Advocacy Agencies & Organizations in Alamance County

Impact Alamance

Building Brighter Futures with The Basics

The Basics is a powerful, evidence-based program designed to help children from birth to age 5 develop the essential cognitive, emotional, and social skills needed for a lifetime of success. The program highlights the importance of simple, everyday interactions—such as talking, reading, and playing—with caregivers to boost brain development and set children on a path toward reaching their full potential.

Alamance County's Early Intervention Services

Alamance Partnership for Children

Parents As Teachers

Parents as Teachers promotes thriving families and children by matching families with a parent educator who makes regular personal home visits during a child's earliest years of life, from prenatal through five years old. Agency referrals are available in English and En Espanol. 

Referrals are accepted for any parent with a child from pregnancy to age five. For more info about PAT, please Contact Sandra Vanover at (336) 513-0063 ext 112 or svanover@alamancechildren.org

Todas las referencias y solicitudes son aceptadas para cualquier padre/madre con un nino, desde el embarazo hasta la edad de cinco años.  Para mayores informes acerca del programa PAT, por favor comunicarse con Sandra Vanover al: (336) 513-0063 ext 112 or svanover@alamancechildren.org

Phone: 336-513-0063

Children's Developmental Services Agency (CDSA)

The Greensboro Children's Development Services Agency (CDSA) serves Alamance County families. 

Local office for the state Infant-Toddler program, providing early intervention and service coordination for children from birth-3 years.  Call 336.449.4055 for more information. 

Phone: 743-902-5400

Gibsonville Children’s Developmental Services Agency

For Infant/Toddler program support (under age three with developmental delay or established developmental condition), please connect with the NC Infant Toddler Program. The following information should be included in the referral:

• Child's Name
• Date of Birth
• Address
• Telephone Number
• Parent's Name
• Reason for the Concern

Phone: 336-449-4055

Alamance County Schools Exceptional Children's Department

The goal of the Alamance-Burlington Schools (ABSS) Exceptional Children's Department is to educate children with exceptionalities and foster their independence, enabling them to become contributing and productive citizens. Our division provides specially designed instruction to children with a broad spectrum of abilities and disabilities, striving to promote their cognitive, physical, social/emotional, and vocational development. 

ABSS Occupational Therapy Department

Alamance Partnership for Children 

Alamance Partnership for Children's mission is to help every young child grow, learn, and thrive. This nonprofit offers support with literacy programs, outdoor learning, quality childcare, Parents as Teachers, and navigating NC Pre-K. 

NC Pre-Kindergarten

NC Pre-Kindergarten in Alamance County is a fun and exciting learning opportunity for children.  They develop many skills which make the transition to kindergarten easier.  NC pre-kindergarten classrooms in our community operate at least six hours a day Monday through Friday from late August-June. NC pre-kindergarten classes are located in the Alamance Burlington School System, Head Start, and private childcare centers. The program is free to qualifying families, except for minimal lunch fees when families do not qualify for free/reduced priced meals. Funding for pre-kindergarten classes come from Title I, Head Start, NC Pre-K, and Exceptional Children. Each funding source has different eligibility criteria.  By submitting an application, you will be considered for all possible placements.

Alamance County's Pre-Kindergarten sites for 2026 - 2027 is a complete list in PDF format. 

Mental Health Support in Alamance County

Alamance Advocates: 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Alamance County Chapter. Information, advocacy, and support groups for people with mental illness and those who care for them. 

Alamance County's Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation

The Alamance County Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation program strives to provide recreation services for individuals of all abilities, operating from a strengths-based perspective. Our goal is to encourage each participant to attain their highest level of independent functioning by increasing leisure awareness, introducing and building a variety of skills, and promoting active engagement in the Alamance community. Example programs include Special Olympics, Visually Impaired Program (VIP), Adapted Rec, ETC. We also encourage inclusive programming to showcase individuals of all abilities.

Call or Email Mackenzie Barrier if you are interested in participating in upcoming programs: mackenzie.barrier@alamancecountync.gov, 336-570-6760

Special Olympics Alamance County

Alamance Parks offers a diverse Special Olympics programproviding children and adults who have intellectual disabilities the opportunity to train and compete in Olympic-type sports. Special Olympics Alamance County (SOAC) is a group of citizens concerned with sports and sports skills for persons with intellectual disabilities and is one of the largest volunteer-driven sports organizations in Alamance County. SOAC is solely sponsored by industries, businesses, clubs, churches, and private contributions. The program is managed through Alamance Parks by the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation Coordinator and is a chapter of Special Olympics North Carolina. 

Per Special Olympics North Carolina guidelines, to be eligible to compete in Special Olympics, a person must be at least eight (8) years old and identified by an agency or professional as having an intellectual disability or have a cognitive delay which requires them to have specifically designed instructions.  Persons under 8 years of age may participate in Special Olympics Training Programs provided they have a signed consent form. A Medical form must be filled out and turned in prior to the athlete competing.

Mackenzie Barrier, Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation Coordinator

336-570-6760

Mackenzie.Barrier@alamancecountync.gov • alamance@sonc.net

Private Studios

Miss Kim's Dance Studio 

Dance classes are offered for ages 12 months to 11 years. 

Community Centers

Alamance Dream Center

Everyday Kids Community Center

The Everyday Kids Community Center is a public play/gathering space for families with children of all abilities. The Center also offers pediatric physical and occupational therapy services at the center and in the home and community. 

