To be eligible for North Carolina Work First, you must be a resident of North Carolina, and a U.S. citizen, legal alien or qualified alien. You must be unemployed or underemployed and have low or very low income. You must also be one of the following:
To apply for this program, please contact the local administering agency near you. Find your local administering agency on the Local County Department of Social Services (DSS) Offices page.
In the Raleigh area or outside of North Carolina, call:
919-855-4400
CARE-LINE Information and Referral Service:
1-800-662-7030
Work First home page
Hearing impaired callers can dial the TTY line at:
1-877-452-2514