- NC Inclusion Connects Inclusion Connects | NCDHHS
- NC Family Navigator
- Durham Network of Care: resource database
- Wake Network of Care: resource database
Advocacy, Information and Support Groups
- AKALAKA Sibling Support — Innovations services and networking for siblings of individuals with IDD
- Alliance for Disability Advocates
- Alliance Health Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (CFAC)
- Best Buddies NC — Friendship, employment, events, 704-559-9017
- Brain Injury Association of NC
- Cerebral Palsy Guide
- Carolina Parent — Magazine and online resources
- Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities-UNC (CIDD)
- Childcare Services Association
- Darkness to Light — Stewards of Children sexual abuse prevention training/education
- Disability Rights NC
- Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center — IEP/school advocacy
- Family Support Network of Trusted Parents
- Family Support Program
- FASD Informed — Fetal alcohol information and support
- National Autism Association Big Red Safety Box
- NC Down Syndrome Alliance
- PACID – Parent Advocates for Adult Children with IDD
- Special Olympics of NC
- Triangle Downs Syndrome Network
- UNC/CIDD Research Study Registry
- UNC LEND—UNC Chapel Hill/CIDD
Housing Resources/Organizations
- Arc of NC — Assistive Technology options to promote independence and safety monitoring (Blink, Simply Home, Ring, etc.)
- Building Independence/Housing
- Housing Options for Adults with Special Needs
- HOPE-NC — Housing Options for People with Exceptionalities
- L’Arche — Inclusive community for IDD including supported housing
- Midtown Housing Coalition
- NCCDD—Supported Living Guidebook
- NC DHHS Independent Living for People with Disabilities
- North St Neighborhood (Durham)
- Permanent Supported Housing (NCDHHS)
- Remote Nano Insights — Smart home solutions for adults with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities, or aged-related needs.
- Special Needs Answers – Resources on financial planning, ABLE, housing
- Supported Living NC — Lutheran Family Services
Legal Services/Estate and Trust Planning/Other Legal
- ARC Center for Futures Planning
- Arc of NC Life Guardianship Program
- Arosa — Guardianship and life planning support
- A Special Needs Trust Plan — Support and downloadable guide
- Disability Rights NC
- Guardianship information from NC Courts — Guardianship information
- Guidance Carolina — Guardianship, supportive decision-making and trust management
- Life Plan Trust — Financial planning assistance and special needs trusts
- Special Needs Answers — Learn-more resources on financial planning, ABLE, housing
- Southpoint Estate Planning
Employment Services/Resources
- B3 Coffee — Social, vocational, and life skills training and support
- Best Buddies NC — Friendship, employment, events, 704-559-9017
- Extraordinary Ventures — Employment opportunities
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Employment assistance
Local Organizations/Community Centers/Seniors/Recreation
- Arts Access — Making the arts accessible to people with disabilities
- Bridge 2 Sports — Adapted sports
- Childcare Services Association
- First in Families of NC
- Miracle League of the Triangle
- NC PACE — 55+ support
- SHIIP — Senior Health Insurance Information Program (NC)
- Silver Sneakers — Gym classes available through some Medicare plans
- Triangle Rock Club — Locations for climbing/adaptive climbing
Public Resources/Financial Assistance
- Family Caregiver Support Program
- HealthWell Foundation
- Hearing Aid Assistance
- LifeSpan Respite Program
- UNC School of Medicine
- Made For Me — Making personalized adaptive equipment
- MedAssist — Resource for uninsured medication assistance
- National Disability Institute — Disability-related economic resources
- NC Assistive Technology Program
- NC DHHS Independent Living for People with Disabilities — Supports for increased independence
- Parents for Educational Freedom in NC — Funding and resources for educational choice
- United Healthcare Foundation — Medical grant for children less than 16 years old (non-Medicaid primary)
- Vision USA — Free exams
- YMCA — Offers medical memberships
Education/Trainings/Camps
- Best Buddies NC — Friendship, employment, events, 704-559-9017
- Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities (CIDD)
- Carolina Parent — Magazine and online resources
- Childcare Services Association
- Darkness to Light — Stewards of Children sexual abuse prevention training
- Do2Learn
- Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center — IEP/school advocacy
- Happiness Retreats
- National Autism Association Big Red Safety Box
- NC Assistive Technology Program
- NC Complex MH/IDD Resources — Info regarding dual diagnosed (IDD/MH) children
- NC Department of Public Instruction/EC Division
- NC Down Syndrome Alliance
- NC LEND – UNC-Chapel Hill/CIDD
- NC START
- Parents for Educational Freedom in NC — Funding and resources for educational choice
- TEACCH/UNC — Autism support
- Think College — Information for attending supported college programs
- Translated “tip” sheets for special needs
