North Carolina
School-info4u.com has compiled a comprehensive list of support groups and services in North Carolina.
Substance misuse
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services MSCH: 3001
Raleigh, NC27699-3001
(919) 733-7011
Email: IversonRiddle@ncmail.net
Web:www.dhhs.state.nc.us/
Dilworth Center for Chemical Dependency
429 East Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203
704) 372-6969
www.dilworthcenter.org
Youth Focus
5016 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 274-5909
www.youthfocus.org
Emotional well-being
Juvenile Bipolar Awareness & Support
Theresa Poe
31-A Mulberry Lane
New Bern, NC28562
(252) 636-2562; (252) 229-2562
Email: theresap04@yahoo.com
Provide support and education to families of children affected by Bipolar Disorder. Inform teachers, educators and professionals of the daily struggles these children suffer.
Mental Health Association in NC
3820 Bland Rd.
Raleigh, NC27609-6239
(919) 981-0740
Email: johntote3@aol.com
Web: www.mha-nc.org/
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
1001 Navahoe Drive, Suite GL-103
Raleigh, NC27609
(919) 850-2833; (800) 357-6916
Email: Holly.Riddle@ncmail.net
Web: www.nc-ddc.org/
North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association
P.O. Box 28359
Raleigh, NC27611-8359
(919) 833-3984
Email: NCSHLA@juno.com
Web:www.ncshla.org/
Benefits-social-security
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 807-3300
Fax: (919) 807-3445
Email: information@dpi.state.nc.us
Web: www.ncpublicschools.org/
Equal opportunities
BEGINNINGS for Parents
P.O. Box 17646
Raleigh, NC27619
(919) 850-2746 (V/TTY); (919) 850-2804 (fax);
(800) 541-HEAR (V/TTY)
Email: raleigh@ncbegin.org
and
7508 E. Independence Blvd. Suite 106
Charlotte, NC28227
(704) 566-0145 (V/TTY); (704) 566-0653 (fax);
(800) 556-2796 (V/TTY)
Web: www.ncbegin.org
Center for Inspired Education
Contact Name: Scott Lamb, MA, JD
1169 Lower Laurel Drive
Arden, NC28704
(828) 651-9005
Email: info@centerforinspirededucation.com
Web: www.centerforinspirededucation.com
Center for Inspired Education is a private, non-profit
educational organization whose mission is to inspire the
growth of all children-mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Web:www.chadd.org/
Communication Services for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
122 North Elm Street Suite M-2
Greensboro, NC27401
(336) 275-8878 ; (336) 274-1461 (TTY)
(336) 273-0015 (fax); (336) 218-2114 (Emergency Pager)
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Web: www.cec.sped.org/
Developmental Disability Services Section
Div. of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
3006 MailServiceCenter
Raleigh, NC27699-3006
(919) 733-3654
Email: Pat.Porter@ncmail.net
Div. of Svcs. for the Blind
Dept. of Health and Human Services
2601 MailServiceCenter
Raleigh, NC27699-2601
(919) 733-9822
Email: john.deluca@ncmail.net
Web: www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dsb
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Health and Human Services
319 Chapanoke Road, Suite 108
Raleigh, NC27603
(919) 773-2963; (919) 773-2966 (TTY)
Ms. Linda Harrington
Web: WWW.dsdhh.dhhs.state.nc.us/
Epilepsy Foundation of NC, Inc.
MRI Bldg., Room 256
Medical Center Blvd
Winston Salem, NC27157-1078
(800) 451-0694; (336) 716-9489 (fax)
Email: pgibson@wfubmc.edu
Provides support groups, helpline, medication and transportation assistance, workshops for patients and professionals, Information and referral, free packets of educational materials, public education, patient advocacy
Learning Disabilities Association of NC
9650 Strickland Road
Suite 103-224
Raleigh, NC27615-1937
(919) 493-5362
Email: ldanc@mindspring.com
Web: www.ldanc.org
Student Learning Recovery
Leslie Rosenberg
522 East Williams Street, Apex N C 27502
Apex, NC27502
(919) 303-3090; (919) 303-3090
Email: icansee3d@yahoo.com
Web: www.studentlearningrecovery.com
Readng Disorder Evaluation Consultation, Reading Improvement, Dyslexia/ADHD/LD, Ocular motor and Visual Perceptual Therapy, Handwriting Correction, Spelling Improvement. Specialized Reading Tutoring Certified.