Specialty Camps in Alamance County

Camp Green Leaves

Camp Green Leaves is a summer day camp coordinated by the City of Burlington Recreation & Parks Department for children and adults with developmental disabilities. The camp schedule includes activity rotations in the outdoors, including arts and crafts, music, sports and games, visual arts and supervised free time. The camp also features daily active field trips on busses/vans to local parks and recreation facilities, as well as trips around central North Carolina. 

Participants are grouped by age, and all participants must be independent with mobility, feeding, toileting and all self-care needs. Participants should participate in group activities and must be able to stay with the group. Participants who are not self-sufficient will be required to have a one-on-one personal assistant, which the parent/guardian must provide. Participants must have manageable behaviors and healthcare needs. They must be exempt from any extreme healthcare conditions or needs. Camp Green Leaves is not able to accommodate participants needing assistance with ambulation due to uneven and rugged terrain. Staff to participant ratio is 1:2.

Alamance County residents have priority registration in early April; non-residents will be considered in late April. Camp registration will be completed online through CivicRec. 

Phone Contact: Burlington Recreation & Parks Specialized Recreation Services, 336-222-5028

NC Therapeutic Riding Center - Inclusive Summer Camp

Imagine spending your summer days surrounded by rolling fields, friendly horses, and the laughter of new friends. That's what awaits your child at the farm. Our camp is not just about fun; it's about creating meaningful memories and fostering a sense of belonging for every camper, regardless of ability.

Summer camp information and Registration Page

Therapy Clinics in Alamance County

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Combined Therapy Clinics

Compleat Kidz

The Compleat Kidz Burlington clinic offers comprehensive, evidence-based pediatric therapy services including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. 

Available services at this location:

Occupational Therapy

Circle Therapy

Circle Therapy provides direct OT services to children 0-21 years tailored to your child’s likes, dislikes, interests, and personality. Direct OT services include collaboration with you about your child’s engagement in meaningful occupations. 

OT services are provided in the comfort of your home at a time convenient to you. This allows us to partner with you in helping your child engage in your family’s routines.

Speech Language Therapy

Cheshire Center

Cheshire Center provides pediatric speech-language evaluations and therapy, along with audiological services.

Magnolia Speech and Language Center

Magnolia Speech and Language Centeris proud to carry forward a legacy of excellence in pediatric care. Formerly known as Expressions Speech, Language, and Myofunctional Center, the practice has officially transitioned to new leadership. The mission remains the same: providing the Burlington community with the highest standard of speech, language, and feeding therapy. 

Speech Stars

Speech Stars, PLLCis a private speech and language therapy practice serving the greater NC area. We currently serve patients in the following NC counties: Alamance, Caswell, Durham, and Orange. Speech Stars focuses on speech, language, and feeding therapy services for children ages birth through school age. We primarily serve clients in our two office locations (Mebane and Yanceyville), but we also serve children in their natural learning environments of daycare or preschool from time to time. We are state licensed and nationally certified for providing speech, language, and feeding therapy services and are qualified to evaluate and treat a variety of disorders and delays including:

• Language and articulation
• Phonology
• Apraxia
• Feeding and Swallowing
• Oral Motor
• Fluency
• Voice
• Pragmatic delays
• Auditory processing disorder
• Other communicative disorders

Small World Therapy

Small World Therapy specializes in pediatric speech and language therapy in North Carolina's Piedmont region. We are dedicated to supporting bilingual families and offer specialized services in both English and Spanish. 

• We have office locations in Hillsborough, NC, and in Graham, NC and see clients at the Children's Museum of Alamance County.
• Our therapists serve children across in daycares in Alamance, Durham and Orange Counties. We offer home visits in Lee and Wake Counties. We no longer offer home visits in Orange or Alamance Counties.

Autism Therapy in Caswell County

Bluebell ABA Therapy

At Bluebell ABA Therapy, we understand the profound journey that families of children diagnosed with ASD embark on. We are more than just a provider of ABA services; we are your partners in this journey, deeply committed to integrating ourselves into your child’s care. Our compassionate and effective approach empowers children and offers unwavering support to their families, ensuring a seamless, personalized experience that is grounded in evidence-based practices.

Caswell County Department of Social Services 

Social Services Staff

Medicaid Central email address is Medicaid@caswellcountync.gov 

Caswell County's available services include:

1. Financial Assistance:

• Work First
• Medicaid
• Food Stamps
• Low Income Energy Assistance
• Crisis (heating and cooling seasons when funds are available)
• Child Support Enforcement

2. Child Welfare:

• Child Protective Services
• Foster Care
• Licensing Foster Homes
• Adoption Services
• Day Care Services
• Issuance of Work Permits

3. Adult Services:

• Adult Protective Services
• Guardianship
• Representative Payee Services
• Services to adults in family care homes and nursing homes
• Medicaid Transportation (for Medicaid eligible persons)
• Monitoring of licensed placement facilities for adults

4. Additional Services Available at DSS:

• Veterans Administration Representative will be at DSS on Tuesdays

Caswell County's Early Intervention Agencies

Caswell County Partnership for Children

The Caswell County Partnership for Childreneducates caregivers that first five years of childhood are the most critical in developing the brains of our children for strong and healthy lives. As citizens in our communities, we all have a stake in making sure our children have experiences during this time that help to positively shape the structure of the brain as they develop. Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, parents and workers, and it is incumbent upon adults to ensure this happens so that our children thrive. That is where the Caswell County Partnership for Children (CCPFC) comes in.

The CCPFC is a non-profit organization developed to serve children, youth and families in Caswell County. CCPFC administers the state Smart Start program and NC Pre-K program. CCPFC also administers other grant funded programs for children birth through age eighteen and is a central source of information about activities, programs, and resources for children and families.

