United Way of Lincoln County is committed to making decisions that are fact based and data driven. This ensures that we're able to respond to the most pressing crises in our community, and we want to share the resources we use with the public.
211
NC 211 is an information and referral service provided by United Way of North Carolina and powered by local United Ways of North Carolina. Families and individuals can call 2-1-1 or 1-888-892-1162 to receive free and confidential information on health and human services within their community. Each of these calls are logged, and the data from them can be found at North Carolina 211Counts. The information can be sorted by county, zip code, date, region, and more.
Try it out here: https://nc.211counts.org/
Community Health Assessment (CHA)
United Way of Lincoln County partnered with the Lincoln County Health Department and Atrium Health to conduct a community health assessment (CHA). The CHA is incredibly important in identifying and addressing the major issues of our community. The top priorities for Lincoln County are access to transportation, behavioral health support, and affordable childcare. The secondary priority of the CHA is Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.
The CHA will be available soon.
ALICE
ALICE, or Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the often overlooked, hardworking population in all our communities who live above the Federal Poverty Line but still struggle to afford basic living costs. These are essential workers that keep our economy running efficiently. The data collected by United for ALICE doesn’t just outline the information, it highlights the unseen population in need. It explains the gaps where our government has been unable to help. ALICE is just one crisis away from being homeless, hungry or unemployed.
Money Calculator
Many Lincoln County families struggle each month, despite working. Find out how much money your family needs to make ends meet using the calculator below.