Our Partners
Education
482 E. Connecticut Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-695-7252, cell: 910-986-3929
Programs teach ethical behavior, citizenship, self-reliance and teamwork. Merit badge programs offer subjects from astronomy to zoology.
Contact: Robin Covert
P.O. Box 223
Pinehurst, NC 28370
910-295-1072
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 life.
Contact: Joyce Clevenger
P.O. Box 1149
Carthage, NC 28327
910-947-3188
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: Sarah Miller
P.O. Box 190
Robbins, NC 27325
910-948-4324
Encourages the development of strong families, healthy children and caring communities by matching resources with needs in Northern Moore County.
Contact: Clare Ruggles
Sandhills Student Assistance Program
P.O. Box 2154
Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-603-8119
Addresses the urgent problems of Moore County school children who arrive at school hungry or without adequate basic clothing or in other immediate need. SSA provides schools with snack food nutrition and other products for students, identified by school personnel, who are at school with immediate needs or are identified to be at other risk.
Contact: Jack Kennard, Chairman of the Board/Mike Branscome
P.O. Box 1966
Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-692-5954
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: Stuart Mills
Financial Stability
P.O. Box 407
Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-692-8571
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: Phillip Harris
1500 W. Indiana Avenue
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-693-1600
Offers food, clothing, transportation and financial assistance to people with emergency needs.
Contact: Barrett Walker
P.O. Box 1508
Carthage, NC 28327
910-947-1703/910-947-3333 (Crisis Line)
Furnishes emergency assistance to victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, including a women’s shelter.
Contact: Anne Friesen
Health
P.O. Box 773
Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-692-8272
Assures through advocacy, support, and education that individuals with mental retardation have the opportunity to pursue a quality life.
Contact: Wendy Carter
The Bethany House, Inc.
240 E. Vermont Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-692-0779
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: Paige Ingram
Bethesda, Inc.
204 Pine Street
Aberdeen, NC 28315
910-944-7700
A halfway house for men with substance abuse problems. It offers detox services, counseling, vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance.
Contact: Glenn Greene
500 E. Rhode Island Avenue
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-692-0384
150 volunteers deliver over 30,000 hot, nutritious meals a year to the disabled and elderly home bound.
Contact: Rebecca Listrom