Five new Southpoint Access guides are ready to help

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Southpoint AccessWes Platt

Southpoint Access added five new community guides today, covering some of the everyday questions South Durham residents and families regularly face.

Each guide is searchable, designed for phones and computers, and built with information from provider, nonprofit, and government sources. We’ve focused on South Durham while including options elsewhere in Durham County, Brier Creek, Morrisville, Chapel Hill, and parts of Apex when traveling a little farther could help readers find the right service.

Here’s what’s new.