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Community Resource Website/Email Phone Description of Services Center for New North Carolinians http://cnnc.uncg.edu (336) 334-5411 The Center for New North Carolinians operates to help refugees and immigrants in the area adjust to U.S. culture. Currently CNNC operates the Glen Haven Development Center which assists immigrant families through providing after school tutoring and assistance with English for newly arrived refugees and immigrants with the goal of improving school work and acculturation. Cheshire Center www.cheshirecenter.net (336) 375-2240 1-800-360-1099 Cheshire Center, Inc. is the largest private clinic in the area providing Speech Therapy, Developmental Therapy (C.B.R.S.), Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy to a largely pediatric population. Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.csdhh.org Voice (336) 275-8878 TTY/Video Phone (336) 274-1461 Information on any issue related to deafness and hearing loss can be obtained at CSDHH. We offer educational presentations for groups, businesses or civic organizations that can be tailored to your specific needs. CSDHH advocates issues on individual and organizational levels. Examples of past advocacy projects are: Helping professionals establish policies for hiring interpreters, and finding assistive listening devices (ALDs) for public places. CSDHH can arrange an interpreter on a scheduled or emergency basis. Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) www.ecac-parentcenter.org/ 1-800-962-6817 ECAC's Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) is funded through the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and has been providing services to North Carolina families of children with disabilities, their teachers and other professionals since 1983. Services provided include: parent-toparent support, help with educational issues and IEP meetings, workshops and a free lending library. Family Support Network of Central Carolina www.fsncc.org (336) 832-6507 Family Support Network of Central Carolina serves families whose children have been diagnosed with a special need or chronic illness, or who have been born prematurely. The Family Support Network of Central Carolina (FSNCC) offers a variety of services for families of children with special needs. Whether your child has been recently diagnosed, or your family is new to the Triad, we can connect you with the information you need to support your child, access services, and join our community. Guilford County Supportive Services for Youth Resource Guide, Fall 2008 7
Community Resource Website/Email Phone Description of Services Gay Straight Advocates for Education www.gsafe.org (336) 271-8428 Provides resources which address the educational, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and wants of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youth and their allies. GSAFE's program YouthSAFE is a safe, welcoming, confidential, regular social networking program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth in Guilford County. Teens, age 14 -18, gather every other Thursday evening to get to know each other, support each other, have fun and informally discuss topics of interest to LGBTQ youth. Greensboro TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children) www.teacch.com/ (336) 334-5773 The Greensboro TEACCH Center serves individuals with autism in the piedmont region of North Carolina. Services include diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning and implementation, education, consultation, supported employment assistance, training opportunities and research. Guilford Native American Association www.guilfordnative.org (336) 273-8686 Promotes greater academic success among American Indian children in the Greensboro and Guilford County School Systems through social, economic, educational, and cultural assistance. Horsepower TLC www.horsepower.org (336) 931-1424 HORSEPOWER's mission is to promote and enhance the welfare of individuals with disabilities by providing a program of therapeutic, educational and recreational value, and further, to empower individuals who are mentally, physically, emotionally and/or socially challenged through the use of horses, while providing therapeutic benefits in a safe and controlled atmosphere. Latino Family Center of Catholic Social Services Learning Disabilities Association www.cssnc.org www.ldaguilford.org High Point (336) 884-5858 (336) 855-5900 (800) 222-3123 Serves the Latino community in Greater High Point, provides classes, counseling, individual and group therapy, victim assistance, and child and youth services. Promotes awareness of the multifaceted nature of learning disabilities and a support group for individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and professionals. Lutheran Family Services www.lfscarolinas.org (336) 378-7881 (336) 275-7295 Seeks justice, healing, renewal, and enrichment for individuals and families through service, advocacy, and education. Multicultural Center at Christ The King Catholic Church Muscular Dystrophy Association of the Triad http://www.charlottediocese.org/ (336) 884-1442 (336) 687-7003 greensboro@mdausa.org (336) 856-1591 Offers afterschool care through the De Paul Academy, summer camps for elementary and middle school students, and “Amigos y Hermanos”, a gang prevention project for elementary and middle school students funded through the Governor’s Crime Commission Grant. Also has parenting classes and women’s support group for Hispanics. MDA's 200 local offices serve every community in the United States through a vast program of clinics, support groups, summer camps, equipment loans and much more. Guilford County Supportive Services for Youth Resource Guide, Fall 2008 8
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