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 

I am a stranger to you now, but let me walk with you for a while. Because I have been where you are, and where you are about to go. I have no answers, I offer instead my hand, my heart, my listening ear, my time, and my experience… so that one day you can turn to another and say:

I am a stranger to you now, but let me walk with you for a while. Because I have been where you are, and where you are about to go. I have no answers, I offer instead my hand, my heart, my listening ear, my time, and my experience… so that one day… — Alice P.

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