Smart Start of Caswell County Partnership for Children

Early Intervention Services

NC Pre-K

Caswell County Exceptional Children's Education 

Preschool Services/Special Needs Program

Caswell County Schools Exceptional Children's, and Preschool Department

Caswell County Schools Exceptional Children Department serves about 400 students with special needs, ages 3-21. The school system provides a continuum of service to meet individual student needs. Whenever possible, students are served in schools in their base attendance area with support from special education and related services and/or building modifications. For students who require a separate setting or more intensive services in order to benefit from their special education, programs may be clustered centrally but continue to be based on school campuses that house age-appropriate peers. 

Parents will also apply forPre-K/Preschool applications through the office. 

Office of the Director of Exceptional Childrenemail address. 

Phone: (336) 694-4116

• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Deaf-blindness 
• Deafness 
• Developmental delay 
• Emotional disability
• Hearing impairment 
• Intellectual disability 
• Multiple disabilities
• Orthopedic impairment 
• Other health impairment 
• Specific learning disability 
• Speech/language impairment 
• Traumatic brain injury 
• Visual impairment, including blindness 

Health Department & Hospitals in or near Caswell County

Caswell County Health Department

The Caswell County Health Department serves the community through Child Service Coordination; health services to women & children, WIC program; maternity & postpartum care services; and more. 

The Care Management unit offers care management for at-risk children under the age of 5 and high-risk pregnant women.  It also offers the Community Alternatives Program (CAP) that offers case management and support to medically fragile adults and children, allowing them to stay in their homes rather than a long-term care facility. 

Caswell Family Medical Center

Phone Contact: 336-694-9331

Caswell County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS)

CCEMS transports patients to the closest appropriate facility, that directly surrounds Caswell County.  (Annie Penn, Alamance Regional, UNC Hillsborough, Person Memorial, & Sovah Health-Danville.)  We also transport to additional facilities should the patient’s condition dictate.  These facilities include Duke Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, UNC Medical Center-Chapel Hill, and Moses Cone Hospital.  

Managed Care Organization

Vaya Partners

Vaya Partnersis the Managed Care Organization serving Caswell County. The following categories are services offered to members on Tailored Medicaid Plans and NC Medicaid Direct. Vaya Health supports people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

1915(i) Services

1915(i) services from NC Medicaid help you live in your own home and community instead of a care facility. 1915(i) services are for children and adults with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries or intellectual/developmental disabilities.

1915(i) services can help you:

• Learn skills to live at home
• Learn skills to participate in the community
• Find a job that matches your skills
• Move out of an approved setting to your own home
• Give you and your caregivers a break (respite)
• And more!

Autism Therapy Support

How Vaya Health Covers ABA Therapy

NC Innovations Waiver

Vaya's Innovations Waiver handbook, offered in Englishand en español

Caswell County Public Library 

Gunn Memorial Public Library Facebook Page

Children's Programs at the Library are listed on the Facebook page linked above. 

Phone number: 336-694-6241

Therapy Clinics in Caswell County

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Speech Language Therapy

Speech Stars

Speech Stars, PLLC is a private speech and language therapy practice serving the greater NC area. We currently serve patients in the following NC counties: Alamance, Caswell, Durham, and Orange. Speech Stars focuses on speech, language, and feeding therapy services for children ages birth through school age. We primarily serve clients in our two office locations (Mebane and Yanceyville), but we also serve children in their natural learning environments of daycare or preschool from time to time. We are state licensed and nationally certified for providing speech, language, and feeding therapy services and are qualified to evaluate and treat a variety of disorders and delays including:

• Language and articulation                                                                     
• Phonology
• Apraxia
• Feeding and Swallowing
• Oral Motor
• Fluency
• Voice
• Pragmatic delays
• Auditory processing disorder
• Other communicative disorders

Disability Advocacy Agencies and Organizations in Guilford County

The Arc of Greensboro

Supported Employment - Project SEARCH

Autism Support in Guilford County

Autism Learning Partners 

Autism Learning Partners provides personalized, evidence-based care in a welcoming environment designed specifically for children with autism spectrum disorder. Our dedicated team of Greensboro autism specialists works closely with families to develop individualized treatment plans that support your child’s unique journey toward greater independence and communication skills.

Opal Autism Centers

At Opal Autism Centers, we believe exceptional care starts with supported, knowledgeable professionals who are empowered to learn, collaborate, and grow together. Clinical excellence and compassion guide the way we work. We pair evidence-based ABA with ethical, assent-based, neurodiversity-affirming practices that respect each child as an individual. Rather than focusing on compliance or changing what makes someone unique, we focus on meaningful skills, communication, independence, and quality of life.

Opal provides ABA Therapy and Autism Diagnosis

Guilford County Agencies for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides sign language classes in-person and online to anyone interested in learning. Students who take our classes have a variety of motivations for wanting to learn sign language.

ASL classes to help you develop conversational skills in ASL and an awareness and appreciation for the Deaf community. Access the registration and schedule on their webpage. 

In addition to our daily scheduling of communication access services, we also established the Evans-Melton Communication Access Fund to make sure that Deaf individuals have communication access in situations not covered by the ADA or other laws, such as at weddings and funerals - at no cost.

Chez Genèse

Chez Genèse is a small, French inspired restaurant in downtown Greensboro, NC. We offer an integrated hiring model, providing equal employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.​We believe good food brings people together. The restaurant offers Brunch Service, Breakfast/Lunch Service, Dinner Service/French Supper Club, and Wine Lounge. Menus change, please refer to the website.

Industries of the Blind, Inc.

