Family Support Network/HOPE

02/03/2026

New Paid Fellowship Opportunity for Community Reporters with I/DD!

Link for more information: https://nccdd.org/news-media/highlights-hot-topics/december-2025-highlights-and-hot-topics

Community Reporters are individuals with I/DD who enjoy storytelling, meeting people, and sharing news from their communities. They will use their skills to collect local stories, interview community members, and create short stories in a format of their choice, such as blog posts, audio or video interviews, graphic art, and infographics. Their stories will be shared on NCCDD’s website, newsletters, and social media.

23 East Group, the marketing and communications agency for the NCCDD, is launching this Community Reporter Program to amplify the voices and stories of people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD) across North Carolina. This initiative is part of a larger media storytelling project to highlight what’s happening in local communities in North Carolina, through the eyes and experiences of people with I/DD.

Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply here: https://nccdd.org/news-media/highlights-hot-topics/december-2025-highlights-and-hot-topics

02/03/2026

BCPS will host an EC Parent Learning Session on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at Patton High School.

02/03/2026

https://www.parentcenterhub.org/the-cpir-resource-center/

Curated tools to support families, caregivers, self-advocates or educators, by providing information about rights, services, best practices, leadership development, systems navigation and more.

02/03/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DkjYP1Q3z/

The 2026-27 K12 ESA+ application opens today. Families can apply for priority consideration until March 2nd. Please review the "How to Apply" video from the NC State Education Assistance Authority for more information. Scroll down to the video half way down the page: https://ow.ly/SiIT50Y7G9e

01/21/2026

01/21/2026

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/How-to-Manage-Work-and-Benefits-using-DB-101.html?soid=1103306199316&aid=kr5RQCrlPcM

Email from NC Council on Developmental Disabilities Join the next The Council Presents webinar hosted by NCCDD! View as Webpage The Council Presents Using DB101 to Manage Work and Benefits Thursday, J

12/24/2025

Changes in schedule...Visits with unfamiliar people...Bright lights and loud sounds... These are a few of our least favorite things. Do you need some tips on how to make your holidays a little more peaceful? Try these: http://autismsocietyofnc.wordpress.com/

12/24/2025

In the data-based individualization (DBI) framework, when a student demonstrates limited response to a validated intervention delivered with fidelity, educators use diagnostic data to determine how to best intensify the intervention. Errors in students’ oral reading and spelling are examples of informal diagnostic data that educators may use to better understand students’ skill gaps.

This NEW tip sheet provides an overview of how to analyze students’ errors in oral reading and spelling and use this information to better align interventions with students’ needs. https://intensiveintervention.org/resource/reading-spelling-error-analysis

12/24/2025

More than 130 college scholarships administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation are now open for applications!

Scholarships are available for students from all 100 counties, including for non-traditional students, and for students attending all types of institutions, including community colleges. Most scholarships close for applications at 11:59pm on March 3, 2026.

Click the link in comments to read more and apply today!

12/18/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syMWRktkdLc

This series will be led by a clinician and a parent of an individual with autism. We will emphasize finding the right starting point for your child as you ad...

12/18/2025

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The Autism Society of North Carolina is committed to providing support and promoting opportunities which enhance the lives of individuals within the autism s...

12/18/2025

https://www.understood.org/en/through-my-eyes

Step into the world of kids with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. Gain new perspectives and access free tools to support them.