Community Event

Empowered Parents in Community, EPIC, is a non-profit, 501c3, that aims to cultivate parent leadership and improve family engagement to better support their students’ educational needs. Their mission is to dismantle systemic racial inequities through collective organizing and intentional engagement of African American parents and communities and to advocate for high quality educational opportunities and […]

Meet the Need NC’s Hear. Share. Act.’s monthly Lunch & Learn Series takes place on the third Tuesday of each month from 12PM to 1 PM. Each month, the series will feature a different topic intended to help people gain basic knowledge of the systems, programs, and services in place that serve individuals with intellectual

The next PACID Zoom will be with Jim Nold, president of Spring, Inc., which provides frequent, up-close guardianship for people whose parents can no longer do it and whose relatives live too far away to provide good guardianship. In addition, Tameka Lee, director of The Arc of NC’s LIFEGuardianship program will be speaking. The Arc of

Come learn about voting and voting rights, with information relevant to the IDD community. The following will be covered: New Voter ID law Early voting Absentee ballots Voter rights (e.g., while voting in a facility, etc.) Transportation Presenter: Rosalie Calarco, Associate State Director, AARP NC Coastal Region (https://www.aarp.org/)

This session will discuss Personal Emergency Response Services (PERS). Come learn what they are, how they can support the individual, and caregivers, and how to get services. Presenter: Jennifer Harpster, Senior Territory Manager, Lifestation (https://www.lifestation.com/)

This HOPE NC self-advocacy workshop  will be reviewing a tool found on the Work Together NC Website. We will go over different skills and tasks that are appropriate at different age stages, with the end goal being to become as independent as possible. Also, we will be talking about the decision-making process.

HOPE NC is connecting with our community and we want to share information with you. In February and March, we will be holding information sessions via Zoom on different organizations in the area that support those with IDD. The HOPE NC Self-Advocacy group is for self-advocates and others interested in advocacy. It is led by

HOPE NC is connecting with our community and we want to share information with you. In February and March, we will be holding information sessions via Zoom on different organizations in the area that support those with IDD. The HOPE NC Self-Advocacy group is for self-advocates and others interested in advocacy. It is led by

Join us for HOPE NC’s first talent show! Our March Community Gathering event will be a time to see our community shine. Do you dance, sing, write poetry, do magic or have any other fun talents? Then, share your talent! Special guest host, Jeff P. from Peacehaven is always a fan favorite! Don’t miss it!

Join HOPE NC for February’s Community Gathering event. This month we’ll enjoy singing along to some classic songs led by friends who play the ukulele! We will also have an accessible card-making craft where we will make cards for the people we care about. This event is for people of all ages and abilities. We