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 early intervention supports & services for infant and toddler children with special developmental needs and their families. Provides service coordination and treatment planning which may include physical, occupational, speech and language or developmental therapy as needed. Anyone may refer a child as long as the parents are notified.
Color Me Healthy is an educational program designed for children ages 4 and 5 years old to teach them the importance of exercise and eating healthy. Local training is available for child care providers. Teaching materials are provided once the training is complete which teaches creative and effective ways to use the program in their facility.
Provides services to the deaf and hard of hearing, by providing interpreter assessment and training, outreach and educational services in the community, advocacy services, information and referral services, and communication support services. There are seven regional resource centers throughout the state.
A program for pregnant women and moms that are in crisis. The program is for expecting mothers/fathers and any parents or grandparents with children up to 3 yrs. with special requirements. Parents can earn baby clothes, diapers, cribs, car seats, and many other necessities by learning. The program pairs a mother or a father with a counselor who meets with them for 8 weeks. Every lesson earns Mommy Dollars. This money can be spent in the Mommy Store.
Meals on Wheels for adults 60 and over. Minor home repair, in home-aid, telephone reassurance program, Senior companion program and Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) which helps to better understand medicare.
Provides various clinics including a Child Health Clinic for ages infant to 18 years old; Adult Health Clinic; WIC; Women's Preventive Health; Family Planning; Maternity Clinic; Dental Clinic. WIC and Immunizations have extended hours until 7pm on Tuesday. Care Coordination for Children is a voluntary program available to all children of Cumberland County, from birth to 5 years with special health care, developmental and social needs. Pregnancy Care Management is a voluntary program for high risk pregnant women in Cumberland County. Services provided at no cost to the participants.
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.
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.
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.
Deaf-Blind Specialists provide services to meet the unique needs of persons who have hearing impairments in addition to blindness. These services help individuals to live independently in their homes and communities. Community Outreach Services might include: assessment of needs; referral, advocacy and support services; and consultation, education and training for the consumer, family members and other service providers.
Provides clinical and preventive dental services for children from birth to 20 years of age to include:exams, radiographs, hygiene education education, cleanings, fluoride, sealants, fillings, extractions, space maintenance, stainless steel crowns and referrals.Interpreters are available upon request. During the school year, we conduct dental screenings for public school children attending pre-K, kindergarten, secondd grade, exceptional children, and fifth grade classes.
Provides developmental day center services for children with and without special needs, birth through five years old. Children with disabilities receive educational and therapeutic intervention services in an inclusive child care center.
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.
Provides training which teaches families skills and helps motivate them to improve eating and physical activity behaviors to achieve a healthy weight. The training is flexible and families can participate in one to four modules: Eating Smart at Home; Eating Smart on the Run; Moving More Every Day, everywhere; and Moving More, Watching less.
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