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Medical
Housing/Shelter
Affordable Childcare
State Programs
Crisis Centers/Baby Items
Child Support
Essentials (food pantries, financial assistance, household wares, vouchers, etc)
Support Groups
I don’t see my city?
Putative Father Registry
Adoption Law/Revocation
End An Adoption Plan
Pay It Forward
Medical
National
Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers- Directory
National- prescription discount card- Coast2Coast
Statewide
Statewide- free clinics- Directory
Housing/Shelter
National
National- CoAbode
National- Low Income Apartments
Statewide
Statewide- Community Housing Partners
County/City
Chapel Hill- Home Start
Elkin- The Ark
New Bern- Coastal Women’s Shelter
Smithfield- Smithfield Rescue Mission
Affordable Childcare
National
National- extended hours- Care.com
National- newborn, temporary, permanent- Caring Nannies
Nationwide Directory- Childcare Center
National- temporary or permanent- Sittercity
National- temporary or permanent- Trusting Connections
Statewide
Statewide- National Head Start Association
State Programs
Programs Explained: Terms
Crisis Centers/Baby Items
National
National- baby item discounts- Amazon Family
National- free baby items- Buy Nothing Project
National- diapers- Cloth for All
National- free formula samples & coupons- Enfamil
National- free samples- Everyday Family
National- National Diaper Bank Network
National- one time free formula sample- Nature’s One
National- trade baby items/clothes- Rehash
National- cloth diapers- Share the Love
National- rewards program- Similac
Statewide
Statewide- free baby items- Freecycle
Child Support
Essentials
National
National- babysitting, errands, carpooling, meal swaps, etc.- Babysitter Exchange
National- feminine hygiene- Cloth for All
National- backpack program- Feeding America
National- food bank directory- Feeding America
National- trade clothing- Rehash
National- rent assistance directory- Rent Assistance
National- job search for moms- The Mom Project
National- rideshare- Zimride
County/City
Chapel Hill- daily meals, food pantry- Inter-Faith Council
Smithfield- food pantry- Smithfield Rescue Mission
Support Groups
National
National- CoAbode
National- Parents Without Partners
National- Single and Parenting
National- Single Mom
National- The Life of a Single Mom
I don’t see my city?
Don’t worry. There are resource links added to the website every day and it’s possible that your area has not been researched yet. If the administrator is not currently working on other projects, your city can be made a priority. Please contact the page here.
Putative Father Registry
There is no Putative Father Registry at this time.
Adoption Law/Revocation
The mother of a minor child may execute a consent to adoption at any time after the
child is born but not sooner.
Revocation varies from 5 to 7 days. See law here.
End An Adoption Plan
If you are looking for help in severing your relationship with an adoption facilitator:
Pay It Forward
If you have been a recipient of help, you know firsthand how essential volunteers and/or donations were to your success. Please consider volunteering for or donating to any of the vital organizations on this page.
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