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Family Support Services

Autism Society of NC-High Country Chapter

Phone: (336) 977-4678

Description of Services:
Autism Support Group and  Autism Society of NC    works to directly improve the lives of individuals and families affected by autism through advocacy, training and education, and direct services.

Fee: None

Website:   http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/

Carolina Cross Connection

Phone:  (704) 735-4257
Fax: (704) 735-1916
Address:  PO 5723, Concord, NC 28027

Description of Services:
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Home Repairs-Carolina Cross Connections has volunteers that will paint, fix porches and roofs, cut weeds, build ramps, and other chores.  There is no charge, however you may be asked to provide the materials, if possible, but do not let lack of materials or money stop you from calling.  They are present in Ashe County during the summer only.

Eligibility: Anyone in Need

Fees:  None

Website: https://carolinacrossconnection.org

Adaptive Baseball for the Exceptional (ABLE) Recreation 
More than Baseball

Phone:    (828) 964-9299
Email:    ablerec@yahoo.com

Description of Services: 
ABLE is a non-profit organization that coordinates activities/events for families who have children with special needs, including mental and physical disabilities.  The main focus is adaptive baseball in the Spring; however, other monthly activities are offered throughout the year including adaptive bowling and various holiday parties.

Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:    
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Adaptive baseball has a nominal fee.  All other events are typically free.  Call for more information.

Website:   www.ablerecreation.com

Cooperative Extension 4-H

Ashe Center
Phone:    (336) 846-5850
Fax:   (336) 846-5882
Address:    134 Government Circle, Suite 202
                 Jefferson, NC 28640

Office Hours:  Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description of Services:
4-H offers programs to North Carolina’s young people in their communities; 4-H programs include clubs, special interest programs, summer camps, school enrichment and after school child care.


Ages Served:   All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
​4-H has no membership registration fee. There may be minimal costs for project manuals and some 4-H activities or events. Some clubs have dues to help defray the costs of project material and refreshments.


Website:   www.4-h.org

Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC)

Parent Info Line:  1-800-962-6847

Phone:    (704) 892-1321 
Fax:  (704) 892-5028
Email:   ecac@ecacmail.org
Address:  907 Barra Row Suites 102/103
               Davidson, NC 28036

Description of Services:
ECAC is a private, non-profit parent organization committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children through a special emphasis on children with disabilities. Services include education, outreach and support to children and families across North Carolina.


Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
​Free services for any family with children with special needs.


Service Area:   All counties-State level

Website:   www.ecac-parentcenter.org

High Country Caregiver Foundation

Phone:   (828)-832-6366
Address:   130 Poplar Grove Connector​   Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services: 
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The High Country Caregiver Foundation provides different services to caregivers throughout the High Country. Programs include Reach Out, an evidence-based caregiver support system designed to promote health and well-being of adults caring for persons with dementia; RAPP sessions provide a warm atmosphere for any relative or caregiver who has taken on the responsibility of raising a minor child. Other services include group respite, support groups and education/information of resources. 

Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:   There are no fees for these services.

Service Area:   Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey County

Website:   highcountrycaregivers.com

High Country Families on the Spectrum

Contact Person:  Rebekah Cummings
Phone:    (828) 263- 4802


Description of Services:   
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A support group for loved ones on the Autism Spectrum or in the broader Autism phenotype.

Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:    There are no fees for these services

Blue Ridge First in Families

Contact Person:   Sherry Wilcox
Phone:   (336)   955-7140 
Email:   swilcox@fifnc.org 
Address:  406 W Main St, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Description of Services:   
Blue Ridge First in Families is a community-based program. They serve individuals with developmental disabilities and/or traumatic brain injuries.

Ages served:   All ages


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Services are free

Eligibility: 
Services are referral based. Families must complete an application and have an annual income of less than $65,000 a year after taxes and they only offer assistance one time per year.


