Wake County Southern Regional Center

08/28/2026

📣 HIRING EVENT AT SRC! 📣

Looking for a new job opportunity?

📅 Tuesday, September 1
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina

The Budd Group is currently hiring Janitorial General Cleaners and is looking for dependable, hardworking individuals to join their team.
Come meet with hiring representatives, learn more about the opportunity, and take the next step in your job search!

📲 See the flyer below for registration and additional information.

Know someone who may be interested? Please share!

08/24/2026

🌿 Join Us: Community Resilience Model (CRM) Training 🌿

The Southern Regional Center is excited to partner with The Poe Center to offer the Community Resilience Model (CRM)®—an evidence-based training designed to help individuals better understand and manage stress and trauma.

This interactive session will teach practical tools to help you:
✔️ Balance your nervous system
✔️ Build resilience in everyday life
✔️ Support others in your community

📍 Location: Southern Regional Center (Room 182)
📅 Date: August 27, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 – 4:00PM
🔗 Link in the comments for additional event details and registration

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in building a more trauma-informed and resilient community. We hope to see you there! 💚

08/21/2026

🎒 School Supply Giveaway TONIGHT! ✏️📚

The Fuquay-Varina Police Department is hosting its annual Back-to-School School Supply Giveaway tonight from 5:00–7:00 PM at the South Park Community Center - rain or shine! 🌧️☀️

Supplies will be available while they last, so be sure to stop by!

📍 820 S. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina

Our Annual Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway is happening TONIGHT - rain or shine! 🌧️☀️

📍 South Park Community Center
820 S. Main St., Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
🕔 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

We would like to say THANK YOU to all of our Fuquay-Varina community partners for their generosity and participation with this year's Back-to-School Supplies Drive! We’re excited to help local students get ready for a successful school year!

Important: Children must be present to receive back-to-school supplies. Supplies are available while they last.

We can’t wait to see you tonight! 🎒✏️📚

08/20/2026

✨ Partner Spotlight: The Hope Center ✨

We are grateful for community partners like The Hope Center who provide critical mental and behavioral health support to children, youth, and families across our region.

💙 MORES (Mobile, Outreach, Response, Engagement & Stabilization)
Serving youth ages 3-20, MORES provides 24/7/365 mobile crisis support in Wake, Durham, Johnston, Harnett, and Orange Counties. Families can call, and a team will come directly to their location to assess needs, provide support, connect to resources, and continue care for up to 8 weeks—with no insurance barriers. 📞 To dispatch MORES: 484-215-6756

💙 Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC)
An alternative to the emergency department for mental and behavioral health concerns for youth ages 5-20. Open 24/7/365, BHUC offers walk-in assessments, connections to community resources, and up to 23:59 hours of observation and support in a safe environment. 📞 Questions about BHUC: 610-799-7030

💙 Facility-Based Crisis (FBC)
An inpatient crisis stabilization program serving youth ages 6-17, offering additional support and care for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

The Hope Center's compassionate, around-the-clock services help ensure that children and families have access to the support they need, when they need it most.

🔗 Learn more about The Hope Center and their services in the comments!

08/18/2026

The heat isn't letting up, and neither are we!

If you need a place to cool down this week, Southern Regional Center (SRC) is open as a Wake County cooling station through at least Wednesday, August 19th.
Come inside, cool off in our air-conditioned building, and enjoy a bottle of water.

Please help us spread the word so anyone needing relief from the heat knows they have a safe, welcoming place to go.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, and take care of one another!

08/12/2026

The Hope Closet was invited a few weeks ago to speak to Wake County child welfare social workers about our services and how we can support the families they serve. While The Hope Closet has already established itself as a referral partner for Wake County Child Protective Services and Wake County Public School System social workers, we were especially grateful for the opportunity to connect with child welfare social workers across Wake County and share how our resources can help families experiencing crisis.

