Resources

Tri County Community Collaborative

The mission of the Tri-County Community Collaborative is to serve as a resource for area families in need of support and services, as well as professionals in organizations providing these supports and services. They advocate for children, youth and families through education, community connections and networking of all organizations that enhance wellness in our community. They empower families to access and connect with individualized, family-centered, community, focused supports and services. They strive to promote a non-judgmental, family-driven and youth-guided approach to navigating a path to wellness.

Brunswick County Local Interagency Coordinating Council

The Brunswick County Local Interagency Coordinating Council advocates for the development and implementation of a comprehensive and coordinated system of health, developmental, social, and education services.

Trillium Health Resources

Trillium Health Resources is a local governmental agency (LME/MCO) that manages serious mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services in eastern North Carolina. We partner with health care providers and community stakeholders to build and strengthen foundations of well-being, provide individuals with the resources to weather life’s storms, and help deepen connections between citizens and their communities. Together with our partners and state leadership, we are invested in the future of the public behavioral health system for the benefit of our region.

Text4baby

Text4baby is the first mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health through text messaging. Text4baby is a free service provided by nonprofit, ZERO TO THREE (ZTT), and Voxiva, Inc.

Women who text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 receive three free text messages a week, timed to their due date or their baby’s birth date, through pregnancy and up until the baby’s first birthday. The messages address topics such as labor signs and symptoms, prenatal care, urgent alerts, developmental milestones, immunizations, nutrition, birth defect prevention, safe sleep, safety, and more.

The Division of Child Development and Early Education

The mission of the NC Department of Health and Human Services is, in collaboration with our partners, to protect the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provide essential human services.

2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
1 (800) 859-0829

North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project

The North Carolina Star Rated License Project was established in 1999 to better define the quality of child care in the state and to assist parents in choosing child care. The North Carolina Division of Child Development awards the Star Rated License to child care centers, family child care homes, and school-age programs. As of January, 2008 the NC Star Rated License is based upon total points earned within two components: program standards and staff education.

915 Northridge Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
1 (866) 3NC-RLAP

Region 4 PUZZLES Center

If you are a parent, you are looking for child care options which both fit your needs and help your children learn and grow. Also, to aid with Professional Development, Region 4 Puzzles Center offer many different training programs each month. A complete list of these can be seen on our child care training calendar.

4564 Chadbourn Hwy
Whiteville, NC 28472
1 (800) 653-5212

North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children

NCaeyc’s mission is to be the voice of early childhood professionals working with or on behalf of young children birth through age eight.

2209 Century Drive, Suite 550
Raleigh, NC 27612
1 (800) 982-4406

North Carolina Institute for Child Development Professionals

The mission of the North Carolina Institute for Child Development Professionals is to promote the implementation of a comprehensive professional development and recognition system that links education and compensation for the child care workforce to ensure high quality care and education services for children and families.

PO Box 959
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 942-7442

CDSA (Children’s Developmental Services Agency)

Local CDSA’s are available to help families with children with special needs, ages birth to three, reach their fullest potential. There is no charge for these services.

3311 Burnt Mill Drive, Suite 100
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 251-5817

Cerebral Palsy Information

What is cerebral palsy and other questions answered.