Community Service Block Grant S.T.A.R.S. Program 

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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. ​

You will not be able to complete the application on your telephone.  The application must be downloaded onto your desktop, completed and faxed or emailed to the correct counselor.

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 a hourly basis.

Due to the Coronavirus, clients will not be seen in the office.  If you have a crisis, please complete the application above and email or fax it to one of the following email addresses depending on the county that you reside in. **Please note, you will need to submit the documents highlighted at the top of the application along with your application. Do not just send the application alone. Upon submission of your application, a counselor will call you to complete the process.**

Johnston County:

Nicole Jones:  tnjonesjlhca@yahoo.com

Tanisha Rouse: tlrjlhca@yahoo.com

Fax: 919-934-6231

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Harnett County:

Kelly True: kellytruejlhca@gmail.com

Denise Williams: denisew.JLHCA@gmail.com

Fax: 910-814-8362

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Lee County:

Linda Ware: lware.jlhca@outlook.com

Maria Newland: mlnewlandjlh@gmail.com

Fax: 919-774-1867

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CSBG PROGRAM CONTACT US:

Tina R. Ray

CSBG Director

Email: TinaRRay@jlhcommunityaction.org  

919-934-2145 ext 141

JOHNSTON COUNTY:

Nicole Jones

STARS Senior Counselor

Email: tnjonesjlhca@yahoo.com

919-819-5849

919-934-2145 ext 140 (between 8A & 5P)

JOHNSTON COUNTY:

Tanisha Rouse 
STARS Counselor
Email: tlrjlhca@yahoo.com 
919-819-4575

919-934-2145 ext 145 (between 8A & 5P)

LEE COUNTY:

Linda Ware

STARS Senior Counselor 

Email: lw.jlhca@hotmail.com

919-819-1112

919-776-0746 (between 8A & 5P)

LEE COUNTY:

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STARS Counselor 

Email: mlnewlandjlh@gmail.com 

919-776-0746 ext 206

HARNETT COUNTY:

Kelly True

STARS Senior Counselor 

Email: kellytruejlhca@gmail.com  

919-819-8046

910-814-8360 (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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