Program areas at Oak City Cares
Coordinated care program: Oak City Cares' coordinated care program serves as a point of entry into homeless and housing services for those experiencing homelessness and housing crises in wake county. Care coordinators conduct intake assessments and then connect guests to emergency shelter, onsite medical and behavioral health providers, medicaid and snap benefits, and many more onsite services. This coordinated approach aims to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in wake county. During this fiscal year, Oak City Cares provided a total of 2020 care coordination services.
Basic needs program: guests of Oak City Cares are provided with access to showers, laundry, a hospitality area with coffee, computers, and cell phone charging stations. Volunteers play important roles by helping people feel a sense of connection to a community, helping to renew hope. These services are essential for those experiencing homelessness to move them on the pathway to housing. During this fiscal year, Oak City Cares provided 10,333 shower services and 7,223 laundry services.
Weekend meals program: Oak City Cares serves about 1,000 meals each weekend to approximately 400 unduplicated individuals. Many of these individuals are experiencing homelessness and have no other access to food/meal programs during weekends, and others are our community members experiencing food insecurity. During this fiscal year, Oak City Cares provided a total of 45,522 meals.