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Avery County Department of Social Services

Phone: (828) 733-8230
Fax: (828) 733-8245
Address: 175 Linville St, Newland, NC 28657

Description of Services: The mission of Avery County Department of Social Services is to be an advocate for and protector of the young, disabled, and aged citizens of Avery County. To be an agency that works as a team to administer services and public assistance programs in an efficient, timely, consistent. and professional manner.

Service Area: Avery county

Website: http://www.averydss.com/home.htm 

Blue Ridge First in Families​

Contact Person: Sherry Wilcox
Phone: (336) 
955-7140
Fax: 
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
NC Innovations Waiver
Smoky Mountain LME/MCO North Carolina Innovations Waiver (Medicaid) Services IDD/MH/SA: 

24 Hour Service Line: 1-800-849-6127

Smoky Mountain Office:
Phone: (828) 586-5501
Fax: (828) 586-3965
Address: 200 Ridgefield Ct., Suite 206
               Asheville, NC 28801


Description of Services: The North Carolina Innovations Waiver is a resource for funding services and supports for people with intellectual and other related disabilities that are at risk for institutional care in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (IF-IID).

Ages Served: All ages


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: There is no fee for this waiver.

Eligibility: To be part of North Carolina's Innovations Waiver, you must:
  • Meet the requirements for Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) level of care
  • Live in an ICF-IID or be at risk of being placed in an ICF-IID
  • Be able to stay safe, healthy and well in the community while using NC Innovations Waiver services
  • Need and use NC Innovations Waiver services listed in your person-centered plan at least once a month
  • Want to use NC Innovations Waiver services instead of living in an ICF-IID

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

Website: http://www2.ncdhhs.gov/ncinnovations/ orhttp://www.smokymountaincenter.com/
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Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Mitchell
Watauga
Wilkes
Yancey
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2359 Highway 105 Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 828-262-6089
Toll Free: 866-812-3122
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