| Why Coming Together? | | The family is a child’s best advocate and teacher.
By collaborating, families & professionals help the system work for everyone! | | | |   |
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| "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting
our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."
- Garrison Keillor | ACTION! | | In Wake County, the population of children in need of Early Intervention serivces has grown, and yet the resources to meet these needs have not kept pace. If you are concerned about these children, please contact your congressional representatives and senators. | | | | | | Coming Together Goals for the Services to Families and Children Committee Goals Goal 1: Improve access to parent support resources on LICC and Telability web site. GOAL 2: Develop materials to help staff at agencies, schools, and child care centers share concerns with families and make referrals. GOAL 3: Develop a system for informing public of Child Find efforts. GOAL 4: Welcome new members, both parents & professionals; help them feel at ease and give them the tools they need to be an involved member of the Wake County LICC. GOAL 5: Provide LICC Family Participation Events. | | AREA RESOURCES | The Arc of Wake County partners with people with developmental disabilities and their families to help them achieve their life goals.
919-832-2660
Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) is a private non-profit parent organization committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children through a special emphasis on children with disabilities.
1-800-962-6817
First in Families of NC offers support to families and individuals according to their self-defined needs. Examples of supports include recreational items, home furnishings or modifications, childcare or respite, or repairs to vehicles. Support can also be the connecting of an individual to vocational, social, and educational opportunities in the community; whatever it takes - for people to live and participate fully in their community.
919-251-8368
Disability Rights North Carolina provides information and assistance in situations involving the rights of persons with disabilities.
1-800-821-6922
Project Enlightenment is an early childhood education and intervention program of the Wake County Public School System. Project Enlightenment offers developmental screening, a variety of workshops, resources, intervention, consultation, and education services to families and teachers of Wake County.
919-856-7774
Ready To Learn Centers are a collaboration of the Wake County Public School System, Wake County Human Services and community agencies. Our goal is to encourage the healthy development and educational success of all children. Another is to increase the capacity of families to serve as primary nurturers, teachers and advocates for their children.
TelAbility is an innovative, community oriented, interdisciplinary program that uses telecommunications to improve the lives of children with disabilities.
*/WATCH (Wake Area Telehealth Collaborative Helping Children with Special Needs) /*is an innovative project, within TelAbility, that uses video conferencing to conduct video clinics in a child’s natural environment, enable service providers to coordinate consults and meeting around a child’s care, and offer educational training opportunities to professionals and familes. WATCH also utilizes the TelAbility website, an electronic newsletter and the WATCH list serv, to connect parents and professionals to area resources.
919-843-0427
Wake County SmartStart is working to ensure every child in Wake County, 0 to 5, is prepared for success in school and life. SmartStart designs and funds vital programs with non-profit and other national, state and local agencies that serve nearly 19,000 children. Through their advocacy efforts year-round, the community is educated on the critical needs of young children, while helping to develop viable solutions, such as quality childcare initiatives, intervention services for children with special needs, and family support services.
919-851-9550
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