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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 />

Guil<strong>for</strong>d County Supportive <strong>Services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Youth</strong> Resource Guide, Fall 2008 6

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