Dress for Success Triangle is here to help. We are currently offering virtual career coaching to assist you in your job search, a weekly online job acquisition class, and online webinars every Wednesday on various topics to help develop your career.
Upcoming virtual opportunities
Tips on Video Interviewing
Find quick tips from our career and image coaches on how to prepare for a video interview.
Additional Community Resources
Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence
InterAct of Wake County offers a variety of resources including a crisis hotline, shelter, protective orders, and more. Find all of their available services on their website. Reach their 24-Hour Crisis Line at 919-828-7740 or call toll-free: 866-291-0855; Spanish: 844-203-8896
InterAct of Wake County’s Solace Center provides medical forensic examinations. Visit their website or call their 24-Hour Crisis Line at 919-828-7740 or call toll-free 866-291-0854
National Domestic Violence Hotline offers 24/7 access to highly-trained advocates to talk confidentially with anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. Call 1-800-799-7233, text LOVEIS to 22522, or log onto thehotline.org.
RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline connects individuals with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. Call the hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit their website for more information.
Food
Statewide Resources
Find information on how to apply for Food and Nutrition Services (food stamps) here.
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC has a tool to find food pantries, hot meals, and more near you based on your zip code. They’re working to keep it up-to-date with any closures. Find it here.
Select Sheetz are offering free kid’s meals. Find a participating location here.
Durham County
Parktown Food Hub distributes a bag of groceries to families in need. Find more information here.
Urban Ministries of Durham offers groceries for people who have a Durham address. See their website for eligibility requirements and more details.
Wake County
Urban Ministries of Wake County offers a week’s worth of groceries delivered to your car. Must be a Wake County resident. See their website for details.
Wake County Food Pantries that are currently open based on city. Find the spreadsheet here.
Wake County Food Resources Map helps to find available food resources near you. Click here to use it.
Wake County Public Schools are offering hot meals and shelf-stable groceries. See their website for details.
Mental Health
Carolina Outreach Behavioral Health Urgent Care provides immediate mental health needs, including medication bridges, safety assessments, and crisis counseling. View their website for more information or call (919) 251 - 9009.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami) offers a resource guide on frequently asked mental health questions surrounding COVID-19. View the guide here.
Education
The Khan Academy is offering free daily school schedules based on your child’s grade level. View sample schedules here. They’re also offering weekly learning plans and other resources. Check those out here.
Financial Information
Bank of America hosts a variety of topics on managing your finances during COVID-19. View several topics below:
Unemployment Information
Filing for unemployment due to COVID-19? Read what’s changed here.
Learn if you qualify for unemployment and what documentation you will need to claim unemployment benefits here.
Apply for unemployment benefits here.
Find directions in this article about what you need to do to receive your stimulus check by direct deposit.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for independent contractors and self-employed workers is now available. If you are an independent contractor or self-employed worker out of work because of COVID-19, you can now apply for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance beginning Friday, April 24th. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is a federal program for people who are unable to work as a result of COVID-19 and not eligible for regular state unemployment benefits, such as self-employed workers and independent contractors (1099 employees).
More information on how to apply can be found here.
To apply, please visit here.
For additional information on other business resources available, visit the County’s ED COVID-19 Resource Page.