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Today we find ourselves struggling to have adequate funding to continue to provide families with the information and the tools to help their children. We are asking you to help.

To those of you who have parented a child with special needs, to those of you who know the value of support for families, to those of you who feel blessed… Please consider:

Making a tax deductible donation. For details please visit our “Donate Page.”  Thank you!

Serving Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, & Yancey

Welcome!

  • Want to talk to a trained Support Parent who has a child with special needs?
  • Need help finding information, resources,or services?
  • Want to know more about a special need, disability, or diagnosis?
  • Want to find your local Coordinator?  See “About Us”

Words from Families 
There have been times when as a parent I have needed advice, information, or just someone to talk to who understood my situation. I have found the Family Support Network was able to help me in all of these areas.

Family Support Network-High Country (FSN-HC)


  • Provides information and support for families who have a premature infant, a child with a disability (for example) or chronic illness or a family who has experienced the death of their child.
  • Can match a family one-to-one with a trained, volunteer Support Parent who has a child with special needs. These volunteer families provide emotional support and share the expertise of their own experiences.
  • Supports professionals working with families caring for children with special needs.
  • Sponsors workshops, trainings and support groups.
  • Promotes collaboration among parents, families and service providers.

Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, & Yancey

Services are Free and Confidential

The Spanish version of this website  is a direct translation of the English version.Please excuse us if the Spanish version  may not always agree  with the linguistic rules of the language.