Macon Program For Progress

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Macon Program for Progress has participated as a HUD Public Housing Agency since 1985 and offers free Head Start to eligible families.

  • Eligible families seeking free Head Start or Early Head Start
  • Eligible four-year-olds needing NC Pre-K
  • Residents of six western counties seeking WIOA training or job placement support

Otto Fire And Rescue

Community Services Non Profits

Otto, NC

Otto Fire provides Fouts Fire apparatus sales intelligence with territory coverage, replacement targeting, and open-bid tracking.

  • fire apparatus dealers tracking department replacement opportunities
  • sales teams monitoring open fire apparatus bids
  • territory managers analyzing apparatus sales and market coverage

Highlands Motoring Festival

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

Highlands Motoring Festival stages a four-day classic-car festival in Highlands with mountain driving tours, a parade, and a judged park concours.

  • Classic-car enthusiasts seeking a multi-day festival
  • Visitors interested in mountain driving tours on western North Carolina back roads
  • Public spectators seeking a free collector-car show

Community Care Clinic of Franklin

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Community Care Clinic of Franklin provides free qualifying primary care, mental health services, and medication assistance for uninsured adults ages 16 and up.

  • Uninsured or low-income Macon County residents needing primary care
  • Adults ages 16 and up managing diabetes or hypertension
  • Patients seeking integrated mental health and primary care

Baptist Childrens Homes Drake Cottage

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

They provide foster care, adoption, and trauma-informed training across North Carolina through a ministry operating since 1885.

  • North Carolina families interested in foster care
  • Families seeking private domestic adoption services
  • Foster and adoptive families needing ongoing support

American Legion Post 108

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

American Legion Post 108 provides military honors for all veterans, averaging 50 funerals and memorials annually within a 30-mile radius of Franklin, NC.

  • Veteran funeral or memorial honors in Macon County
  • Veteran funeral support within 30 miles of Franklin
  • Aid for local needy veterans and their families

Center For Life Enrichment

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

Center For Life Enrichment offers lectures, workshops, culinary experiences, music events, and nature programs across 10 program categories.

  • adults seeking educational lectures
  • hands-on art and creative workshops
  • culinary, wine, and spirits experiences

Highlands Mountain Club

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

Highlands Country Club, founded in 1928, provides social and recreational facilities, programs, and services exclusively for members.

  • Members seeking social and recreational activities
  • People looking for a club with membership based on congeniality and social compatibility

International Friendship Center

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

El Centro de Amigos serves Highlands, Franklin, and Cashiers with food assistance, bilingual interpretation, social services, and immigration support.

  • Residents needing food and personal hygiene assistance in the Highlands area
  • Spanish-speaking clients needing medical or dental appointment interpretation
  • Families needing housing, utility, education, or community-service translation assistance

Junaluskee Masonic Lodge

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Junaluskee Masonic Lodge meets twice monthly in Franklin, NC, with scheduled meals at 6:30 p.m. and meetings at 7:30 p.m.

  • Attending scheduled Masonic lodge meetings in Franklin, NC
  • People seeking a Masonic lodge with twice-monthly meetings

Nantahala Hiking Club

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Nantahala Hiking Club organizes volunteer-led hikes most Saturdays and Sundays and supports Appalachian Trail maintenance in the Nantahala Mountains.

  • People seeking organized hikes open to nonmembers
  • Families and friends wanting group hiking opportunities
  • Volunteers interested in Appalachian Trail maintenance

Peggy Crosby Community Service Center

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

Peggy Crosby Community Service Center provides below-market office space for nonprofits and startups in Highlands, with utilities included except telephone service.

  • Nonprofits seeking affordable office space in Highlands
  • Startup businesses providing community services
  • Organizations needing office space with utilities included

The Literacy & Learning Center

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

The Literacy & Learning Center provides free Pre-K, tutoring, ESL, and GED preparation in Highlands for learners from birth through adulthood.

  • Families seeking free Pre-K education for children ages 3–5
  • K–8 students needing after-school homework assistance or tutoring
  • Adults seeking free individualized education, ESL instruction, or GED preparation

Macon County Cooperative Extension

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Macon County Cooperative Extension provides livestock producers science-based technical assistance on nutrition, health, pasture, forages, and regulatory compliance.

  • Livestock and poultry producers seeking nutrition, health, pasture, forage, or regulatory guidance
  • Macon County youth seeking 4-H activities, camps, and leadership development
  • Residents seeking gardening, horticulture, composting, or vermicomposting education

Horse Tales Farm, Inc.

Community Services Non Profits

Otto, NC

Horse Tales Farm, Inc. provides shelter and care for abused, neglected, and homeless horses and farm animals in the Polk County area.

  • supporting horse rescue
  • helping abused, neglected, or homeless farm animals
  • animal sanctuary involvement

Macon Citizens Habilities

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Macon Citizens Habilities provides ICF-I/DD and DDA residential homes, including four ICF homes with 24-hour awake staff.

  • Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities needing residential care
  • Adults needing ICF-I/DD group home support
  • Adults needing DDA residential services

Methodist Home For Children

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Methodist Home For Children provides foster care, adoption, family reunification, and both residential and in-home juvenile justice services.

  • foster care inquiries
  • adoption services
  • family reunification and preservation

Breacan Clann

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Highlands Falls Community

Community Services Non Profits

Highlands, NC

Highlands Falls Community Association manages rental registration, architectural review, property rules, and security coordination in Highlands, North Carolina.

  • Highlands Falls property owners registering rental guests
  • Residents submitting architectural, landscaping, tree, or new construction applications
  • Property owners needing community covenants, bylaws, rental policies, or property rules

Carnton

Community Services Non Profits

Franklin, NC

Carnton offers daily guided tours at three historic sites focused on the American Civil War and the Battles of Franklin and Spring Hill.

  • Visitors seeking American Civil War history
  • Guided tours of Carnton, Carter House, or Rippa Villa
  • Battle of Franklin and Battle of Spring Hill education

Community Services Non Profits in nearby counties

FAQ

Which local nonprofit offers free preschool or early-childhood services?

Macon Program for Progress offers free Head Start for eligible children ages 3–5 and Early Head Start for eligible children ages 0–3 and pregnant women. NC Pre-K is also available for eligible four-year-olds.

Can Macon County residents get help with housing or self-sufficiency?

Eligible Macon County residents can seek CSBG self-sufficiency case management and related financial assistance through Macon Program for Progress. The organization also administers HUD Housing Choice Vouchers for very low-income individuals and families.

Where can an uninsured adult get low-cost medical care near Macon County?

Community Care Clinic of Franklin serves qualifying uninsured and low-income patients age 16 and older, with no denial based on inability to pay and a discounted or sliding-fee schedule. Services include primary care, mental-health care, chronic-disease management, and medication assistance.

How do families arrange military funeral honors for a Macon County veteran?

American Legion Post 108’s Honor Guard serves all veterans, not only Legion members, throughout Macon County and portions of Jackson and Rabun counties within a 30-mile radius of Franklin. The post averages about 50 funerals and memorials annually.