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Parent to Parent. Family Support Network of the High Country. A community program of Appalachian State University serving families and professionals since 1988 offering services in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties. Summary of Services Provided.
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Parent to Parent Family Support Network of the High Country A community program of Appalachian State University serving families and professionals since 1988 offering services in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties
Summary of Services Provided • Matches families one-on-one with trained, volunteer parents • Information on special needs, disabilities, and diagnoses • Six parent support groups per month • Workshops and training for families and service providers • Supports Foster Family programs • Promotes collaboration among families and service providers University Advancement
Need in Service Area Source: Public Schools of NC/ State Board of Education/ Department of Public Instruction EDUCATION STATISTICS ACCESS SYSTEM (ESAS)http://beyond2020.dpi.state.nc.us/wds80_1/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=31 University Advancement
Overall Health Outreach Impact • Information & support for families who have children with special needs • Fills a service gap in 7-county area • 70 Volunteer Support Parents • 1 full-time Director • 3 part-time Outreach Coordinators • 6-member Advisory Board University Advancement
FY 2009-10 Health Outreach Impact • Staff actively participated 90 times on community committees and collaboratives • 8,780 newsletters to individual recipients (note: newsletters are also forwarded to groups) University Advancement
FY 2009-10 Contacts Alleghany, Ashe, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey Counties • 8 Free Workshops provided for 206 families and professionals in 7 counties • 46 Events, Exhibits and Presentations • 42 Support Group Meetings with 294 families University Advancement
FY 2009-10 Contacts • 636 Contacts with Families in 7 Counties: • Q1: 74 Families Served via 124 contacts • Q2: 74 Families Served via 137 contacts • Q3: 47 Families Served via 120 contacts • Q4: 104 Families Served via 255 contacts University Advancement
FY 2009-10 Contacts • 469 Contacts with Service Providers in 7 Counties: • Q1: 76 Service Providers Served via 128 contacts • Q2: 54 Service Providers Served via 88 contacts • Q3: 61 Service Providers Served via 112 contacts • Q4: 72 Service Providers Served via 141 contacts University Advancement
Satisfaction Survey Results – Families & Service Providers • 97% Learned new information • 95% More confident caring for my child • 95% Will use the information I learned • 96% Presenter knowledgeable/effective • 97% Would recommend to others • *Agree or Strongly Agree responses to average of 210 responses University Advancement
2009-10 Student Impact • Class presentations to over 175 students • Individual presentations to classes • Co-taught “Families in Education” (COE) • Cross-disciplinary student internships & service learning opportunities • Dance Marathon and Freshman Seminar student volunteers University Advancement
Grant Funding • 2008-09: • 12 grants totaling $71,748.00 • Lifetime achievement (1995-2009): • $747,863 (ranked 27/92) • Lifetime achievement 110 grants (ranked 1/36) University Advancement
Connections and Affiliations: Governmental • Children's Developmental Services Agency/ Blue Ridge • NC Department of Social Services • NC Early Intervention • Partnerships for Children/Smart Start • Smoky Mountain Center University Advancement
Connections and Affiliations: Community (Secular) • Alleghany Family Resource Center • Appalachian and the Community Together • Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation • The Children’s Playhouse, Boone • The Duke Endowment • High Country United Way • Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation • Western Youth Network • Wilkes Family Central University Advancement
Connections and Affiliations: Community (Religious) • Cane River Baptist Church, Burnsville • Holy Cross Church, Valle Crucis • Midway Baptist Church, West Jefferson • Rumple Memorial Church, Blowing Rock • Spruce Pine United Methodist Church • West Burnsville Baptist Church University Advancement
Testimonials • “Thank you for being so wonderful at supporting me. I appreciate you more than I know how to tell you…. You've enabled me to breathe, to regain my balance and to clear my vision to look with a sense of hope into the uncertain future.” --G.A. • “Parent to Parent FSN-HC has a way of meeting people right where they are and providing tremendous support, while letting them make their own choices and learn to believe in their own strengths.” --A.F. University Advancement
“Self help is clearly attractive “because it holds out the promise of high benefit for virtually no public expenditures.” –Pizzo, Peggy Daly. (1983). Parent to Parent: working together for ourselves and our children. Beacon Press, Boston. University Advancement