- Spark for Autism — Research on autism and genetic testing
- Special Olympics of NC
- Triangle Down Syndrome Network
- Triangle Rock Club — Climbing/adaptive climbing
- UNC Autism Research Registry — Research and support
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Employment assistance
Specialized Services/Treatments/Workshops
- Animal Assisted Therapy of the Triangle — Therapy, training
- Arc of the Triangle — Durham, Orange, and Wake
- Art Therapy Institute — Individual and group therapy and events based in Carrboro
- Autism Society of NC
- Autism Speaks — Safety products and related information and resources
- Best Buddies NC — Friendship, employment, events
- Brain Injury Association of NC
- Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities (CIDD)
- Carolina Therapeutic Ranch — Hippotherapy
- Cerebral Palsy Guide
- First in Families of NC
- Happiness Retreats
- Hope Thru Horses — Therapeutic riding/equine therapy program in Fayetteville
- Made For Me — Personalized adaptive equipment
- National Autism Association Big Red Safety Box
- NC LEND – UNC-Chapel Hill/CIDD
- NC START
- NC Therapeutic Riding Center of Mebane — Offers PT/OT, psychotherapy, therapeutic riding
- NC Project Lifesaver — Alert system connected to law enforcement
- Shining Horse Farms — Equine hippotherapy
- TEACCH/UNC — Autism
- Triangle Down Syndrome Network
- UNC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Developing Diverse Abilities Clinic | Chapel Hill ages 13-30; Wake, Orange, Durham
State and Federal Resources and Programs
- Access North Carolina — Vacation and travel guide for people with disabilities
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program (Age 0-3)
- Medicare
- NC Assistive Technology Program
- NC 211 – Resource Directory
- NC CARE360 – Statewide network for resources
- North Carolina Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Help Line, 800-737-3028
- NC Complex MH/IDD Resources — Information for families of dual diagnosis
- NC Council on Developmental Disabilities
- NC Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- NC Department of Public Instruction/EC Division
- NCDHHS Resources
- NC Down Syndrome Alliance
- NC Medicaid
- NC Medicaid Personal Care Services
- NC LIFTSS/Acentra Health — Referred by your doctor, 833-522-5429
- NC Medicaid Tailored Plan
- NC PACE – 55+ Support
- NC START
- Ready NC — Emergency preparation plan resources and alerts
- Service Animals
- SHIIP – Senior Health Insurance Information Program (NC)
- Social Security Administration – Disability, 888-759-3908 (Local), 800-772-1213 (National)
- Special Assistance In-Home — Adult support care – contact local DSS)
- Special Olympics of NC
- Vocational Rehabilitation — Employment assistance
- Waiver.org — Information about waivers in all states
Cumberland County
- All-American Counseling — Equine therapy, yoga (private pay/insurance), 910-489-1405
- Autism Society of Cumberland County
- Buddy Sports – Fayetteville Parks and Recreation
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA children 0-3yo
- Cumberland County Council on Older Adults, 910-484-0111
- Cumberland County Department of Social Services, 910-323-1540
- Fayetteville Technical Community College, 910-678-8400
- First Impressions Academy, 910-339-0524
- Gilmore Therapeutic Center, 910-433-1000
- Hope Thru Horses — Therapeutic riding/equine therapy
- Martial Arts of NC, 910-493-3288
- NC PACE
- Parks and Recreation
- Project Lifesaver — Cumberland, 910-321-7169
- School of Hope
- Senior Center Services
- Special Olympics
- The Core Academy — Dance, 910-758-8870
- Triangle Rock Club — Climbing/adaptive climbing
- Vocational Rehabilitation, 910-486-1101
Durham County
- Arc of the Triangle – Social Events, Family Support, 919-942-5119
- Bridge 2 Sports adapted sports
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- Dental care—Project Blue Bridge — Durham Health Dept for Medicaid/uninsured and ID or autism 919-560-7680
- Durham Center for Senior Life, 919-688-8247
- Durham County Community Living Program
- Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS) – 919-560-8600
- Durham County Parks and Recreation, 919-560-1200
- Durham Technical College, 919-536-7200
- Duke Center for Autism
- Duke Divinity Friendship House
- Embrace — Autism social groups, support, and therapies
- Kramden Institute — Refurbished computers, classes, camps, and work/volunteer options
- LATCH – Local Access to Community Healthcare Uninsured Assistance
- PACE — 55+ support
- Reality Ministries — Community social recreation, 919-688-7776
- Southpoint Estate Planning
- Special Olympics, 919-560-1301
- Triangle Rock Club — Climbing/adaptive climbing
- Vocational Rehabilitation, 919-560-6810
Harnett County
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- First in Families of North Carolina
- Harnett Smart Start — Preschool and family support
- Non-emergency medical transportation — 910-814-6811
- Piedmont Health SeniorCare Chatham — Serves zip code 27505
- UNC Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
- Special Olympics
- The Arc of Harnett County
- VOANS Senior Community Care of NC, 919-425-3000
