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 services for youth and families who have, or are likely to, come into contact with the legal system in a multi-agency collaborative manner at a single location.Best suited for: at-risk children, early offending and/or misdemeanor offenders, diversions from Juvenile Court, and those youth under supervision contracts at the Intake phase of court involvement. Also provides parent education &training classes, Youth Enrichment Seminars, and summer youth workshops.
Prevents or eliminates fire setting behavior in juveniles through identification, intervention, and education.
Annual summer camping opportunities are provided at The Salvation Army Camp Walter Johnson in Davidson County N.C This camping experience is more than just a pleasant vacation. Children learn new skills and self-reliance. Trained counselors are on hand who understand their emotional needs and problems. Day camping is made available locally. Children receive shirts, back packs, hygiene kits, and workbooks to make their experience complete and hygiene kits, and workbooks to make their experience complete and memorable. Kids to Kamp, together we can make a difference.
The ALMS HOUSE coordinates with Hope Mills area social workers to provide packs of food each Friday for children who may not have enough food over the weekend.
Each summer the ASYMCA sponsors the &Kids Olympics. This program teaches children and parents the importance of sportsmanship, health, and fitness. Every child receives a participation medal and a T-shirt, along with other medals they may win in each of the 10 events. Each event is divided into the following age categories: 5-6 year- olds, 7-8 year-olds, 9-10 year-olds, and 11-12 year-olds. Boys and girls compete separately.
Kindermusik will provide one-on-one training and coaching in utilizing music in daily lesson plans by modeling during 7 weekly sessions for classes of at-risk pre-kindergarten children and their teachers. Each teacher and child will receive Kindermusik curriculum materials including a parent/child magazine/book with story and CD allowing parents and children to build upon classroom experiences. Preschool teachers/assistants will learn methods through observing all class presentations so that concepts and musical activities can be integrated into the teacher’s daily lesson plans. The music professional/licensed Kindermusik Instructor will explore ideas and help develop activities with the preschool teacher utilizing music through numbers, shapes, colors, and letters; explore ways to share music in the child's world in the classroom and at home; and may provide follow-up consultation with preschool teachers to explore ways of enhancing daily experiences with the children. Music Therapy will be provided through one-on-one training and mentoring to improve teacher practice by a contracted Music Therapist for special needs infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at Dorothy Spainhour and special needs preschoolers in Early Intervention classes. Each infant and toddler teacher and child will receive Kindermusik curriculum materials including parent/child book and CD allowing teachers, parents and children to build upon classroom experiences. If funding is available, children ages 3 and 4 at Dorothy Spainhour may receive a Kindermusik home kit.
Build affordable housing, provide homeownership counseling, restore and revitalize low- to moderate-income communities, and promote and develop economic development opportunities through business development, education, and training of youth in Fayetteville and surrounding counties.
One bag of groceries per household per month. Sign-in & have a driver's license for information and ID
Plans, organizes, and directs structured and affordable leisure time activities for children, adults, and seniors.
Collection of formal wear that can be checked out for special occasions. A $10.00 fee is charged for dry-cleaning.
Provides a variety of outdoor opportunities, including lighted tennis and volleyball courts, picnic pavilions, sports/multipurpose fields, walking trails, a historic interpretive areas, and children's playgrounds. The picnic pavilions may be reserved in advance. The park operates year round.
Provides affordable leisure activities for youth, adults, and seniors.
Provides education and support for expectant mothers, breastfeeding mothers (new and experienced), and their babies. Offers weekly breastfeeding classes, breastfeeding hot-line, on-line help line, annual Maternity Fair, breast pump rental and sales, and a lending library. Several groups meet in Cumberland County. Fayetteville Working Mothers Group (910) 922-0629, Fayetteville AM (910) 964-9922 and Fayetteville Toddler Group (910) 213-6726.
The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a FREE training program, designed to train diverse community volunteers to become qualified, quality board members for nonprofit organizations.
Upon completion of a series of informative classes, LDP graduates are prepared for placement on local boards and committees.
Training Session Topics include:
Leadership and Team Building
Legal and Financial Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities of Board Membership
Strategic Planning
Community Building
Program Evaluation
Nonprofit Marketing
Nonprofit Communications
Board Rules/Responsibilities
Fund Raising
Grand Development and Research
Diversity and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
The Greater Fayetteville Chamber program participants are exposed to local, state and federal communities. Civic leaders, who serve as faculty mentors, or speakers, impart how individuals and group leaders can make a positive impact in our the community. Meeting one full day a month each month, September through May, Leadership Fayetteville is where you or your employee will get acquainted with the other great folks that are involved, and visit great locations throughout the area. All this, while gaining valuable insight into the dynamics of our communities, from leaders of virtually every industry and business type.
The mission of Learning Ally is to promote personal achievement when access and/or reading are barriers to learning by advancing the use of accessible and effective educational solutions. Our vision is for all people to have equal opportunities to learn.
The Lease to Home Program is an innovative program focused on assisting people in transition from homelessness to home ownership. The main purpose of this program is to offer individuals and families from all backgrounds an affordable and safe place to live.This includes rentals as well as the opportunity to become home owners.
Provides public speakers and equipment to schools, organizational meetings, and other events. Speakers deliver instructions and demonstrations to develop fire safety and survival behaviors.
Provides free legal assistance to income eligible individuals. Handles civil cases, family law, consumer, Social Security matters, elderly law, and public benefits. Does not handle separation and/or divorce. Special units handle cases for older adults and Native Americans. Domestic violence prevention program provides legal assistance to persons who are victims of domestic violence.
Program Description: For all ages, through play, parents discover how to interact with their child in a way that promotes communication; problem solving skills; and fun centered learning. Meetings held every other month on the 1st Monday at the Partnership for Children Resource Center from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
