Women’s Center

The Women’s Center of Wake County works from Cox Avenue in Raleigh to prevent and end homelessness for women and their families. It partners with individuals, agencies, and other organizations toward a community where all women and their families thrive in safe and stable homes.

The center uses evidence-based practices to provide stability and housing for single women experiencing homelessness. Anyone who is homeless and needs assistance is welcome to come in and ask, and the staff start from wherever that person happens to be at the time.

What to know

• The center served more than 1,500 unduplicated homeless women in 2025.
• Gifts of supplies or money go toward women experiencing homelessness in Wake County.
• There are many ways to get involved as a volunteer.
• The Power of the Purse Luncheon is held at the Merrimon-Wynne House.
• That luncheon includes a seated lunch, a purse auction, and a program on the center’s expanding work.