Wake County

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Adults and Teens

Able to Serve

Alliance of Disability Advocates

The Arc of the Triangle

Coffee Houses – The Serving Cup

Coffee House - 321 Coffee

Community Workforce Solutions

Advocacy

Alliance of Disability Advocates

Disability Rights NC

Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center

NC Council on Developmental Disabilities

Triangle Parent Navigator

Wrightslaw

After School Care / Track Out Options

Bright Horizons - offers Track Out and before and after school care

Raleigh Parks & Recreation

Alliance Behavioral Healthcare

Arc of the Triangle

Autism

Autism Society of America

Autism Society of North Carolina

Autism Society of North Carolina – Wake County Chapter

Autism Speaks

Camp Royall

Carolina Center for Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Treatment

My Circle of Girls – www.facebook.com/mycircleofgirls – A social and service group offering monthly activities for girls living with autism, ages 2-6 and 7-11, in the Triangle and beyond.

Triangle Behavioral and Educational Solutions

Birth to 5

Child Care Services Association

CC4C – Care Coordination for Children - Program designed to help families improve health outcomes for children from birth to age 5 who qualify for services

North Carolina Infant Toddler Program (CDSA)

Project Enlightenment - offers resources and services for teacher and parents of young children birth through kindergarten.

Wake Connections – Links to home-based services for pregnant women, first-time moms, infants and toddlers.

Camps/Summer Programs

Summer Camp Directory

Camp GRACE – Kraft Family YMCA

Camp GRACE – A.E. Finley YMCA

Camp Royall - for people on the autism spectrum

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Camp – Pediatric Therapy Associates

Raleigh Parks and Recreation

Summer Camp – The Aspen Center, ages 2-6

Summer Camp – Capitol City Speech Therapy

Summer Camp – Tammy Lynn Center – ages 3-18

Surfers Healing

CAP (Medicaid Waiver) Program – Wake County Human Services

Care Notebook- Organize all the paperwork associated with having a family member with special needs

CareZone

Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) - Care Notebook

Family Voices

National Center for Medical Home Implementation – Building Your Care Notebook

Seattle Children’s Hospital – The Center for Children with Special Needs – Build a Care Notebook for Your Child

Charter Schools – list of Charter Schools in North Carolina

College

College Resources for Students with Disabilities

College Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities

North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Options for Students with I/DD

Think College – College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Doctors – Directory of Doctors who accept Medicaid

Emergency Preparedness Plan

American Red Cross – Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs

FEMA - Emergency Planning

Project Lifesaver – a rapid response program that locates people with brain disorders (i.e., Alzheimer’s, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Dementia) who wander away from their caregivers.

Employment/Enrichment

Life Experiences

Next Step – An information group for persons interested in residential options for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Pathways for People

The Power of the Dream – Advocate and create jobs for adults with autism and/or other intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD)

Project SEE - A summer internship program for Wake County high school age students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Raleigh Parks and Recreation

Goodwill Community Foundation

Wake Enterprises – Provides vocational and social opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Financial Planning/Wills and Trusts

ABLE NC

Guardianship