Industries of the Blind provides opportunities for employment and personal development for people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve greater independence. Here at IOB we do things a little differently than your average company. We motivate those who are ready to take the next step towards their growth and independence; we coach and educate those who need guidance; we are a shoulder to lean on for those who are just starting out on this difficult to navigate journey through employment with a visual impairment. We are here to help however we can. 

Specialized Health Departments in Guilford County

Cone Health

Cone Health Pediatric Complex Care Clinic

Cone Health's Pediatric Complex Care Clinic is a specialized healthcare facility that provides comprehensive and coordinated care for children with multiple and complex medical needs. In order to qualify for care within our Complex Care Clinic, the patient must meet one of the below descriptions: 

• A chronically medically fragile child with at least two medical specialists that are not psychiatric.
• A child with chronic multisystem disease and social determinants of health that limit them from having multiple specialists or that make them medically fragile. 

Services Provided:

Within this clinic, a patient might see one or all of these team members: a medical doctor, a nurse practitioner, a dietician, an integrated behavior health therapist and a case manager.

• Neurology/neurodevelopmental/neuropalliative care, if applicable
• Complex symptom management (pain, fussiness or agitation, feeding and nutrition, airway clearance)
• Care coordination (care plan development, coordinate with school, community services, other providers)
• Case management (service delivery, social determinants of health)
• Goal-directed decision making (advanced directives, service triage, discharge planning)
• Provider-level home visits for triage or when unable to get to PCP

Phone Number: 336-272-6161

Homecare Service Agencies in Guilford County

Rehoboth Homecare Services

Mental Health Support in Guilford County 

Tristan's Quest

Tristan’s Quest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adolescents with emotional/behavioral challenges and their families through public and professional education, family support, and direct services. The goals of Tristan’s Quest are three-fold:

• Tristan’s Quest will work to raise the awareness of the importance of children’s mental health issues to professionals and the community at-large;
• Tristan’s Quest will provide education and support for the families who are trying to meet the challenges of raising children with special “emotional/behavioral” needs; and
• Tristan’s Quest will establish programs which will serve to enhance the self esteem and provide emotional empowerment to children and adolescents who have or may be at risk for developing emotional disorders.

Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation in Guilford County

Greensboro Parks & Recreation

The mission of the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation (AIR) Section of Greensboro Parks and Recreation is to provide recreation services for individuals of all abilities. Operating from a strength-based perspective, we strive to encourage each participant to attain their highest level of independent functioning by increasing leisure awareness, introducing and building a variety of skills, and promoting active engagement in the Greensboro community. We advocate for and provide inclusive recreation opportunities for all.

Keeley Park & Spray Ground

Keeley Park "Up in the Air" All-Inclusive Playground

Keeley Park Spray ground 

High Point Parks & Recreation

ASPIRE

Adaptive Baseball

Miracle League of High Point

Indoor & Outdoor Adaptive Sports

Horseback Riding/Equine Therapy

Horsepower Therapeutic Learning Center

Horsepower Therapeutic Learning Center's mission is to promote and enhance the welfare of individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or emotional disabilities through a program of therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities using horses. The Therapeutic Riding Program is for Ages 3 & up. 

Phone Contact: 336-931-1424
Email Contact: ride@horsepower.org 

Stage/Performance

Therapy Clinics in Guilford County

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Combined Therapy Clinics

Compleat Kidz

At the Compleat Kidz Greensboro clinic, we offer a full range of evidence-based pediatric therapy services, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. Our dedicated team partners with each child and family to foster communication skills, motor development, and positive behavioral growth—creating personalized therapy plans to meet each child’s unique needs.

Therapy Services: 

• Applied Behavioral Analysis
• In Home Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech Therapy

Phone: 336-900-1555

Cone Health Pediatric Rehabilitation Center at Greensboro

Cone Health offers a comprehensive, family-centered approach to physical, occupational and speech therapy for children in Greensboro and the surrounding area. Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation services are reimbursable by most third-party insurance carriers and Medicaid. A physician’s referral is necessary before an initial evaluation can be performed. 

Therapists focus on Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies. 

Phone Contact: 336-271-4840

Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapies

Propel Pediatric Therapy

Propel Pediatric Therapyoffers physical, occupational, speech, and aquatic therapies, as well as early intervention services. The therapists provide play-based interventions in the home, community and outpatient clinic. Therapists will work closely with the family and caregivers and provide ongoing patient/family education. 

Phone: 336-904-0467

Speech Language Clinics

Cheshire Center 

Cheshire Center provides pediatric speech-language evaluations and therapy, along with audiological services.

Communication PowerHouse

The Speech Language therapists of Communication PowerHousesee each child as a unique person, and tailor their services to meet their individual needs. The staff support children with communication skills, increasing vocabulary, enhancing speech sounds. For non-verbal or limited verbal chilren, the therapists will discuss with parents options on foundational language skills and AAC Augmentive Alternative Communication. The Greensboro Location is wheelchair accessible and equipped with an accessible restroom. 

Early Intervention Agencies in Randolph County

Local Children's Developmental Services Agencies (CDSA)

The Greensboro CDSA Office serves Rockingham County families. Our CDSA builds family capacity to problem solve and advocate for their child, ensuring children can achieve their own maximum potential. 

Rockingham County Satellite Office Location: 882 Curry Drive, Asheboro, NC 27205

Phone Number: 336-628-6230

Debbi Kennerson, Director
debbi.kennerson@dhhs.nc.gov 
122 N. Elm Street, Suite 400
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: 743-902-5400
Fax: 743-902-5404

Randolph County Schools

Randolph County Schools Exceptional Children 

Asheboro City Schools

Exceptional Children Department

The Asheboro City School Exceptional Children’s Services Department partners with students, staff, families and our community to provide meaningful individualized instruction to achieve on-going academic growth, while facilitating social and emotional development resulting in students becoming self-advocates and active members of the community. 