Service Area:   
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Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancy

Website: fifnc.org/programs/local.html
Family Foundations
Phone: (336) 982-4588
Address:  626 Ashe Central School Rd. Jefferson, NC
Description of Services:
  • Parenting Information and support
  • Information about prenatal and child development
  • Health and Developmental Screenings
  • Safety and Nutrition education
  • Information about difficult issues in parenting (crying, nutrition, potty-training, tantrums, etc)
  • Connect you with a physician to care for you and your baby
  • Transportation as needed
  • Monthly parent group meeting
Fees: Free
Qualifications:
  • Young parents without adequate support and either pregnant or under age 6
  • Insufficient financial resources
  • Unsable housing
  • Experiencing high levels of stress
  • Relationship conflict
  • Depression
  • Low self-esteem
  • Substance abuse
Service Area: Ashe and Alleghany Counties

North Carolina Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Help Line
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Phone: (800) 737-3028
Email: CYSHCN.Hepline@dhhs.nc.gov


Description of Services: 
A help line for caregivers and professionals who work with children and youth who have or at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral , or emotional conditions, and who need health related services beyond the care that children generally need.  We offer support on a range of topics such as:
-Services available under government and community programs
-Resources to help pay for medications, equipment/supplies, adaptive devices, utilities, or food
-Available health care and dental providers
-Information on how to find services when relocating to and within North Carolina
-Health care transitions, guardianship, and alternatives to guardianship.

Website:  www.ncdhhs.gov/blog/dhhs-has-help-line-children-special-health-care-needs#:~:text=DHHS%20Has%20Help%20Line%20for%20Children%20with%20Special%20Health%20Care%20Needs,Author%3A%20Heidi%20Austin&text=To%20reach%20the%20help%20line,%40dhhs.nc.gov.

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Service Area: North Carolina


Ashe County Cooperative Extension
Phone:   
(336) 846-5850
Address:   Agriculture Service Center 134 Government Circle Suite 202, Jefferson, NC 28640

Description of Services: 
Afterschool Care  for Kindergarten – 6th Grade  Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, we will be charging $125.00 per month per child.
*Children will not be considered enrolled in the program until the enrollment packet is complete.
*Parents should come to registration prepared to complete the following information (copy of children’s immunization records, doctors phone numbers (dentist, family doctor), and proof of insurance).

4-H Youth Development-4-H
The largest youth development organization in North Carolina. Hundreds of thousands of young people learn the skills to succeed through 4-H educational programs and camps. NC State Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University conduct 4-H programs where youth learn by doing.


Website: https://ashe.ces.ncsu.edu/2018/07/2018-2019-4-h-afterschool/
NAMI of the High Country

Phone:  (828) 278-9293
Email:   info@namihighcountry.org
Address:  PO Box 2343 Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services:
​NAMI High Country  supports those living with mental illness as well as their families and loved ones. They strive to increase public understanding of mental disorders and give hope to those experiencing them. Through events, outreach, and advocacy, they work to decrease the stigma surrounding mental illness and ensure that those living with it have a voice.

Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: All services are free and confidential.

Website: namihighcountry.org

Parent to Parent Family Support Network of the High Country

Phone:    (828) 262-6089 or 
             Toll Free: 1-866-812-3122
Fax:  ( 828) 265-5394
Email:   parent2parent@appstate.edu
Address:  2359 highway 105 Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services: 
​ High Country Parent-to-Parent provides support and information for families who have a premature infant, a child with a special need, disability, or chronic illness, and to families who are grieving the death of a child; match families with other families who have had similar experiences; and support professionals working with families who care for children with special needs and more.

Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:  All services are free and confidential.

Service Area:   Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey County.

Website: parent2parent.appstate.edu

Post Adoption Success Coach Services​

Contact person:  Ligia Cushman- Success Coach                                         Supervisor
Phone:    (828) 695-5702
Fax:  (828) 695-6556
Email:   lcushman@catawbacountync.gov
Address:  Family Services Center
                3050 11th Avenue Dr. SE Hickory, NC 28602

Description of Services: 
​Post Adoption Success Coach Services include connecting families to community resources, helping parents assess their child's needs, providing adoption education and training, offering opportunities to connect with other adoptive families, offering support for special school needs, helping families manage crisis, providing individual, family, and group counseling, and teaching parenting strategies that work. 


