EMERGENCIES  ........ 911

Police, Fire, Ambulance

Physician Referral Services

Hospitals

Speciality Hospitals

Neighboring Area Hospitals

Pharmacies

24-hour Pharmacies

Eckerd Drugs

www.eckerd.com

8110 Mallard Creek Road - (704) 509-2237

3345 Pineville-Matthews Rd - (704) 543-6055

CVS

2325 Village Lake Drive - (704) 536-3663

13845 Conlan Circle - (704) 544-2092

9931 Gilead Road, Huntersville - (704) 875-7653

Walgreens Pharmacy

8538 N. Tryon St. - (704) 547-1211

4701 South Blvd. - (704) 523-3227

13720 Hwy. 74, Indian Trail - (704) 821-1589

735 Cabarrus Avenue W., Concord - (704) 723-9463

Pharmacies That Deliver

Giant Genie Pharmacy

5123-A South Blvd.

(704) 525-3956

Kaitlyn's Pharmacy

9100 S. Tryon Street, Suite A

(704) 588-9623

Pharmaceutical Center (delivers in city limits)

3535 Randolph Road

(704) 365-0707

Pharmacy on the Park

457 N. Wendover Road

(704) 366-3866

Pike’s Pharmacy Inc. (delivers in neighborhood only)

2133 Shamrock Drive

(704) 563-2286

Walker’s Drug Store

4390 Colwick Road

(704) 364-3444

Public Health Resources

Mecklenburg County Health Department

249 Billingsley Road - (704) 336-4700

2845 Beatties Ford Road  - (704) 336-6400

Substance Abuse Services Center

429 Billingsley Road - (704) 336-3067

Substance Abuse Services

Al-Anon Family Groups

A 12-step support and fellowship group focused on helping family members and friends understand and cope

with problems surrounding alcoholism and/or the recovery of a loved one.

(704) 333-9523

Alcoholics Anonymous

A 12-step fellowship that helps people of all ages in recovery from alcoholism. A local hot line offers information about meetings held daily at locations throughout the greater Charlotte area.

(704) 332-4387

www.charlotteaa.org  

Hope Haven

Provides residential after-care for men and women recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction.

(704) 372-8809

www.hopehaveninc.org

McLeod Center

A drug-treatment center for adults and adolescents, offering in-patient and out-patient services, including a structured adolescent services program; schooling on site; individual, group and family counseling; HIV-AIDS education; methadone treatment; a federal half-way house; and a professional training program for accreditation in drug abuse treatment.

(704) 379-0440

http://mcleodcenter.com 

Narcotics Anonymous  

A 12-step fellowship for people learning to live without the use of drugs. Daily meetings are available for support.

(704) 379-0440

www.charlotte-na.org  

Serenity House

Long-term residential treatment center for alcoholics and drug addicts. Residents taken as referrals and as walk-ins.

(704) 552-2622

Substance Abuse Prevention Services

A prevention agency, this organization offers community outreach through ongoing education programs

and special presentations at local schools, teen centers, clubs and jails.

(704) 375-3784

www.preventionservices.org 

Family Planning, Pregnancy, Newborn Services

Catholic Social Services

(704) 370-6155

Charlotte La Leche League

www.lllusa.org

Children’s Home Society of N.C.

(800) 632-1400

Florence Crittenton Services

(704) 372-4663

Planned Parenthood

(704) 536-7233

Pregnancy Resource Center

(704) 372-5981

Professional Organizations and Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Association

Offers free information packets about the disease and care management, 30-plus support groups throughout the area,

a caregiver course, community training program, an advocacy committee for legislation, a newsletter and access to

a national help line.  

(704) 532-7392

(800) 888-6671  - Helpline

American Cancer Society

Services offered for patients and their families include free transportation, free information packets, a visitor program,

the wig closet and more.

(704) 552-6147

(866) 227-234 - Helpline

American Heart Association

Group offers free mailings to the public, health fairs, blood pressure screenings and speakers

(704) 374-0632

American Lung Association

Through direct programs, services and educational literature ALA addresses smoking and health education; children’s lung disease with asthma camps, swim programs, self-help and support programs; adult lung disease with self-care classes, health care provider workshops, public education forums, research grants; and environmental health.

(800) 586-4872

American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter and Regional Headquarters

2425 Park Road

The American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter provides health-related services including emergency/disaster (including services to military families), blood (blood collection), health (including education in CPR, first aid, water safety and HIV/AIDS), youth, transportation and a full-service volunteer management component.

(704) 376-1661

www.redcrosshelps.org 

ARC (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens)

(704) 332-4535

Arthritis Foundation
Group offers free literature, support groups, aquatic programs, self-help courses and fund-raising opportunities for research.

(704) 529-5166
(800) 883-8806 - Regional Hotline

www.arthritis.org 

Arthritis Patient Services

500 E. Morehead St., Suite 320. Provides education, support and adaptive exercise programs.

Also has a support group for fibromyalgia.

(704) 331-4878

www.bsa-mcc.org

Autism Society of N.C. (ASNC)

Provides information, community resource contacts, advocacy support and workshops for parents of children

and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

(704) 941-6992

www.autismsociety-nc.org

Brain Injury Organizations

TBI Project Star (brain injury support)

(704) 355-1502

BIANC (brain injury association of N.C. - Raleigh

www.bianc.net

(800) 377-1464

Charlotte Dental Society

The society offers a free referral service and a place to call with questions or complaints about service.

(704) 376-6555

Down Syndrome Association of Charlotte

Group provides a lending library, information and various support meetings for families and patients.