Early Childhood Development Center

En Espanol: El Centro de Desarrollo Niñez Temprano es parte de Escuelas de la Ciudad Asheboro. Nuestro centro es totalmente incluyente y sirve los niños de tres y cuatro años de edad. ECDC es un centro de 5 estrellas y acreditado por la Asociación Nacional para la Educación de Niños Pequeños (NAEYC). Las clases de Educación para adultos están disponibles para los padres de niños en edad preescolar en sitio en el ECDC. Un salón de preescolar de cinco estrellas se encuentra también en la Escuela Primaria Teachey.

Employment Assistance

Work First

Managed Care Organization in Randolph County

Trillium Health Resources

Trillium Health Resources is the Managed Care Organization for Rockingham County. 

Trillium coordinates integrated health care services for adults and children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Individuals and families without Medicaid may be eligible for State-funded services.

People with an I/DD may need assistive technology, modified equipment, or other adjustments in order to complete everyday tasks. Trillium works with these individuals, their families, and providers to help them reach their goals and live fulfilling lives.  

Office Location: 938 New Century Drive, Asheboro, NC 27205

Specialty Camps in Randolph County

Victory Junction

Find Help at the Public Library

"A library's function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we should use it." - Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) American Librarian & Educator

• Asheboro Public Library, 201 Worth Street, Asheboro, NC 27203
• Archdale Public Library, 10433 S. Main Street, Archdale, NC 27263
• Franklinville Public Library, 111 Sumner Place, Franklinville, NC 27248
• Liberty Public Library, 239 S. Fayetteville Street, Liberty, NC 27298
• Ramseur Public Library, 1512 S. Main Street, Ramseur, NC 27316
• Randleman Public Library, 142 W. Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317
• Seagrove Public Library, 530 Old Plank Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Randolph County Public Library Outreach and Extension Services

The Randolph County Public Library provides service free of charge to county residents who are unable to visit the library on their own due to age, extended illness, or physical condition. The Extension Services Department provides monthly story times to Head Start and Early Childhood Development Center classrooms and also to childcare centers throughout the county.  The department also delivers books each month to those preschool classrooms, and teachers are encouraged to use the books in their own story times and to teach the children how to handle books carefully.  Preschool teachers can request themed books in advance for use in their classrooms.

Extension Services to the Homebound

Are you or is someone you know homebound?

The library provides service to those who are unable to visit the library on their own due to age, extended illness, or physical condition.

We deliver to:

• People in their own homes or apartments
• Assisted Living Facilities
• Nursing or Retirement Homes
• Adult Daycare Facilities
• Selected other agencies

You must pre-qualify as a homebound resident in order to take advantage of this service.  Once you become an Extension Services Department patron, monthly visits will be scheduled, and a reader’s profile will be developed for your materials. 

Materials available for delivery include:

• Books in regular or large print
• Books on CD
• Music on CD
• Movies on DVD
• Magazines

You may request specific items, or material may be selected from your reader’s profile.

Give us a call at 336-318-6816 to see if you qualify for this service.  

Family members are encouraged to assist homebound relatives in contacting the library to initiate this service.  Once we have your completed form, we will contact you to find out what kind of materials you would like us to bring and to set up a delivery schedule.

Therapy Clinics in Randolph County

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Combined Therapy Clinics

Compleat Kidz

CompleatKiDZ in Asheboro, NC, is proud to bring comprehensive, evidence based pediatric therapy services to families throughout Randolph County and surrounding communities.

As the largest pediatric therapy provider in the Southeast, we offer a collaborative team approach that includes Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and developmental evaluations, all designed to support children with autism and other developmental needs.

compleatKiDZ provides free translation services through Language Line Solutions for parents, legal guardians, and learners who communicate in languages other than English. To use this no-cost translation service, contact your local compleatKiDZ clinic for assistance.

Ages for services:

In-clinic Therapy:

Applied Behavioral Analysis: 2 to 10 years old

PT, OT and Speech Therapy: infancy to 18 years old

In-home Therapy:

Applied Behavioral Analysis: 20 months to 12 years old

PT, OT and Speech Therapy: 20 months to 12 years old

Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapies

Early Intervention Agencies in Rockingham County

Head Start Program of Rockingham County

Rockingham County Health Department 

The Rockingham County Department of Public Health Department services include: 

• Child and Adult Health Clinics
• Dental Services
• Pharmacy Services
• WIC & Nutrition Services
• Family Care Coordination
• Health Education
• Individual clinics

Therapy Clinics in Rockingham County

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Combined Therapy Clinics

Cone Health

Cone Health Outpatient Rehabilitation at Reidsville offers pediatric rehabilitation for children with diagnosis including developmental delays, orthopedic problems, fine and gross motor skills, language disorders and more. 

Phone contact: 336-951-4557

Open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM 

Speech Language Therapy Clinics

Carolina Speak Now

ABLE Accounts - Tax Benefit for People with Disabilities

The Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) became law on December 19, 2014. The law makes tax free saving accounts available to cover qualified disability expenses related to transportation, health care, housing, education, and more without affecting their SSI eligibility.

IMPORTANT FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ABLE ACT

The following information is pulled from the Social Security Administration Office website, date 9/18/2026.

