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].
We believe the most effective means is to partner with families and the neighborhoods where they live to provide early help to vulnerable families. The help we want to provide is individualized, cost effective and outcome driven. The outcome will be families who are safe, have their basic needs net and increase/maintain health.
Vaccinations for children and adults. Overseas travel vaccinations. Copies of shot records may be obtained for school/college/work providing individual requesting is entered into the NC Immunization Registry. TB skin testing for school /work is also provided.
This facility provides respite care and assistance to adults who are physically impaired, socially isolated, and in need of assistance with personal care or limited in their ability to function independently due to a medical disability. This includes Alzheimer's disease. Provides assistance with tasks and activities of daily living to adults and families. They also offer recreational activities, field trips, hot lunches, and snacks.
This agency provides HIV, Syphilis, Glucose, and Diabetes at a low cost. They no longer do Sickle Cell testing.
The WIC program provides nutrition education and supplemental foods, breast feeding promotion/support to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age five. Participants must meet residency, income and medical/nutritional risk eligibility requirements.
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.
The Program Integrity Unit discovers, pursues, and prevents fraud of benefits. The Integrity Unit seeks reimbursement for overissuance and or overpayments of benefits and provides a deterrent to future fraud.
The facility provides halfway house services to the public. The treatment center provides outpatient and residential short-term treatment care. There are special groups and programs for women and men. Special language services provided include assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish, and foreign languages other than Spanish. Payments via Medicaid, state financed insurance, Medicare, and private insurance are accepted. Payment assistance is offered by way of case by case basis.
The Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a joint endeavor of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and volunteers who wish to help gardeners by sharing their knowledge. The program is designed to recruit and train volunteers to help meet educational needs of home gardeners
The Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf (ENCSD), established in 1964 , is a day/residential facility for the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. It is located on a beautiful and historic fifty-four acre campus in Wilson, North Carolina.
The Cumberland County HIV/AIDS Task Force functions as a clearinghouse for information and education on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In conjunction with its other missions, it works to assist family members and significant others with the establishment of a strong HIV/AIDS support network.
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care is the two-state association representing over 100 hospice providers in North and South Carolina. The organization provides support to local hospice programs through technical assistance, education, and advocacy in the state legislatures, state regulatory bodies, and Congress. Hospice care is currently available in every North and South Carolina county. In 2010, more than 70,000 patients and their families were served in the Carolinas.
The C.A.R.E. Clinic (Compassion, Assistance, Referral, and Education Clinic), provides free basic primary health care for uninsured Cumberland County adults who have limited incomes. The services include primary medical care, dental extractions, chiropractic care, limited pharmacy services, routine laboratory test, social services, education, and referrals to other resources in the community.
Clinics are held every Tuesday and Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, beginning at 4:00pm.
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care and support, and the largest private, non-profit funder of Alzheimer's research. Our mission is to & eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
The Adult Health Clinic provides comprehensive medical care for health maintenance and care of those with acute and chronic diseases. The primary care services are open to Cumberland County residents and individuals designated by Carolina Access Insurance coverage. A sliding scale service is available to those who financially qualify and third party insurance is accepted. Appointments and walk-in services are available.
Supports individually designed instruction for children with disabilities by knowing the needs of the parents, children, and teachers, by promoting continuous quality improvement, and by increasing technology know how and use.
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.
Speech Connections is a private speech and occupational therapy company.
Specialty services for individuals with HIV and other infectious diseases. ID specialists - both local and from regional academic medical centers - provide comprehensive medical care. Medical case management and comprehensive peer education services are available.
Specializes in speech therapy and swallowing disorders, occupational therapy and pediatric physical therarpy.
