Community Service Block Grant S.T.A.R.S. Program
The S.T.A.R.S. Program is a self-sufficiency program designed to help low-income residents in Johnston, Lee and Harnett County identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented them from becoming independent. S.T.A.R.S. areas of concentration include: Employment, Education, Housing, Financial Literacy (budgeting) and goal-setting. If you are interested in making a positive change in your life, the lives of your family and your community…..contact us today.

JOHNSTON COUNTY
Tanisha Rouse: tlrjlhca@yahoo.com
Lena Paz-Mellenthin: lenap.jlh@gmail.com
Barbara Vinson: bvinson.jlhca@gmail.com
Fax: 919-934-6231
LEE COUNTY
Linda Ware: lw.jlhca@hotmail.com
Michelle Snead: mrsnead.jlhca@gmail.com
Fax: 919-774-1867
HARNETT COUNTY
Kelly True: kellytruejlhca@gmail.com
Denise Williams: denisew.jlhca@gmail.com
Fax: 910-814-8362
If you have questions, please feel free to leave a message in the inbox on our Facebook page. Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the Facebook icon and you will be able to leave a message. It will be monitored on an hourly basis.
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JOHNSTON COUNTY:
Tanisha Rouse
STARS Senior Counselor
Email: tlrjlhca@yahoo.com
919-819-4575
919-934-2145 ext 145 (between 8A & 5P)
JOHNSTON COUNTY:
Lena Paz-Mellenthin
STARS Counselor
Email: lenap.jlh@gmail.com
919-934-2145 ext 140 (between 8A & 5P)
JOHNSTON COUNTY:
Barbara Vinson
STARS Counselor
Email: bvinson.jlhca@gmail.com
919-934-2145 ext 142 (between 8A & 5P)
LEE COUNTY:
Linda Ware
STARS Senior Counselor
Email: lw.jlhca@hotmail.com
919-819-1112
919-776-0746 (between 8A & 5P)
HARNETT COUNTY:
Kelly True
STARS Senior Counselor
Email: kellytruejlhca@gmail.com
919-819-8046
910-814-8360 (between 8A & 5P)
LEE COUNTY:
Michelle Snead
STARS Counselor
Email: mrsnead.jlhca@gmail.com
919-776-0746 ext 206 (between 8A & 5P)
HARNETT COUNTY:
Denise Williams
STARS Counselor
Email: Denisew.JLHCA@gmail.com
919-819-8690
910-814-8360 (between 8A & 5P)
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2018 Agency Banquet
S.T.A.R.S. Awards Recipients
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