The individual with the disability is the ABLE account owner and beneficiary.  They must be:

• receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on blindness or disability that began before age 46;
• in SSI suspense due solely to excess income or resources but otherwise eligible for SSI based on blindness or disability that began before age 46;
• receiving disability insurance benefits (DIB), childhood disability benefits (CDB), or widow's/widowers with disabilities benefits (DWB) based on blindness or disability that began before age 46; or
• the subject of a disability certification.
• A disability certification, to be signed by the individual or someone else establishing the ABLE account for the individual:
• Certifies that the individual is blind or has a physical or mental impairment which results in marked and severe functional limitations and that such blindness or disability began before age 46;
• Includes a certification that the individual has a copy of the diagnosis relating to his or her relevant impairment(s), signed by a physician.
• Conditions on SSA’s “List of Compassionate Allowances Conditions” are deemed to meet the requirements for filing a disability certification if the condition was present and produced marked and severe functional limitations before the individual attained age 46.

• An eligible individual may have only one ABLE account.
• A contribution is the deposit of funds into an ABLE account.  Any person may contribute to an ABLE account for an eligible beneficiary.  Typically, contributions for an ABLE account may not exceed the annual ABLE contribution limit ($20,000 in 2026).  However, if the beneficiary is working, and he, she, or his or her employer is not making certain retirement plan contributions, the beneficiary may contribute up to his or her annual compensation or the individual Federal Poverty Level for a one-person household in his or her state of residence for the prior calendar year (which for 2025, would be $15,650 in the continental US, $19,550 in Alaska, and $17,990 in Hawaii). For 2026, the additional amounts are $15,960 in the continental US, $19,950 in Alaska, and $18,360 in Hawaii.

• A distribution is the withdrawal from an ABLE account.  Distributions are only to or for the benefit of the designated beneficiary. 
• A person with signature authority can establish and control an ABLE account for a designated beneficiary who is a minor child or is otherwise incapable of managing the account.
• A representative payee with signature authority may place benefits into an ABLE account when he or she determines that it is in the beneficiary’s best interest. Representative payees who choose to place benefits in an ABLE account must follow our general payee rules for managing benefits. There are no exceptions to our payee rules for ABLE accounts.
  
  
• Qualified disability expenses (QDE) are expenses made for the benefit of the designated beneficiary and related to his or her disability, including, but not limited to:
• Education;
• Housing;
• Transportation;
• Employment training and support;
• Assistive technology and related services;
• Health;
• Prevention and wellness;
• Financial management and administrative services;
• Legal fees;
• Expenses for ABLE account oversight and monitoring;
• Funeral and burial; and,
• Basic living expenses.
  
  
• A rollover is one the following:
• The distribution of all or some of the funds from one ABLE account to the ABLE account of the designated beneficiary or a member of his or her family; or
• A limited amount from a qualified tuition plan (also called a 529 plan) to the SSI applicant, recipient, or deemor’s ABLE account.

• A program-to-program transfer is:
• the entire balance of an ABLE account into an ABLE account of the same designated beneficiary in which the first ABLE account is closed upon the transfer of the funds; or
• part or all of the balance to an ABLE account of an eligible individual who is a member of the family of the designated beneficiary.

How ABLE Accounts work with other Federal Programs

SSI Program 

The Social Security Administration disregards the first $100,000. Only assets above $100,000 count as a resource. If an ABLE balance exceeds $100,000 by an amount that causes you to exceed the SSI resource limit -- whether alone or with other resources, we suspend the SSI payment until the countable resources are below the allowable limit.

Medicaid Program

A beneficiary's Medicaid continues when an SSI recipient's ABLE account exceeds $100,000 by an amount that causes the recipient to exceed the SSI resource limit--whether alone or with other resources. The recipient retains eligibility for Medical Assistance (Medicaid) without a time limit as long as he or she remains otherwise eligible. If ABLE resources above $100,000 cause an individual to exceed the resource limit, then Medicaid continues uninterrupted. If non-ABLE resources over $100,000 cause an individual to exceed the resource limit, Medicaid is suspended.

Medicaid Payback Provision

A portion or all of the balance remaining in the ABLE account of a deceased designated beneficiary must be distributed to a State that files a claim against the designated beneficiary or the ABLE account itself with respect to benefits provided to the designated beneficiary under that State's Medicaid plan. The payment of such claim (if any) will be made only after providing for the payment from the designated beneficiary's ABLE account of the designated beneficiary's funeral and burial expenses and all outstanding payments due for his or her other qualified disability expenses, and will be limited to the amount of the total medical assistance paid for the designated beneficiary after the establishment of the ABLE account over the amount of any premiums paid, whether from the ABLE account or otherwise by or on behalf of the designated beneficiary, to a Medicaid Buy-In program. After the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for filing Medicaid claims against the designated beneficiary's estate, a qualified ABLE program may distribute the balance of the ABLE account to the successor designated beneficiary or, if none, to the deceased designated beneficiary's estate. Some States have taken steps to limit payback. See state plan disclosure documents for specific details.

North Carolina Resources

NC ABLE

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts are designed for people of all ages with the occurrence of disability before the age of 26. The NC ABLE Program allows eligible individuals the opportunity to save and fund a variety of qualified disability expenses while maintaining Medicaid, SSI1 and other public supports. 

National Resources

National Disability Institute

The National Disability Instituteis the first national nonprofit committed exclusively to financial education and empowerment for people with disabilities. For over 20 years, National Disability Institute has worked with diverse partners in the disability community and public and private sectors to improve financial decision-making and opportunities for people with disabilities.

ABLE National Resource Center

The ABLE National Resource Center's mission is to educate, promoted, and support the positive impact ABLE can make on the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities and their families. 