- Vocational Rehabilitation, 910-591-5420
Johnston County
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- Community and Senior Services of Johnston County, 919-934-6066
- Family Support Network of Eastern NC, 252-847-5120
- Freedom Steps Equine Services — Therapeutic riding in Clayton, 855-337-3384
- Johnston Community College
- Johnston County Department of Social Services — 919-989-5300
- Johnston County Parks and Recreation
- Senior Center Services
- Special Assistance — In-home funds for adults
- Special Olympics
- Triangle Rock Club — Climbing/adaptive climbing
- Vocational Rehabilitation, 919-934-0525
Mecklenburg County
- A Special Needs Plan — Trust support and downloadable guide
- Abilities Unlimited of the Carolinas — Adaptive activities and sports
- Allegro Foundation — Programs for children with disabilities
- ASAP Adaptive Sports and Adventures Program — Competitive and recreational adaptive sports opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities
- Autism After 18 — Activities
- Autism Services of Mecklenburg County
- Autism Society – Ignite Program
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- Catholic Charities of Charlotte, 704-370-3262
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- Charlotte-Meck Library Special Needs Programming
- City of Charlotte Special Needs Registry — Emergency needs/evacuation assistance
- Charlotte Diocese — Special learning programs
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools EC
- Charlotte Parent
- Communities in Schools Parents as Teachers — Assists with school-aged child support
- Crisis Assistance Ministry, 704-371-3001
- Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte
- Fun 4 Charlotte Kids
- In Reach Residential Services
- Just 1 Call — Information for seniors and adults with disabilities
- Mecklenburg County – Department of Community Resources
- Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
- Mecklenburg County Services for Seniors
- Next STEP Clubhouse — Special Needs Services, 980-272-7687
- PACE Southern Piedmont-Mecklenburg, 704-887-3840
- Pineville Neighbors Place and Crisis Assistance
- RyzabOve – Fitness, Day Camps, and Social Recreation
- Smart Start Mecklenburg
- Special Olympics NC-Mecklenburg
- YMCA Parents as Teachers — Support for Hispanic families and school-aged children
Orange County
- Arc of the Triangle
- Autism Society of NC
- B3 Coffee — Social, vocational, and life skills training and support
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities (CIDD)
- Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools-EC
- Disability Awareness Council of Orange
- Hope NC — Community inclusion for individuals with disabilities
- NC Therapeutic Riding Center of Mebane — PT/OT, psychotherapy, therapeutic riding
- OC Connect — Resource database
- Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS)
- Orange County Parks and Recreation/Special Olympics
- Orange County Care at Home
- PACE – 55+ Support, 877-714-2100
- Senior Center Services
- Smart Start/Orange — Childcare resources
Wake County
- 3 Irish Jewels Farm — Adult autism residential farm, day programs, camps
- Able to Serve (First Baptist Church) – Private day program in Garner for adults with IDD, 919-779-5545
- Arc of the Triangle, 919-832-2660
- Community Connections — Matching volunteers with teens and adults
- Community Connections-matching volunteers with teens and adults
- Family Fun Night- Children 12 and under, one night quarterly at Marbles Kids Museum
- M and M Singers- Choirs for persons with Developmental DisabilitiesPeople We Are- Self Advocacy/Peer Support Project SEE
- Supported Retirement Program Teen to Adulthood
- Camp GRACE
- CAP-C — Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children
- CAP-DA — Medicaid waiver for disabled adults
- Carolina Dance Center, 919-848-1830
- CDSA – Infant Toddler Program Age 0-3
- Center for Volunteer Caregiving
- Dorcas Ministries – Thrift Shop, Family Resources
- Garner United Methodist Church — Parent coffee house
- Gateway Clubhouse – Brain Injury Program, 919-662-0940
- GCF Family Support Services, 919-281-9193
- Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church — Parent coffee house
- Green Chair Project — donations and furnishings
- Horses for Hope — Therapeutic riding program
- IGNITE Raleigh — Autism Society young adults with autism
- Lindley College — Private pay day program for high school graduates
- Mariposa School for Autism
- Meredith College – Autism (ABA) Early Childhood Program
- PACE — 55+ support
- Project Lifesaver, 919-856-6495
- Richland Creek Community Church — Special needs parent support
- Senior Center Services
- Special Assistance – In-Home Funds
- Special Olympics, 919-996-2111
- Town of Cary — Town programs
- Transitions Grief Care — Grief support for ages 5-adult
- Triangle Rock Club — Climbing/adaptive climbing
- Vocational Rehabilitation, 919-859-8301
- Wake Connections — Early childhood support programs
- Wake County Department of Social Services (DSS), 919-212-7000
- Wake County Parks and Recreation — Specialized recreation and inclusion
- Wake Technical College – Abe Tops, 919-866-5000