Community involvement
Child law support and Youth organization centers
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC), Inc.
907 Barra Row
Suites 102/103
Davidson, NC 28036
704-892-1321
704-892-5028 FAX
1-800-962-6817 NC only
E-mail: mlacorte@ecacmail.org
Website: www.ecac-parentcenter.org
The Arc of Orange County
1777 Fordham Blvd. Ste. 201
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-5119; (919) 942-2119 (fax)
Email: info_thearc@bellsouth.net
Web:www.arcoforange.org
Provides advocacy, services and programs for people
with developmental disabilities and their families.
Children's Education Law Clinic
Duke University School of Law
P.O. Box 90360
Durham, NC 27708-0360
(919) 613-7169; (919) 613-7262 (fax)
Email: pettiford@law.duke.edu
Web: www.childedlaw.org
A legal advocacy project of Duke Law School focused on
protecting the rights of low-income children in public school. Service area includes Durham and 10 surrounding counties.
The Children's Law Center
Education Law Project
601 E. 5th Street, Suite 480
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 331-9474 ext. 1090
Exceptional Children's Advocacy
Ann Bauer
6107 Davis Mill Road
Randleman, NC 27317
(336) 674-9538
Email: abauer@triad.rr.com
Perform advocacy and parent training for families of exceptional children regardless of economic status (sliding scale).
Referrals are forwarded to me by agencies and clients.
International Dyslexia Association
North Carolina Branch
President
324 N. Spring Street
Winston Salem, NC27101
(919) 243-8843
The Youth's Lighthouse
Mary Curtis
1826 Birmingham Avenue
Durham, NC27704
(919) 479-9338
Email: mdenisec32@yahoo.com
Our services are available for persons seeking help/resolutions with situations that involve children/adolescents with or without disabilities. Certified Mediation services available.
Personal development and alternative education
Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
Julia Boxley
316 Smallwood Ct
Wilmington, NC28411
(910) 681-1155
Email: jboxley@clubztutoring.com
Web: www.clubztutoring.com
Club Z! offers tutoring for children K-12, and adults, in all core subjects - reading, mathematics, science, history, and more - plus tutoring in study skills, assessment testing such as SAT and ACT, music lessons, and much more.
Tutoring Services
Steve Couch
2001 Petworth Ct.
Raleigh, NC27615
(919) 846-7344; (919) 846-7344 (fax)
Email: tutoringservices@nc.rr.com
Using the Orton-Gillingham approach to addressing difficulties in processing language through reading, writing and spelling due to dyslexia or other learning disorders.
Housing
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender
Single parenting
Refugee/asylum seekers and new immigration law
Mentoring
BBBS of Greater Charlotte
2424 N. Davidson St, Suite 110
Charlotte, NC 28205-1816
(704) 377-3963
E-mail: info@bbbscharlotte.org
Web: www.bbbscharlotte.org
BBBS of the Triangle-Orange County
UNC Campus Y
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 850-9772
E-mail: info@bbbstriangle.org
Web: www.bbbstriangle.org
Professionals and Carers
Hope Parent Resource Center
Burke County Parent Resource Center (CPRC)
300 Enola Road
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 438-6540 (Eng/Span) 828-433-2825 (Hmong)
Fax: 828-433-2821
E-mail: vbdieter@charter.net
Serves: Burke County
F.I.R.S.T. (CPRC)
PO Box 802
Asheville NC 28802
828-277-1315
Fax: 828-277-1321
1-877-633-3178
E-mail: first@firstwnc.org
Web: www.firstwnc.org
Serves: Buncombe, Madison, Henderson, Yancey Co.
Adult education
State Department of Adult Education
Interim Basic Skills
Dept. of Community Colleges
200 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-1337
(919) 733-7051 ext. 721
www.elearners.com
www.collegesurfing.com/ce/search/?src=&
www.web.uncg.edu/dcl/icampus/degree/
online-adult-education-courses-nc.html
The Internet Public Library- IPL
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu55.00.00/
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