About ABLE Accounts - 10 Things You Should Know webpage.

The ABLE to Save Podcast Series: Hear from leaders in the public and private sectors, as well as from ABLE account holders and their family members, about how ABLE accounts can be an effective savings tool to help improve health, independence, and quality of life for people with disabilities

Adaptive & Accessible Toys

Medical parent life is full of unending stress as we watch the toll it takes on our children. The following resources are listed to bring a smile to their face and hopefully lift one to yours! 

Adaptive Toys

The Butterfly Pig company creates interactive, child-friendly medical toys that make healthcare approachable, and a lot less scary for kids! 

Accessible Toys

Sarah's Silks offer a world of imagination and play. There are seasonal and thematic silks, costumes, and wooden toys. 

Regional Durable Medical Equipment Vendors

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations or preferences for any of the following vendors or private therapy offices. The list only serves to inform families of contacts in the area. 

Durable Medical Equipment 

NuMotion

Numotion provides innovative mobility solutions, empowering individuals with disabilities through personalized wheelchairs and adaptive equipment for greater independence and quality of life.

Phone number: 336-315-8762

Tierney Orthotics and Prosthetics

Tierney Orthotics and Prosthetics provides comprehensive orthotic and prosthetic services in Winston-Salem, Kernersville, N. Wilkesboro, Lexington, and Greensboro, NC. The experienced team is dedicated to empowering individuals with personalized solutions, enhancing mobility, and restoring independence. 

Tierney offers pediatric-focused division to help children reach functional goals at school, at home, and at play. 

Law Offices for Guardianship

FSNCC does not make formal recommendations for selecting legal counsel. These offices are local to the FSNCC service area, and there are other offices available outside of this list. 

Guidance Carolina

Guidance Carolina is providing person-centered financial and healthcare decision-making support since 1979.  

Special Needs Trust planning As Trustee, Guidance Carolina’s experienced staff understand the complex rules governing public benefits and Special Needs Trusts. We work hard to be our clients’ advocate, offer person-centered care-management services when needed, handle our fiduciary responsibilities in an ethical and honest way, and work with our professional partners to ensure that our clients enjoy the highest quality of life now and in the future.

Booth, Harrington, and Johns

For over 40 years, the law office of Booth, Harrington, and Johns has focused exclusively on guiding vulnerable elders and individuals with disabilities through difficult financial, healthcare, and legal decisions. Our planning is focused on maintaining our client’s quality of life and protecting their hard-earned assets.

We offer a variety of elder law and special needs law services, including Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Trusts Planning, Guardianships, and Estate Administration.

Legs Financial

Legs Financial specializes in working with families caring for loved ones with special needs. Serving those families through financial planning that enables experiences and provides a path to give them a leg up on their financial journey.

Independent or Community Living Support

Peacehaven Farm

Let's Be Different Together at Peacehaven Farm. Whoever you are, we welcome you. However you learn, we will embrace you. Whatever you have to share, we are listening. At Peacehaven, we are building community by re-imagining collaboration. Peacehaven's mission is to connect people of all abilities through inclusive living, learning, work, and play. 

Peacehaven announces Different Together — a campaign to develop our 89-acre campus where people of all abilities live, learn, and grow together. Phase 1 of our campaign is focused on building a multipurpose, uniquely accessible Community Center, Farming operations and programs building, adult respite home, and supporting infrastructure and facilities.

iCan House by Goodwill

Rooted in positive thinking, iCan House by Goodwill seeks to enhance the lives of neurodivergent individuals through different programs that teach social skills, provide educational opportunities, maintain a hub of local resources, and provide a support network. iCan House provides an optimistic, transformational experience for children, teens, and adults, helping a misunderstood population learn how the world works and how they can succeed in it. 

Medicaid Navigation Agencies & Advocates

Advocates for Medically Fragile Kids NC: 

Advocates are a volunteer-run 501c3 who believes that every child in North Carolina who has a medically fragile condition - whatever their background or circumstances - should have the opportunity to live their best life possible and should have access to the healthcare, education, and other supports needed to make this necessary. 

Volunteers are knowledgeable in Medicaid, CAP/C Waiver, and the Innovations Waiver. 

Legal Assistance

Disability Rights North Carolina

Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) is North Carolina’s Protection and Advocacy (P&A) organization. DRNC focuses on changing laws, policies, practices, and systems that affect people with disabilities across the state. To help guide our work and use our resources effectively, we establish Advocacy Targets (priority issues) that identify where our efforts can create the greatest impact for people with disabilities across North Carolina. We seek community input to develop these targets.

DNCR's 2027 Advocacy Targets List

Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity. The Medicaid Appeals Technical Team (MATT) serves the legal needs of the 1.7 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina.

Services Provided: 

1. Advice and Consultation: 

• Medicaid eligibility issues
• Access to Medicaid services
• Beneficiary billing issues. 

2. Representation in State Fair Hearings: 

• Denials of Medicaid eligibility and terminations of coverage
• Denials or reductions of medically necessary care and services
• Denials of requests to disenroll or change plans. 

My Friend Ben - North Carolina

MyFriendBen anonymously checks your eligibility and estimates the dollar value for 14+ benefits, tax credits and nonprofit programs. Quickly get the information you need to make a plan before you apply. 

NC MED HELP

NC MED HELP's team provides person-centered support to help Medicaid beneficiaries navigate healthcare and other public benefits systems. Since we are based within legal advocacy organizations statewide, we can easily connect you to legal staff when you need formal representation. 