(704) 536-2163

Epilepsy Foundation

1718 4th Street

(704) 377-3262

Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region

An independent nonprofit organization established in 1978 which serves patients with life-limiting illnesses and those in long-term care facilities and those who share their lives. Services include nursing, pain management, personal care assistance, medical social work visits, chaplain services, bereavement support, expressive arts therapy, respite care volunteers, specialized programs for children with chronic illnesses and liaison with physician, hospital and other services in the community

(704) 375-0100

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Primary function locally is leading local fund-raising for research; also provides information and educational materials to the (704) 561-0828

public. www.jdrfcharlotte.org                        

KinderMourn

KinderMourn offers grief counseling, education and advocacy for and to families which have experienced the death of a child,

and to grieving children who have lost a loved one.

1320 Harding Place.

(704) 376-2580

www.kindermourn.org  

Leukemia Society

Local group offers information to local patients and families, aid and reimbursement for medical expenses, opportunities to participate in fund-raising for research and development.

(704) 998-5012

Lupus Foundation

Support meetings with informational speakers offered regularly and free information packets available.

(704) 375-8787

March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is dedicated to preventing birth defects and improving health preconception, prenatally and until

babies reach the age of 1. Fund-raising supports research.

(704) 377-2009

www.modimes.org 

Mecklenburg County Medical Society

The society offers a free referral service and a place to call with questions or complaints about service.

(704) 376-3688

Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas

Mental Health Association works to prevent mental illness through advocacy and community education programs.

3701 Latrobe Drive, Suite 140.

(704) 365-3454

www.mhacentralcarolinas.org    

Metrolina AIDS Project

Metrolina Aids Project seeks to promote community-wide understanding of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), also known as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, and to support people diagnosed HIV-positive, with AIDS-Related Complex (ARC), or AIDS, and their friends and families.

P.O. Box 32662.

(704) 333-1435

www.metrolinaaidsproject.org 

Metrolina Association for the Blind

(704) 372-3870

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Organization offers free clinics, camp for children and teens, funds to purchase and maintain wheelchairs and braces as well research fund-raising opportunities

(704) 567-2912

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Services offered for adults, teens and children, including information, support groups, summer camps, emergency financial assistance, equipment loans, volunteer respite care and aquatic exercise program info.

(704) 525-2955

N.C. Family Health Resource Line

Promotes women’s and children’s health and lists resources for families on a host of topics.

(800) 367-2229

Overeaters Anonymous

A support fellowship built on a 12-step program to help people of all ages recover from compulsive overeating.

Meetings offered daily.

(704) 319-1625

Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Southern Piedmont

Genetic counseling, advocacy, educational counseling, medical reimbursement and referrals are offered to patients and their families.

(704) 332-4184

Child Abuse and Neglect

The Family Center

Therapists are available to work with individual children or entire families dealing with abuse or neglect. Trained employees supervise family visits and staff a 24-hour help line.

(704) 376-7180

(704) 376-7244 - 24-hour parent stress line

The Shelter for Battered Women

Counseling is offered to women on an individual basis and through support groups to discuss domestic violence.

Child counseling is available. Educational presentations are offered to the public. Services are not limited to Mecklenburg County.

(704 ) 332-2513 (24 hours)

Council for Children

The Council for Children provides services for children and youths by advocating on behalf of individual cases and groups. Services include case advocacy, class advocacy, public education and social research.

601 E. Fifth St., Suite 510.

(704) 372-7961

www.councilforchildreninc.org   

Guardian Ad Litem Program

Court-appointed advocates for children. Focus is on training volunteers to help children through legal proceedings concerning abuse or neglect. Volunteers serve as advocate for and guide to the child during court proceedings.

(704) 347-7843

www.charlottegal.tripod.com     

Child Help USA National Child Abuse Hotline

Hot line is available to report an abuse crisis, to request literature on child abuse prevention or to donate to child abuse prevention efforts.

(800) 422-4453

Mecklenburg Co. Dept. of Youth and Family Services

Bureau takes and follows up on reports of abuse or neglect, oversees foster care placement and provides referrals to other family services throughout the county.

(704) 336-2273

The Relatives Crisis Center

A temporary youth crisis center serving ages 7 to 17

(704) 377-0602

United Family Services

United Family Services offers various professional services to strengthen family life: Big Brothers/Big Sisters, community education, Consumer Credit Counseling, employee assistance, family counseling, the Shelter for Battered Women and Victim Assistance. Offices are in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg and Union counties.

601 E. Fifth St., Suite 400.

(704) 332-9034

www.unitedfamilyservices.org 

Teen Services

Teen Health Connection/Carolinas Healthcare System

Using a family-centered approach, the Teen Health Connection provides affordable, accessible physical and mental health services to unserved and underserved adolescents.

251 Eastway Drive.

(704) 446-0924

www.teenhealthconnection.org

Other Health Services

Community Health Services

Provides reduced-cost health services for children and young adults: tuberculosis testing; measles-mumps-rubella,

tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis B immunizations; lead screenings; physicals

601 E. Fifth St.

(704) 375-0172

The Health Library

Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews, 1500 Matthews Township Parkway. Provides free information about health, illnesses, medications, surgery or support groups. The center houses a collection of medical texts, journals, patient/consumer information, a pamphlet file and CD-ROM databases with full-text information and a librarian on site.

(704) 384-6393

Lifeshare of the Carolinas

5000-D Airport Center Parkway. Procures organs and tissues for transplant and operates a full-service eye and tissue bank which serves the public and hospitals in a 23-county region of southwestern North Carolina. Organ donor cards are available, as well as speakers for school, church or civic organizations.

(704) 512-3303