16. Presbyterian Women’S Healthline
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 384-4966
Description: A free service of Presbyterian Healthcare, this resource line offers information on women’s services at Presbyterian Healthcare, support group and class information, and answers to general health questions.
17. United Way 211 Hotline
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: Union County, (704) 283-1537
Address: 211 from home phone
Description: A United Way service, this call line is open from 8 a.m. until midnight seven days a week and is staffed by referral specialists who can answer questions or provide referrals on anything regarding human services in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, or Union Counties.
18. Alexander Children’S Center
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 366-8712
Address: 6220 Thermal Rd.
Description: This is a nonprofit agency offering intensive treatment for emotionally troubled children, stable home environments for graduates of the treatment center, emergency care for abused or neglected children, after-school care, day programs, and summer camps.
19. Belk United Cerebral Palsy
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
20. Developmental Center
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 522-9912
Address: 716 Marsh Rd.
Description: A branch of United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina, this center provides education and therapy for children ages one through five with cerebral palsy or similar disorders, as well as training for parents in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. Tuition is based on a sliding-fee scale.
21. Catholic Social Services
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 370-3228
Address: 1123 South Church St.
Description: This organization offers many services, including individual, family, adoption, marital, and substance abuse counseling, and pregnancy support. Fees are based on a sliding scale.
22. Charlotte Speech And Hearing Center
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 523-8027
Address: 210 East Woodlawn Rd., Ste. 150
Description: This nonprofit center offers screening, evaluation, consultation, education, and therapy to anyone with a speech, language, or hearing problem. Free and sliding-fee-scale programs.
23. Child And Family Development, Inc.
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 332-4834
Address: 4012 Park Rd., Ste. 200
Description: This is a private evaluation/treatment clinic for children from birth through high school. Professional therapists specialize in ADHD, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, motor disabilities, speech and language disorders, and emotional/social difficulties.
24. Community Health Services
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 375-0172
Address: 601 East Fifth St., Ste. 140
Description: This multi-service United Way agency offers affordable—sometimes free—health screenings and educational programs in five areas: diabetes services, occupational health, senior health services, Parkinson’s disease support groups, and children’s medicine. Immunizations and flu vaccines are also available.
25. Fletcher School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 365-4658
Address: 8500 Sardis Rd.
Description: This special school for learning-disabled children and children with attention deficit disorders provides a structured, individualized academic program that prepares them to return to the regular classroom environment whenever possible.
26. Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 375-0100
Address: 1420 East Seventh St.
Description: A dedicated team of professionals and volunteers provides health care to terminally ill patients and support to the patient’s family during the course of the illness. Care includes medical direction, nursing, social services, volunteer support, in-home aides, bereavement support, spiritual care, and art therapy. There are multiple offices throughout the region.
27. Lifespan
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 944-5100
Address: 200 Clanton Rd.
Description: Established in 1973, this center offers programs to Mecklenburg County residents with severe or profound mental disabilities or who are at high risk for a severe disability. Services include preschool, special education, and summer school programs for children; and sheltered workshops, developmental activities, and supported employment for adults. In 1993 the Circle School was developed to assist in mainstreaming special-needs children with other children.
28. Mcleod Addictive Disease Center
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 332-9001
Address: 145 Remount Rd.
Description: This community agency provides counseling and support groups for chemically dependent young people and adults and their families.
29. Mecklenburg County Health Department
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 336-4700
Address: 2845 Beatties Ford Rd.
Description: The health department provides health education; maternity, family planning, and well-child clinics; home and school health services; employee health and safety programs; nursing services for new mothers and their infants; environmental services; and communicable and chronic disease control.
30. Nevins Center, Inc.
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (704) 596-1372
Address: 3523 Nevin Rd.
Description: This Adult Developmental Activity Program provides vocational training, supported employment, and training in a sheltered workshop for developmentally disabled adults.