What we do: 

• Resolve barriers to care, services, and prescriptions
• Navigate formal disputes & grievances
• System & enrollment data error resolution
• Education & connection to resources

Email contact: ncmedhelp@charlottelegaladvocacy.org 

Phone contact: 855-972-4357(HELP)

Medicaid Waivers

CAP/C Waiver

The Clinical Coverage Policy No: 3K-1 document (dated November 15, 2024) describes the Community Alternatives Program for Children. This service is a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver. This waiver program provides a cost-effective alternative to institutionalization for a beneficiary, in a specified target population, who is at risk for institutionalization if specialized waiver services were not available. These services allow the beneficiary to remain in or return to a home and community-based setting. 

Innovations Waiver

The NC Innovations Waiver is a federally approved Med1915(c) Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver designed to meet the needs of individuals with Intellectual or Development Disabilities (I/DD) to live in their chosen home and community, rather than in an institutional setting.

Innovations Waiver Registry of Unmet Needs Application (Guilford County/Trillium)

Innovations Waiver Waitlist Dashboard

North Carolina Medicaid

NCDHHS Medicaid Changes

The Impact of H.R. 1 and Federal Changes to Medicaid

Medicaid Recepients and changes to Medicaid Coverage webpage.

NC Medicaid Managed Care Health Plan Comparison Tool

The Standard Plan Performance Comparison Toolprovides a high-level evaluation of the performance of the four NC Medicaid Standard Plans.

The tool is designed to help beneficiaries select a plan that aligns with their care needs and preferences, by providing information on how each plan performed across various domains in a simple, easy-to-digest way.

The corresponding Technical Guide provides additional information on the sources of measure specifications and the methods used for comparisons in the Standard Plan Performance Comparison Tool. The document will be published annually.

Music Therapy

Atrium Health Levine Children's

Atrium Levine's provides Pediatric Music Therapy in the Brenner Children's Hospital, in Ardmore Tower on the campus of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. For pediatric patients, music therapy feels like fun: playing instruments, singing, listening to songs or even making music. But even more than that, music therapy is about helping your child heal by reducing their pain, easing their anxiety, and helping them develop coping behaviors and build motor skills. The board-certified music therapists at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Brenner Children’s Hospital use evidence-based and personalized practices that promote children’s physical, mental and emotional well-being. They help your child socialize, express themselves and communicate. 

Music therapy isn’t just about helping your child recover - it’s about helping them thrive, too.

Provider: Lainey Raab, MT-BC, NMT, 336-713-0945

Music Together Triad

At Music Together Triad, we are proud to offer the early childhood music program Music Together®. Since 1987, Music Together® has introduced millions of children, parents, and teachers around the world to the powerful benefits of having music in their lives. Today, classes for children ages birth through grade two are found around the world - including right here in the Triad area.

The Supportive Family Class is led by an instructor who is both trained in Occupational Therapy and certified in Music Together®, this class combines the research-based Music Together® curriculum with thoughtful adaptations that help every child engage, explore, and participate at their own pace. Activities are naturally adjusted to support each child's individual strengths, sensory needs, and learning style while preserving the playful, inclusive spirit of Music Together.

Supportive Family Classes meet for 45 minutes a week per session. Sign up for class today!

NC 211

NC 211 is a free, confidential, and multilingual health and human services information and referral system, available 24 hours a day in all 100 North Carolina counties.

Managed by United Way of North Carolina and supported by many local United Ways across the state, NC 211 has continuously gained recognition as a trusted resource in the State and serves as a key member of the State Emergency Response Team.

Agencies that support Newborns and Mothers

YWCA High Point

Baby Basics

The YWCA High Point's support services meet the basic needs and provide support to women going through difficult phases of life. Baby Basics and Ready-to-Ride offer families with young children assistance with basic needs including clothing, diapers, baby food, empowerment exercises, and car seats. Lunch & Learn support groups offer a support network and knowledge for topics such as Al-Anon.

• Baby Basics Closet
• Ready-to-Ride Program
• Lunch & Learn Support Groups
• Needs-based Support Groups

Healthy Beginnings

Healthy Beginnings is a personalized program for minority women and their children. The program seeks to help young women have healthy pregnancies and healthy children and maintain a healthy lifestyle between pregnancies. This program is funded by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. The link for the YWCA Maternal Health Referral Form is a Google form. 

Diaper Bank of North Carolina

The Diaper Bank of North Carolina distributes diapers, period products, adult incontinence supplies, formula. The organization ensures that families with babies and children living with poverty have an adequate supply of diapers. 

Distribution Partners of Greater Triad Community List

WakeMed Mothers' Milk Bank

Each year, more than 10,000 babies are born prematurely in North Carolina. These fragile newborns need the best possible nutrition to grow and develop into healthy infants. Breast milk has life-saving antibodies that protect preemies, as well as full-term infants, against disease, illness and intestinal infections.

Mother’s milk is best. However, ill, premature babies sometimes cannot breastfeed, and frequently their mothers are unable to pump enough milk for them. For a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), milk donations can be essential to life.

Q: Why is the milk pasteurized?

Milk is pasteurized to remove any harmful viruses and bacteria. Nutrients and immune factors are well preserved during pasteurization. Pasteurization is required due to the vulnerable population served by the milk bank. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports the use of pasteurized donor human milk for infants who are not able to receive the milk from their mothers.

Wake Med Milk Bank Locations in Greensboro: GenerationEd, 1200 Arlington Street, Greensboro, NC 27406

Phone Number: 336-369-5080

Email Contact: mothersmilkbank@wakemed.org 

Supplies

Project Linus 

Defensa y apoyo a los niños con necesidades especials

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