This opportunity grew from a simple initiative focused on building relationships and expressing gratitude. Each month, The Hope Closet distributes goodie bags to social workers at the Wake County Southern Regional Center as a small way to thank them for the important work they do for children and families. Through this effort, we have connected with members of the child welfare community and have helped respond to multiple cases over the last several months. This meeting was an opportunity to share our services to a broader group of social workers.

The idea behind the monthly goodie bag initiative was spurred through our partnership with NC for FAMs, a collective of organizations committed to supporting children in foster care, families reunifying after foster care involvement, and individuals transitioning out of foster care. The Hope Closet works alongside these organizations to help provide essential household items to individuals and families as they navigate significant transitions. We are always looking for individuals interested in making goodie bags and helping deliver them- an opportunity great for a small group.

What began as a simple way to say “thank you” has opened the door to deeper collaboration and greater awareness of the resources available to families. We are grateful for the opportunity to share how The Hope Closet can help social workers quickly meet practical needs—from beds and furniture to linens, clothing, kitchenware, hygiene supplies, and other household essentials—and look forward to continuing to strengthen these partnerships throughout Wake County.

08/11/2026

The Southern Regional Center is excited to partner with The Poe Center to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)—a powerful, hands-on training that teaches adults how to support adolescents experiencing mental health or substance use challenges.
This course helps you recognize the signs, understand what young people may be going through, and take action using a proven 5-step plan to support youth in both crisis and everyday situations.

✨ Ideal for parents, caregivers, teachers, school staff, and anyone who works with or cares about youth ages 12–18.
📍 Location: Southern Regional Center
📅Date: August 14, 2026
⏰Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
👥Ages: 18+
🍽️Lunch will be provided
🔗 Link in the comments to register

Together, we can build a stronger, more supportive community for our youth. 💚

08/07/2026

💜 Join Us: QPR Su***de Prevention Training 💜

The Southern Regional Center is proud to partner with The Poe Center to offer QPR Training (Question. Persuade. Refer.)—a powerful, life-saving training designed to help you recognize the warning signs of a su***de crisis and respond with confidence.

Just like CPR helps save lives in emergencies, QPR equips everyday people with the tools to offer hope and connect someone to help when it matters most.
✨ This training is open to anyone—parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coworkers, and more. You never know when you might be in a position to make a difference.
📍 Location: Southern Regional Center
📅 Date: August 12, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
👥 Ages: 18+
🔗 Link in the comments to register

Let’s come together to build a stronger, more supportive community—because one conversation can save a life.

08/05/2026

🤱 August is National Breastfeeding Month! 🤱

Breastfeeding provides babies with the ideal nutrition to support healthy growth and development while offering important health benefits for both babies and mothers. It can also help protect against certain illnesses and diseases.

If you're expecting or have recently welcomed a baby, the Wake County WIC Program is here to support you every step of the way. Our breastfeeding team is dedicated to helping moms enrolled in WIC reach their breastfeeding goals with personalized support, including:

💙 Breastfeeding counseling by phone
🏥 In-clinic appointments
🏡 Home visits

Have questions or need support? Call our Breastfeeding Warm Line at 919-250-1213.

Need to apply for WIC? Call 919-250-4720 to schedule an appointment or complete the form at the linked in the comments.

Whether you're preparing to breastfeed, just getting started, or need a little extra encouragement, you don't have to do it alone. We're here to help! ❤️

07/31/2026

👓 No-Cost Eye Exams & Glasses for Kids! 👓

A simple eye exam can make a world of difference in a child's confidence, learning, and everyday life.

We're proud to host Vision To Learn at the Wake County Southern Regional Center on Thursday, August 13, offering no-cost eye exams and prescription glasses (if needed) for eligible children.

📅 Thursday, August 13
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Wake County Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526


Appointments are required. Scan the QR code on the flyer or use the appointment link in the comments to sign up.

Please share this post so more families in our community can take advantage of this wonderful resource! 💙