Entry Point Durham
Covid-19 Updates
Please click the link above for the most up-to-date information and resources on the Covid-19 Emergency Response.
Currently in-person intakes are not available. Please call 984-287-8313 to set up an intake by phone.
Please click the link above for the most up-to-date information and resources on the Covid-19 Emergency Response.
Currently in-person intakes are not available. Please call 984-287-8313 to set up an intake by phone.
Are you facing homelessness in Durham? Start here.
If you’re facing homelessness in Durham, Entry Point is your first step. Entry Point Durham will work with you to find a solution to your housing crisis.
What will Entry Point Durham do for me?
Entry Point Durham is a trained team that helps people facing homelessness resolve their housing crisis. The Entry Point team will:
Entry Point Durham is not a housing program and cannot promise shelter or housing. Entry Point will work with you to help resolve your housing crisis and will refer you to shelter or housing programs if they will be helpful and are available.
If you’re facing homelessness in Durham, Entry Point is your first step. Entry Point Durham will work with you to find a solution to your housing crisis.
What will Entry Point Durham do for me?
Entry Point Durham is a trained team that helps people facing homelessness resolve their housing crisis. The Entry Point team will:
- Listen as you share your current situation
- Ask questions about what housing and services you need
- Help you find a safe place to sleep tonight
- Connect you to resources that may help resolve your housing crisis, such as shelter if it’s available, health care services, transportation, and others.
Entry Point Durham is not a housing program and cannot promise shelter or housing. Entry Point will work with you to help resolve your housing crisis and will refer you to shelter or housing programs if they will be helpful and are available.
Entry Point Durham (Formerly Coordinated Entry Central)
Intake Hours & Locations
If you're seeking shelter, go to Aging and Adult Services and ask about Entry Point (coordinated entry) intake at Durham DSS at 414 E. Main Street from 8:00 am to 3:00pm and at 801 Gilbert Street from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday. Aging and Adult Services in DSS is on the second floor in Lobby 27. If you are seeking shelter during the weekend or on a county holiday go to 801 Gilbert Street from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. You may also call Durham County DSS for more information at 919-560-8000. If you are fleeing violence please call Durham Crisis Response Center’s 24 Hour Hotline at 919-403-6562. If this is a medical emergency please hang up and call 9-1-1.
Weekday Hours 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Durham Human Services Building Lobby 27, 2nd Floor (Aging and Adult Services) Ask about Entry Point 414 E. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 |
Weekday Hours M-F 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
Weekend Hours/County Holidays 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm The Exchange Building (Ring the doorbell) 801 Gilbert St. Durham, NC 27703 Look for the sidewalk sign and ring the bell on the sign |