"Help Begins When Someone Cares"
The County Commissioners, Management, Sheriffs Office, Health Dept., District Attorney, Daymark Recovery Services, Vaya Health along with many Civic and Church Organizations have been meeting to organize help to those who want it. The County has recently reopened the Avery Cares building at 636 Cranberry Street as a meeting place for organizations to utilize. Round table discussions are held the third Monday of each month at 11 AM in the Commissioners Boardroom at 175 Linville Street, Second Floor, and are open to anyone who would like to attend.
Al Anon (Family Support Group):
6 p.m. Monday, Newland Presbyterian Church
7 p.m. Thursday, Church of the Savior, Newland
11 a.m. Saturday, Banner Elk Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous:
7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, Sloop Medical Building, Oak Room, Linville
8 p.m. Sunday, Pine Grove Methodist Church, Ingalls
7 p.m Monday, Banner Elk Methodist Church
Celebrate Recovery
7 p.m. Monday, Heaton Christian Church, Heaton
Phone (828) 528-5476 for more details about this Celebrate Recovery program.
Help may be obtained by calling the following organizations:
Avery County Health Department (828) 733-6031
Avery County Sheriff's Office (828) 733-2071
Appalachian Regional Outpatient Behavioral Health (828) 737-7888
Cannon Hospital Emergency Department, Linville (828) 737-7000
Daymark Mobile Crisis (866) 276-9552
Daymark Recovery Services, Newland, (828) 733-5889
Hebron Colony (828) 963-4842
High Country Community Health, Newland (828) 737-0221
Vaya Health 1-800-849-6127
6-county AA hotline (Boone) (828) 264-1212 booneaa.org
National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)