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:   Services are offered at no cost

Service Area:  Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes County
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Website:   http://postadoptionsuccesscoach.org/

Special Olympics

Contact Person: Jerri Vogler
Phone:    (336) 846-3221
Fax:  (336) 846-1388
Email: jerri.vogler@ashe.k12.nc.us
Address: PO Box 1271 Jefferson, NC 28640
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Description of Services:
​The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families and other Special Olympic athletes in the community.


Ages Served:  All ages

Fees/Payment Type Accepted: There are no fees for Special Olympics.

Website:   http://sonc.net/local-programs/ashe-county/

Triple P Referral Network (Positive Parenting Program)
Appalachian District Health Department

Contact Person:  Jennifer Schroeder- Coordinator
Phone:  (828) 264-4995
Email:   Jennifer.Schroeder@apphealth.com
Address:  Appalachian District Health Department
               126 Poplar Grove Connector Boone, NC 28607


Description of Services:
​Positive Parenting  Program  is one of the  most effective evidence-based parenting programs in the world, backed up by more than 30 years of ongoing research. Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them confidently manage their children's behavior, prevent problems developing and build strong, healthy relationships.


Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:   
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Fees may apply depending on the providing organization.

Service Area:   Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany County

Website:   www.triplep.net

Western Youth Network (WYN)

Phone:   (828) 264- 5174
Fax:  (828) 264- 0838
Email:    info@westernyouthnetwork.org
Address:   155 WYN Way Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services:
WYN is a relationship-focused resource for youth and families in the High County. Through prevention and intervention programs, WYN specializes in providing youth with tools they need to reach their potential and discover their place in our community and in our world.


Ages Served:   All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
​WYN is a non-profit organization, services are free; donations are accepted.


Website:   www.westernyouthnetwork.org
Ashe Latino Center
Phone:  (336) 846-0781
Address:  626 Ashe Central School Rd #7
Jefferson, NC 28640
Office Hours: By Appointment

Description of Services:
Serving the Hispanic/Latino Population in Ashe County.  Staffed by Volunteers, calls will be answered by volunteers that pick up messages. Provides referral to local agencies, job placement, cultural sensitivity training, interpretation, translation, employee training, and other needs of the population. They also provide business off ice for S.A.L.S.A. (Sabor Autentico Latino Servido en Ashe), a cooperative for Latino members producing authentic Latino foods for consumption at Ashe Family Central and to carry out. Products are available on the weekend.

Fees: None

Eligibility: None

Intake procedure: Call and Someone will call back. Staffed by volunteers

Service Area: Ashe County

Website: https://ihhs.appstate.edu/about-ihhs/community-resources/ashe-latino-center
​Harvest Heart

Phone:    828-865-2400
Address:    247 Boone Heights Drive , Boone, NC 28607
Email:    
harvestheartclothing@gmail.com
Hours:   
Thursdays from 9:00 am until noon and located behind the Harvest House Church.

Description of Services:  Harvest Heart is a local outreach whose mission is to support mothers and soon-to-be mothers, by providing them with free clothing, supplies, and information, for themselves and their families. We want to see mothers and families in the community feel empowered in raising their children, without the financial burden.   We serve families in the following counties: Watauga, Ashe, Avery, Wilkes, and Caldwell. We partner with other organizations spread throughout the High Country, so if you are from another county and are in need of assistance, we will do our best to get you the support that you need.

Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/harvestheartclothing
Website: 
https://hhcboone.org/harvestheart
Counties We Serve
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Mitchell
Watauga
Wilkes
Yancey
Parent to Parent FSN-HC
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2359 Highway 105 Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 828-262-6089
Toll Free: 866-812-3122
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