Suppoortive Services for Youth - Guilford Education Alliance
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Community Resource Website/Email Phone Description of <strong>Services</strong><br />
Law En<strong>for</strong>cement- Guil<strong>for</strong>d County<br />
Sheriff<br />
www.guil<strong>for</strong>dcountysheriff.com (336) 641-3690<br />
Guil<strong>for</strong>d County Sheriff's Office is responsible <strong>for</strong> the protection of<br />
life and property, the investigation of criminal activities, the service of<br />
all civil processes, the en<strong>for</strong>cement of laws, the arrest of violators,<br />
the safekeeping of prisoners within Guil<strong>for</strong>d County, and the security<br />
of courtrooms.<br />
One Step Further www.onestepfurther.com (336) 275-3699<br />
A program which allows juveniles and their families to work out their<br />
problems positively through unpaid community service, resolution<br />
training, mediation services and victim restitution.<br />
5. Diverse & Special Needs<br />
African <strong>Services</strong> Coalition www.ascafrica.org (336) 574-2677<br />
NCASC provides a number of services at no cost to clients<br />
throughout North Carolina. The services offered include:<br />
Employment services and job upgrades <strong>for</strong> those meeting the<br />
eligibility criteria; Case management (serving as a liaison with<br />
service providers) <strong>for</strong> refugee families and asylees; Translation and<br />
acculturation assistance <strong>for</strong> new refugees and immigrants in the<br />
Triad area; In<strong>for</strong>mation and referrals in human services <strong>for</strong> new<br />
immigrants in the area of health and human services.<br />
Assistive Technology Resource<br />
Center—Greensboro<br />
www.ncatp.org/ (336) 275-9044<br />
The North Carolina Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) is a<br />
state and federally funded program that provides assistive<br />
technology services statewide to people of all ages and abilities.<br />
Assistive Technology (AT) is any type of equipment that helps<br />
people with disabilities or older individuals be more independent at<br />
home, school, work, leisure time, or in community life.<br />
Autism Society of North<br />
Carolina—Guil<strong>for</strong>d County Chapter<br />
www.asncgc.org (336) 333-0197<br />
The Autism Society of Guil<strong>for</strong>d County is committed to providing<br />
support and promoting opportunities which enhance the lives of<br />
individuals within the autism spectrum and their families. The Autism<br />
Society of Guil<strong>for</strong>d County strives to create a community where<br />
people within the autism spectrum and their families receive respect,<br />
services, and supports based on individual differences, needs, and<br />
preferences.<br />
Casa Guadalupe www.cssnc.org/casaguadalupe (336) 574-2837<br />
Casa Guadalupe supports basic human needs, civil rights issues;<br />
and the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness <strong>for</strong> all people through<br />
immigration work advocacy <strong>for</strong> those new to the Spanish-speaking<br />
community in the Piedmont Triad area. Offers a link to other service<br />
agencies in the Piedmont Triad area and aids in acquiring these<br />
services.<br />
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