Please fill out an online application by selecting English or Spanish below. You may contact us at assistance@obrf.org or 252-255-0048 to discuss your eligibility or to request a paper application.
It is important to provide as much detail as possible. Once the completed application has been submitted and initially reviewed by our case manager, it will be sent to our Board for review. Please be sure to provide proof of residency with your completed application.
The process takes about 1 week from initial submission of a completed application to approval by our board of directors.
We regret that we cannot provide emergency assistance. Please contact Dare County Social Services and Interfaith Community Outreach for emergency assistance. We strongly urge you to contact NCCARE360 – NCCARE360 is the first statewide coordinated care network to better connect individuals to local services and resources. To access NCCARE360, dial 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162 or apply online here: nccare360.org/request-assistance.
Search by zip code to find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help at www.findhelp.org.
You can search the NC 2-1-1 Information and Referral database or speak to their referral specialists by dialing 2-1-1 from your phone. Call 2-1-1-anytime — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — for referral to local, regional, state and federal services.
