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].
4-H offers clubs, special interest programs, summer camps, school enrichment and after-school child care. 4-H’ers gain knowledge, skills and experience that help them become responsible citizens and leaders.
ASPIRE is a comprehensive program that assists low wealth individuals and families attain the skills and knowledge that is needed in order to become self sufficient. Since funding is limite - individuals are selected to particpate in the program based on their readiness and motivation to accomplish goals to obtain employment.
Promotes leadership, character, health, and career development while emphasizing social, cultural, and educational growth.
Boy Scouts prove themselves in an environment that challenges their courage and test their nerve. After they've been given the proper guidance from those with experience and know-how, the take their own lead, going places they've never gone, seeing thins they've never seen, and diving into the rugged world of outdoor adventure, relying on teamwork, and character to accomplish what everyone else thinks is impossible.
Offers year-round outdoor adventures and residential or day camp programs at four camp properties including Camp Graham (Henderson, NC), Camp Hardee (Blounts Creek, NC), Camp Mary Atkinson (Selma, NC), and Camp Mu-Sha-Ni (Jackson Springs, NC). Girls can experience canoeing, archery, crafts, outdoor cooking and more.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Camp hours vary. Call for specifics.
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.
Provides services for adults with developmental disabilities. Operates residential living facilities and day programs which provide job training and job placement; independent living skills instruction; and adult education classes.
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.
Fayetteville Urban Ministry offers a wide variety of programs and services. Some of those services are, emergency assistance with food, clothing, and firewood. They also serve at risk kids, provide house repairs for the elderly and low income families, and help homeless people find suitable housing. Some of the programs provided are, adult literacy, one-on-one mentoring, and student support programs.
Provides the juvenile court system an alternative to help deter young people ages 6-19 from placement into training schools. The youth participating are presently involved, or at risk of becoming involved, in the court system.
Plans, organizes, and directs structured and affordable leisure times for children, adults, and seniors.
Provides youth with positive role models by matching youth with adult volunteers in a mentor-protege relationship. Each volunteer is required to spend 4 hours per week for a full year with his or her youth.
In-School Scouting is an optional coeducational opportunity for separate EC classes that provides hands on scouting experiences during the school day for students with disabilities. The leaders of the troops are the classroom teachers and teacher assistants. The scouts are registered members of Boy Scouts of America and Pines of Carolina (Girl Scouts), and experience modified activities that may lead to earning badges. In the past, the activities have included attending jamborees, enjoying field trips, and participating in Days of Caring.
Assists severely disabled people in developing skills and making environmental changes that will enable them to live independently. Provides guidance and counseling, rehabilitation engineering, attendant care and attendant management training, home and vehicle modifications, housing information and placement assistance, and assists with certain equipment purchases. Serves Cumberland, Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson, Robeson, Moore, Scotland counties. Rehab goals are to help with return to work and maintaining job.
Eligible participants may receive help with glaucoma medications, eye drops for acute infections, cataract surgery when visual acuity is severely affected, laser surgery for diabetes and retinal tears, and emergency eye related surgeries.
Finds mentors for youth who have at least one parent in prison. These children are also able to participate in our weekly Interpersonal Skills sessions.
A mentoring program conducted at post-elementary schools that not only improves self-esteem and grades but also allows children to find there are “heroes” inside each of them. The program, which runs for 10 weeks a year, targets children from 6-12 years of age that are experiencing temporary difficulty in school, either socially or academically. Referred by teachers, parents, or school officials, the bi-weekly sessions provide after-school homework assistance and mentoring in a small group.
Our youth program focuses on academic and character education to help reduce juvenile delinquency. Our adult program focuses on vocational and character education to help reduce recidivism.
Employment Source provides vocational training and employment programs for adults with disabilities. They operate an in-house work facility that employs disabled adults, and also place individuals in meaningful employment with local businesses and government agencies in the community. They provide vocational evaluation, job placement, job seeking skills classes, and counseling. Job training areas are in hand assembly, packaging, groundskeeping, janitorial, clerical, industrial welding, and retailing. Workshop items are for sale at the thrift store. Also accepts donations of used computers. Donating an old monitor costs $10, to offset costs of disposing lead in the monitors.
