We Help People Everywhere · Forsyth County, North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Help close to home for people in Winston-Salem. Start with the statewide help below. The North Carolina chapter adds local fire, police, hospitals, churches and schools as each one is confirmed.
- CountyForsyth County
- ZIP codes27101, 27102, 27103, 27104, 27105, 27106, 27107, 27108, 27109, 27110, 27111, 27113, 27114, 27115, 27116, 27117, 27120, 27127, 27130, 27150, 27152, 27155, 27157, 27198, 27199
- ChapterNorth Carolina · forming
Help that reaches Winston-Salem
Food, health care, heat and work.
Call NC 211
Free and confidential, any hour. Dial 2-1-1 or 1-888-892-1162 to reach food, shelter, rent and utility help near you.
Visit NC 211 ↗Rescue Engine
Lost a job or a home? Find benefits, food and shelter, and keep track of the help you apply for.
Open the Rescue Engine ↗Food and Nutrition Services
North Carolina’s food benefits (SNAP). Apply online through ePASS or at your county social services office.
Apply for food help ↗NC Medicaid
Health coverage for North Carolinians who qualify. Apply online, by mail or in person.
See how to apply ↗Heating help (LIEAP)
Help with winter heating bills. Households with someone 60 or older or disabled apply in December; others from January 1 to March 31, while funds last.
Read about LIEAP ↗Work First
Short-term cash help and job support for families with children.
Read about Work First ↗Unemployment
File a claim with the NC Division of Employment Security.
File for unemployment ↗NCWorks
Job listings, training and a career center near you.
Find work and training ↗Your county social services
Every county has a Department of Social Services office. Find yours and its phone number.
Find your county office ↗Forsyth County
Other towns in Forsyth County.
How to get involved
There’s a place for you in Winston-Salem.
Join the chapter
Add your name as a North Carolina member and hear first about meetings and projects.
Count me in ↗ 02Serve your town
Sit on a town board that picks and visits Small Town Grants businesses.
Read the invitation ↗ 03Partner with us
Businesses, churches and civic groups in Winston-Salem can lend a room, a skill or a hand.
Community partnerships ↗Know a place in Winston-Salem that helps people?
Add a fire or police department, hospital, church, school, food pantry, or a business that gives. The chapter confirms each one before it goes up.