Family Support Services
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Children's Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) of the Blue Ridge
Early Intervention Services Phone: (828) 265-5391 Fax: (828) 265-5394 Address: 2359 HWY 105 Boone, NC 28607 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Description of Services: Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) provides services for the development of infants and toddlers with special needs and their families. Services are for children birth up to 3 years old that have a developmental delay or established condition (a diagnosed physical or mental condition). The ITP provides a range of services to help families meet the developmental needs of their infant or toddler. Some of these include: evaluations, service coordination, physical, occupational and speech-language therapies, assistive technology, family support, and nutrition services. Ages Served: Birth to age 3 Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: No family is denied services because of inability to pay. Evaluation and service coordination are at no cost for the family. Medicaid and the family’s insurance are billed with permission. Service Area: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey County Website: http://www.beearly.nc.gov/index.php/contact/cdsa Legal Aid NC
Phone: Toll-free: 1-866-219-LANC (5262) Daytime Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Evening Hours: Monday & Thursday: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Local Call: (336) 725-9162 Fax: (336) 723-9140 Address: 102 West Third Street, Suite 460 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Description of Services: Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity. We provide legal help in civil cases involving basic human needs like safety, shelter, income and more. Online Applications are accepted by going to the website. Eligibility: Low income North Carolinians Website: www.legalaidnc.org/ Our House
Phone: (336) 667-5555 Address: 203 East Main Street Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30am - 5pm Wednesday: 1pm - 5pm Description of Services: Birth to 17 years old, supervised visitation with Wilkes DSS, parenting classes, and free baby items can be received. Website: www.wilkescountyschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=437898&type=d&pREC_ID=948142 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: Adaptive baseball has a nominal fee. All other events are typically free. Call for more information. Website: www.ablerecreation.com Cooperative Extension 4-H
Wilkes Center Phone: (336) 651-7331 Fax: (336) 651-7516 Address: 416 Executive Dr. Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 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: 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: 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: 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 |
Carolina Cross Connection
Phone: (704) 735-4257 Fax: (704) 735-1916 Address: PO 5723, Concord, NC 28027 Description of Services: 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 Wilkes County during the summer only. Eligibility: Anyone in Need Fees: None Website: https://carolinacrossconnection.org Foster Family Association
Phone: (336) 902-4449 Address: PO Box 1363 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Description of Services: The Foster Parent Association of Wilkes is a non-profit support group open to foster, kinship and adoptive families. Other benefits are currently available to Wilkes County foster families upon membership. We strive to achieve relative ways to lessen stress on foster families and strengthen them through resources, education and support. We also seek to collaborate with community resources, Social Service Agencies and like-minded organizations to help create strong families and support systems for the children we serve. Eligibility: Foster parents who have become members Fees: Small Annual Fee Service Area: Wilkes County Website: http://fpawilkescounty.org/ Autism Society of NC-High Country Chapter
Contact: Melissa Weaver Email: autismwarriormom3711@gmail.com Phone: (336) 977-4678 Description of Services: Autism Support Group and Autism Society of NC-Our organization 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/ 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- 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 Website: http://postadoptionsuccesscoach.org/ Special Olympics
Contact Person: Susan Allen Phone: (336) 984-8288 Fax: (336) 670-9749 Email: seussfann@embarqmail.com Address: 640 Mulberry Mill Rd North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 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/wilkes-county/ 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 North Carolina Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Help Line
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