lifelong learners, making successful transitions into adulthood and the workplace.

  • Youthbuild New Start, 273-9196
    Involves young adults 16-24 in building affordable housing in their community, building skills in the construction trade and leading to a GED. Includes counseling, peer support, driver's license education, and job placement.

  • Tarheel Challenge, (910) 303-5404
    Military-oriented program for high school drop-outs age 16-18 (male and female). Includes 22-month resident program and 12-month non-resident follow-up mentoring period.

  • Jobcorps, 297-4298
    Free residential educational and training program for young adults ages 16-24.

  • Sylvan Learning Center, 218-8880 or 866-734-8719
    Provides paid tutoring services.