We provide short-term emergency assistance to residents of Forsyth and Stokes Counties who have a crisis situation and need rent/mortgage, utilities, food, or medication assistance.
During our interview, we will verify the cause of the crisis and look to see that your income/expenses will return to normal in the near future. Crisis Control Ministry defines a crisis as something out of the ordinary that happened to you that was out of your control. Some instances of a verifiable crisis are, but are not limited to: job loss, reduced work hours by an employer, reduced work hours due to illness of you or your child, recent injury causing disability, car repair, housing condemned by the City or County, housing sold by the landlord, domestic abuse, loss of money due to theft verifiable by a police report, or increased medical expenses.
We conduct phone interviews for assistance as well as in-person interviews. Please call our Client Services phone line in Winston-Salem at 336.724.7453 or in Kernersville at 336.996.5401 to see if we are able to assist you.
Before you call, please have proof of household income and major household expenses available, if applicable. If more information is required, you will be notified during the interview process or by a follow-up phone call.
View our locations & hours in the footer of the web page for information specific to each office. Persons living in the zip code areas of 27107 and 27127 must first go to Sunnyside Ministries for financial assistance.
Click here to download a printable flier which details who we are, what we do, where we’re located, when we’re open and what to bring. This flier is in both English and Spanish.
