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United Way of Moore County
Agencies
2010-2011
Youth:
4-H After School – P.O. Box 1149, Carthage, NC 28327 – 947-3188
Concentrates on establishing community clubs or special interest groups for kids, with a focus on life skills, education, citizenship, community service and leadership preparation.
Contact: Linda Gore
Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills – P.O. Box 1761, Southern Pines, NC 28388 – 692-0777
Helps youth ages 6-18 from all backgrounds, with special concern for those from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities and skills needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.
Contact: Brandon Kivett
Boy Scouts of America – 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387 – 695-7252
Programs teach ethical behavior, citizenship, self-reliance and teamwork. Merit badge programs offer subjects from astronomy to zoology.
Contact: Henry Goodson
Communities in Schools – P.O. Box 223, Pinehurst, NC 28370 – 295-1072
Champion’s the connection of needed community resources with schools and other sites to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for like.
Girl Scouts of the USA – 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387– 692-6156
Programs designed to develop the essential characteristics of critical thinking and self-assurance necessary for girls to become leaders.
Contact: Jennifer Christensen
Moore Buddies – 6512 Seven Lakes Village, West End, NC 27376 – 400-5236
Builds one-on-one relationships between adult volunteers and court involved and at-risk youth.
Contact: Amy Blondin, Director
Sandhills Children’s Center – 1280 Central Drive, Southern Pines, NC 28387 – 692-3323
A private, non-profit day school for children with special developmental needs. The Center provides educational, health care, and therapeutic services to children who have vision or hearing problems, mental retardation or physical disabilities.
Contact: Melanie Gayle, Director
Family:
The Arc of Moore County – P.O. Box 773, Southern Pines, NC 28388 – 692-8272
Assures through advocacy, support, and education that individuals with mental retardation have the opportunity to pursue a quality life.
Contact: Wendy Russell, Director
Bethany House – 240 E. Vermont Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387 –
692-0779
Provides a supervised environment in a home for women recovering from substance abuse so that they can re-enter society and lead a self-supporting life.
Contact: Cynthia Curtis, Director
Bethesda Incorporated – 204 Pine Street, Aberdeen, NC 28315 – 944-7700
A halfway house for men with substance abuse problems. It offers detox services, counseling, vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance.
Contact: Glenn Greene, Director
Friend to Friend – P.O. Box 1508, Carthage, NC 28327 – 947-3333
Furnishes emergency assistance to victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, including a women’s shelter.
Contact: Anne Friesen, Director
Meals on Wheels – P.O. Box 2083, Southern Pines, NC 28388 – 692-0384
150 volunteers deliver over 30,000 hot, nutritious meals a year to the disabled and elderly home bound.
Contact: Rebecca Listrom
Moore County Literacy Council – P.O. Box 1966, Southern Pines, NC 28388 – 692-5954
Teach adults how to read or to read better. Help people who do not speak or read English as their first language. Furnishes trained tutors to assist in GED classrooms at SCC and in the Moore County Schools.
Contact: Susan Sherard, Director
Northern Moore Family Resource Center – P.O. Box 190, Robbins, NC 27325 – 948-4324
Encourages the development of strong families, healthy children and caring communities by matching resources with needs in Northern Moore County.
Contact: Clare Ruggles, Director
Pinetree Community Services – P.O. Box 1322, Southern Pines, NC 28388
692-6008
A vocational training facility serving people with varying degrees of physical and mental handicaps in the belief that everyone can be a productive citizen.
Contact: Amy Chavis, Executive Director
Southeastern NC Radio Reading Service – P.O. Box 35029, Fayetteville, NC 28303 – 672-1600 or 1-800-313-7007
Community volunteers enrich the lives of the visually and print impaired by reading 10 regional and local newspapers, including the Pilot, over the air 18 hours a day.
Contact: Valerie Woodard
Medical & Emergency Assistance:
American Red Cross – P.O. Box 407, Southern Pines, NC 28388 –
692-8571
Well known for its work in disaster relief, the Red Cross also offers training in First Aid, CPR, safety and swimming as well as aid to military families.
Contact: Buddy Spong, Director
Sandhills Coalition for Human Care – 1500 W. Indiana Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387 – 693-1600
Offers food, clothing, transportation and financial assistance to people with emergency needs.
Contact: Caroline Eddy
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