Community Partnerships, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency that creates opportunities for people of all ages with disabilities or social and economic disadvantages to pursue their dreams and engage fully in community life.

 The Early Intervention program at Community Partnerships offers:

• Speech Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Parent Advocacy Training

 Over the past four years, the Early Intervention program has provided therapies to 645 Wake County children. Over 95% of these children were able to stay in the learning environment of their parents' choice and were not separated in to classrooms for children with special needs.

Community Partnerships launched the Healthy Out of School Time program in 2006. The program offers training and in-classroom consulting services to child care and recreational providers, teaching them strategies for including children and youth with disabilities in their activities and classrooms. Last fiscal year, 549 child care professionals and recreational providers received training in Wake County

The Durham Inclusion Support Services program also offers training and in-classroom consulting and technical assistance services for child care and recreational providers in Durham County. Over 400 community providers received training last year.

In addition to its programs exclusively for children, Community Partnerships offers the following services:

Wake County:

Support Brokerage (Case Management)

Supported Employment

Brain Injury Support Services

Youth Employed and Succeeding (YES)

Durham County:

Support Brokerage (Case Management)

Youth Employed & Succeeding (YES)

Wayne County:

Brain Injury Support Services

Capitol City Speech Therapy

http://www.capitolcityspeechtherapy.com/

Mom's Morning Out! 

Need to get some grocery shopping done?  Want to get ahead on your Christmas list?  Capitol City Speech Therapy is here to help!

Capitol City Speech Therapy will be offering a Mom's Morning Out on Fridays from 9:00 - 11:00.  Bring your kids between the ages of 18 months and five years to our office on 141 Main Street, Fuquay Varina ready for two hours of crafts, story times, games and tons of fun.  Be sure to pack any diapers or a change of clothes that your child may need.  A charge of $20.00 per child will be accepted upon arrival with discounts available for multiple children ($15.00 for the second child, $10.00 for the third child, etc). 

Space is limited to eight children per Friday so please call ahead for reservations!

For more information, please click here.  

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center

http://ecac-parentcenter.org/ 

ECAC is a private non-profit parent organization committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children through a special emphasis on children with disabilities.

ECAC is all about Parent Education! Since the beginning in 1983 ECAC has been committed to "improving the lives and education of children" by providing parents with the knowledge and skills to become their child's best advocate. ECAC's parent education programs are designed to meet the needs of parents and families, young children and students, educators and other professionals. 

Parent Education Programs include:

The NC Parent Training and Information (PTI)

The NC Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC)

The NC Family-to-Family Health Information Center (HIC)

NC State Improvement Project

Behavior and Reading Improvement Center (BRIC)

Bridging the Gap

For more information, pleaes visit ECAC's website at the link above.

Dynamic Therapy for Kids 

http://www.dynamictherapyforkids.com/ 

Kindergarten Readiness Class  

This group class will introduce school readiness activities to young children of all ability levels using music, movement, building, coloring, and multisensory activities.  Classes will be taught by Melanie Lee, MS, OTR/L; Occupational Therapist and Handwriting Without Tears Certified Handwriting Specialist.

This class is being offered on Fridays from 10:30am-12:00pm and runs for 12 weeks.  Please click below for more information

Kindergarten Readiness

Yoga for Movement 

Helps children get a "jump start" and begin their school day with a clear, focused mind.  Class is offered to kindergarten through 5th graders and will emphasize building strength and flexibility with fun movement activities.  Classes will be taught by Jennifer Credle, LPT.  Please click below for more information

Yoga for Movement 

The North Carolina Triangle Apraxia Network (NCTAN) is now Looking for New Members

www.apraxia-kids-nc.webs.com

Join NCTAN as they help provide support, educate and raise awareness in communities of Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Every Child deserves a voice.  Their first meeting/gathering will be a very informal meet and greet at Jump Zone in Cary (2723 NC Hwy 55, Cary 27519) on January 4th at 6:30pm.

Jump Zone offers their activity rooms to children with special needs and their families on the 1st Tuesday of every month with FREE ADMISSION.

For more information, contact Erin Melchiorre at 919-585-2213, or visit their website (above) for future meeting dates, times and locations.

Wake AHEC Library Services

http://wakeahec.org/library/

The mission of Wake AHEC Library Services is to provide quality health care information to the healthcare providers in our region.  We strive to be your first choice for quality healthcare information.  It provides access to information in a variety of formats, both traditional and online.

Developmental Therapy Associates, Inc. in Durham

Part Time Speech Therapy position is available. Developmental Therapy Associates, Inc. has been providing high quality occupational and speech therapy services to children and adults for over 28 years. Therapists at DTA use a variety of treatment approaches and specialize in the evaluation and treatment of children/adults with Sensory Processing Disorders. The clients we work with present with a wide variety of diagnosis including apraxia, articulation, autism, CP, expressive/receptive language delays, pervasive developmental delays, sensory processing disorders, fine motor delays and learning disabilities. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative therapists with pediatric experience to join our progressive staff.

If you are interested in joining this dynamic practice, please e-mail your resume to: linda@developmentaltherapy.com or fax to: 919-403-1407.

White Plains Children's Center 

Is seeking a dedicated Lead Teacher for our inclusive two year old classroom.  WPCC offers low teacher/child ratios in a high quality environment for children with and without disabilities.  Our Center has served the Cary community for over 28 years.  Qualified candidates will possess the following:

BA in Early Childhood Education or related field with 12 hours child development courses and minimum 2 years experience.

A passion for working with young children

Dedication to the early childhood field

Must be available to teach M-F 6:45am-2:45pm, no exceptions

Experience working with children with disabilities required

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We look forward to hearing from you!  We are located at 313 SE Maynard Rd, Cary, NC 27511.  Please email your resume to Ruth Miller at wpccdirector@gmail.com.