Haw River Elementary Cares

Community Support for Families in Need

Haw River Community Partners

Hi Haw River Elementary School Families!!

We want to do the best we can to support you and your families. Included in this, PowerPoint are resources for community support systems and helpful pages/programs you can get involved in. If you need referrals to community agencies please contact our School Social Worker Casey Hill at casey_hill@abss.k12.nc.us

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Community Partners

• Haw River United Methodist Church: Food Pantry: available to the community on Tuesdays and Thursdays (10.m. – 12 p.m.), MUST call ahead at (336) 578-0611 to let staff know you are coming

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Facebook Pages To Join

• The Healing Station
• People Helping People Alamance County
• City Gate Dream Center
• Hope for Alamance County Needs Ministry

Alamance-Burlington County Support

• A detailed list of family resources and community supports is included in this link.
• United Way of Alamance County offers several resources Community Guide to Assistance is included in this link.

Helpful Programs

• Attendance Works: Haw River Elementary wants our students to be at school!!! A missed school day is a lost opportunity for students to learn. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career.
• NC 211: NC 211 is a vital service that thousands of people in North Carolina use. Every day, clients contact NC 211 to access free and confidential crisis and emergency counseling, disaster assistance, food, health care and insurance assistance, stable housing and utility payment assistance, employment services, veterans' services, and childcare and family services. Trained specialists listen, identify underlying problems, and connect people with resources and services in their community.
• 988: 988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress.
• Alamance Partnership for Children: Offers a variety of programs and resources to help every young child grow, learn, and thrive. Includes the program:
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library: Dolly Parton’s book-gifting program is free for ALL Alamance County children from birth to five years of age. Each child registered will receive one free age-appropriate book in the mail per month until they reach their fifth birthday.

Autism Resources for Families

• Autism Society of North Carolina: The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities. There is a local chapter in Alamance County - see this link for local calendar of events and the Alamance group’s Facebook page.
• Autism Society of NC Toolkits: get information and downloadable resources for topics such as special education, the IEP, accessing services, autism & health, advocacy 101, moving to NC, etc.
• Autism Society of NC Resource Specialists: Autism Resource Specialists are available to help families in every county of North Carolina.
• Autism Society of NC Clinical Services: Provide a variety of clinical supports to help address challenging behaviors, promoting play, and communication skills through interventions and consultations.
• Autism Speaks: Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.

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• The Incredible Years Parenting Class: A class for caregivers with children with autism or language delays. The class, dinner, and childcare are provided free of charge to all participants.

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• TEACCH® Autism Program: Provides clinical services such as initial referral and consultation, diagnostic evaluations, family consultation sessions, parent support groups, social play and recreation groups, individual counseling for higher-functioning clients, and employment services.

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