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A Place to Grow

Sunday, May 15, 2011

A Place to Grow provides occupational therapy to children of all ages. The aim of pediatric occupational therapy is to facilitate a child’s ability to participate in the everyday tasks of childhood (work, play and self care). We employ a holistic  approach that includes therapeutic remediation of specific challenges that impede the performance of childhood occupations, modifying tasks so that a child can be more successful and/or changing the environment to help support the child's participation.

Wake County Human Services

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Wake County Human Services is the consolidation of programs and services formerly carried out by several separate departments and offices: Social Services, Public Health, Mental Health, Job Training, Child Support, Housing and Transportation.

The Durham Center

Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Durham Center manages mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services in Durham County. Although we do not actually provide services, our job is to ensure that local citizens who seek help receive the quality services and supports they are eligible for to help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. These services are delivered by a network of private providers who contract with The Durham Center.

Durham's Partnership for Children

Sunday, May 15, 2011

The mission of Durham's Partnership for Children is to mobilize and unify the Durham community to create and support innovative and successful collaborative approaches to serving the needs of young children birth to age 5 and their families.

We were founded in 1994 to administer the Smart Start grant in Durham County. Smart Start legislation mandates that:

  • At least 70% of funds are used to improve the quality of child care and access to high-quality child care
  • At least 30% of funds are used to expand child care subsidies to enhance affordability, availability and quality of child care (this is included in the above 70%)

Durham's Partnership for Children provides funding for the Durham Inclusion Support Services program at Community Partnerships, Inc.

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center

Sunday, May 15, 2011

The 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.

ECAC affirms the right of all individuals, from all backgrounds and cultures, with or without disabilities, to an appropriate education and other needed services.

We seek to make that right a reality by providing information, education, outreach, and support to and for families with children across the state of North Carolina.

Coming Together for Young Children and Families

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Coming Together For Young Children and Families is a collaborative partnership among:

  • parents,
  • caregivers,
  • public agencies,
  • private and non-profit organizations,
  • interested community members or organizations,

to promote a coordinated and effective Early Intervention (EI) system in Wake County.

TelAbility -- Wake Area Telehealth Network

Sunday, May 15, 2011

TelAbility is an innovative, community oriented, interdisciplinary program from the UNC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation that uses telecommunications to improve the lives of children with disabilities. Using real time video-conferencing and internet technologies, TelAbility provides comprehensive, coordinated, family centered care to children with disabilities across North Carolina and offers education, training, and peer support for people who care for them.

Family Support Network of Wake County

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Family Support Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and informing families of children with:

  • prematurity
  • developmental disabilities
  • chronic illness
  • other special needs

Our services are free, and all referrals are handled with complete confidentiality.

Wake County Public Schools -- Special Education Services

Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Wake County Public School System provides special education and related services according to the federal mandates of the Individual with Disabilities Act and the regulations of the North Carolina Public School Law, Article 9.

By the fall of 2000, the Wake County Public School System was serving over 14,000 students with special needs, ages 3- 21. The school system provides a continuum of service to meet the individual needs. of learners. Whenever possible students are served in schools in their base attendance area or in schools of choice with support from special education and related services and/or building modifications.

Durham Public Schools -- Exceptional Children's Program

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Durham Public Schools has a support system in place at every level to ensure that students who are exceptional have an opportunity to learn that is equal to that of other students. The proximity to some of the most well-respected health care systems in the state has attracted many EC parents and their students to the Durham area.  Some 4,000 of the 33,000 students in DPS are served by the Exceptional Children’s Program, making DPS one of the 10 largest EC programs in the state.

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