The Family Focus Guide helps families and individuals in and around the Fayetteville area find resources in our community.
If you have a service-focused organization that serves families in the Fayetteville, Cumberland County area and would like to be listed, please email us at [email protected].
Provides assistance with clothes for those community members in need, a voucher is required. Support services and baby supplies are also available for teen mothers.
The City of Fayetteville Community Development Deparmtne operates a network of neighborhood resource centers located throughout the city. The centers are in low to moderate income communites to give citizens convenient access to resource. The primary focus is to provide the adult job seeker with educational tools and special training that will enhance employability.
Provides families a safe, neutral, family-friendly environment to exchange and visit with their children.
The SAFE-LINK Domestic Violence Assistance Program was created as a & location for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking who come to the Cumberland County court system to obtain a civil domestic violence protective/restraining order or a civil no-contact protective order. The program is designed to provide immediate access to our court system to ensure the safety of these victims. In the SAFE-LINK Office, victims have privacy to complete required forms, obtain information about available resources such as community-based programs and shelters, and referrals to immediate services and counselors. Bilingual services are provided and documentation of physical abuse through digital photography is available.
Provides a residential maternity home for unwed mothers (especially teens). Provides educational opportunities to residents, public school attendance (for minors), work study programs, vocational training, tutoring service, parenting, and adoption options.
School counselors facilitate positive school adjustment and educational success through student focused individual - group and family sessions. Personal - social - educational and career domains are addressed in this program
Public Health School Nurses audit school records for up to date immunization records. Supervise administration of medication by school staff. Provide in school screening for vision and hearing. Provide guidance for overall school health issues and links resources to children and parents.
Provides an opportunity for students to apply to designated schools outside their assigned attendance areas. Governed choice options include a variety of calendar and theme emphasis schools. Calendar options include the traditional school calendar and year-round calendar choices. Provides information regarding which school your child would attend in reference to your residence.
Provides 1525 tenant-based Housing Choice Vouchers that are currently under lease in Fayetteville/Cumberland County. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is not currently taking applications. There are more than 700 families on the waiting list. It is not anticipated that applications will be accepted again until after 2011. Public notices will be given when applications will be accepted in the future. Contact the Section 8 Office for more information.
Provides:recreational activities; informational programs/seminars; leisure classes; volunteer opportunities; fitness screenings/classes; adventure programming; intergenerational activities; senior games; monthly club meetings; trips and more for those aged 55 and older.
Offers a support group for parents who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, genetic abnormality, or newborn death. Sponsors a candlelight memorial service every December 6th at 7:00 pm, at the Angel of Hope statue, in Cross Creek Park, Green Street, Fayetteville. The event is free and families are encouraged to attend to light a candle in memory of their child/children, and lay a flower at the monument.
Specializes in speech therapy and swallowing disorders, occupational therapy and pediatric physical therarpy.
The Spring Lake Recreation Center provides recreational opportunities for citizens of Spring Lake and Cumberland County. SLR operates a Community Center Facility to include an indoor gymnasium, classrooms, fitness center, full kitchen, walking trails, and classes for all ages. SLR also operates a Senior Center that is dedicated to provide services to seniors of Spring Lake and Cumberland County. The Town of Spring Lake operates all outdoor parks to include Mendoza, Odell Road, Ruth Street, and Wilson Avenue. This includes all picnic/shelter areas, ball fields, playgrounds, and tennis courts.
Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday CLOSED
The Mission of Stedman-Wade Health Services, Inc. are to provide quality, accessible, affordable primary and preventive medical and dental health care in a compassionate and cost effective manner to all populations.
Steps to Health is a nutrition program offered in local elementary schools. Students take part in 9 sessions which focuses on healthy eating and being active.
The Steven A. Cohen Military Clinic provides Military Families with emergency financial assistance up to $200/ a year for prescription drugs, medical supplies, dental extractions, medical equipment, vision services, orthotics and prosthetics, and gas money for out of town appointments. Diabetic management services including, monitoring clinics, classes, and exercise. Eat Smart, Move More, a program of healthy living taught to church or civic groups. Including access to wheelchairs, walkers, bath assisting devices, bedside commodes, and other things.
Provides SIDS prevention education to maternity clients - parents and general population upon request.
Offers summer camping programs, including day camp and one and two week sessions. Features tent camping for scout groups, facilities for adult, youth, school, and family retreats. Tree house camping facilities and hayrides are also available. Offers group challenge course, featuring a series of physical obstacles and problems requiring combined cooperative efforts of group to solve.
Serves youth who are academically at-risk in this after school component. They receive academic help from tutors as well as time for organized enrichment and recreation activities in a structured setting.
Provides excellence and value in health care and benefits by providing services that are both patient centered and evidence based. Care is delivered by engaged, collaborative teams in an integrated environment that supports learning, discovery and continuous improvement.
