📦 Local Resources

Johnson C. Smith University

Real help near the yard — Charlotte, NC. Curated for the JCSU community: food, housing, education, and health.

🍎 Food & Nutrition

Serving Charlotte and surrounding counties — pantry locator on site

Apply for food assistance online

Emergency food pantry network across Mecklenburg County

Affordable housing programs in Charlotte

Down payment assistance and homebuyer loans statewide

Affordable homeownership for low-income families in Charlotte

Free resources, digital access, and workforce development

Affordable two-year degrees across the Charlotte area

Free job training and career services statewide

Charlotte's major hospital system with community benefit programs

Health services for vulnerable Charlotte residents

Free clinics, mental health, and preventive care

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