Family Resource Center

Community Services Non Profits

Bryson City, NC

Family Resource Center provides online access to Child & Family Services, Adult Services, Economic Services, and DSS partner information.

  • Finding Child & Family Services information
  • Accessing Adult Services information
  • Locating Economic Services and DSS partner resources

Hawthorn Heights

Community Services Non Profits

Bryson City, NC

Children's Hope Alliance serves children and families across 63 North Carolina counties through 11 locations, including foster care and community-based services.

  • North Carolina families seeking foster care support
  • Children needing community-based behavioral health services
  • Children needing intensive in-home or day treatment services

Restoration House WNC

Community Services Non Profits

Bryson City, NC

Restoration House WNC operates a barrier-free Day Center in Swain County with free showers, laundry, hot meals, and peer recovery support.

  • People experiencing homelessness or hardship who need food, showers, laundry, or crisis support
  • Individuals navigating substance use recovery or mental health challenges
  • Families needing food, diapers, wipes, or period products

Sequoyah Fund

Community Services Non Profits

Cherokee, NC

Sequoyah Fund provides business and housing loans, credit counseling, and entrepreneurship training for enrolled Eastern Band of Cherokee members.

  • Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians members seeking business financing
  • Home repair or remodeling financing
  • Small-business planning, coaching, or training

EBCI Cooperative Extension Center

Community Services Non Profits

Cherokee, NC

EBCI Cooperative Extension Center provides Cherokee-area residents with 4-H, agriculture, natural-resource, and community-development programs incorporating Cherokee culture.

  • EBCI families seeking 4-H enrollment for youth ages 5-18
  • Youth programs incorporating Cherokee history, language, and culture
  • Agriculture and natural-resource questions requiring extension consultation

Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute

Community Services Non Profits

Cherokee, NC

Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute offers Cherokee Youth Council and Right Path Adult Leadership programs grounded in traditional Cherokee values.

  • Cherokee youth leadership development
  • Adult leadership development through the Right Path program
  • Leadership education grounded in Cherokee traditions

Community Services Non Profits in nearby counties

FAQ

Where can I get food or basic-needs help in Swain County?

Restoration House WNC has a 24/7 outdoor food pantry, plus food, diapers, wipes, period products, showers, and laundry services.

Can a nonprofit help me apply for SNAP or Medicaid?

Restoration House WNC assists with SNAP, Medicaid, and disability benefit applications. It also provides housing navigation and transportation support.

Where can I get help with a housing repair loan or small-business financing?

Sequoyah Fund provides housing loans for repairs or remodeling, business loans, credit counseling, and small-business coaching. Its core lending mission is for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Where can children join local youth or cultural programs?

The EBCI Cooperative Extension Center offers 4-H for ages 5–18 along with Cherokee history, language, culture, agriculture, and natural-resource programming.

Where can children or families seek behavioral-health or foster-care services?

Hawthorn Heights offers foster-care support, community-based behavioral health services, intensive in-home services, day treatment, outpatient therapy, and school-based therapy for children and families.