The North Carolina Services for the Blind provides the assistance of a community Social Worker to help family members, caregivers, civic groups, businesses, and other service providers gain access to information and services on topics related to vision loss, including:

• NC Fishing License
• Low vision aids, talking aides, and other adapted aids to assist people with vision loss
• Technology assistance
• Travel techniques for sighted people assisting people with vision loss
• Support Groups
• Library Services
• Handicapped Placard

Address: 1200 Spartanburg Hwy., Suite 300, Hendersonville, N.C.   28792

Call (828) 694-6247 or visit the website for more information.

NCDHHS Disability Services helps people who have disabilities find employment, find care providers and gain access to technology helps people continue to live independently. Assistance provided includes:

• Community Alternative Programs for Disabled Adults
• Community Rehabilitation Services
• Disability Determination Services
• Down Syndrome
• Employment Services for People with Disabilities
• ENCORE Case Management System
• In-Home Aides
• Independent Living for People with Disabilities
• Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
• North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
• Tailored Plans
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Address: 2001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2000

Call 1-800-662-7030 or visit the website for more information.

Address: 40 Coxe Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801

You can privately and easily book your appointment online for select services 24/7 at (828) 250-5800, or visit the website for more information.

Vocational Solutions of Henderson County, we are dedicated to providing career and life skills training to adults with disabilities or other vocational barriers in a safe, caring environment.

The organization offers programs facilitated by qualified staff members who foster each person’s potential for self-sufficiency and quality of life and engage in income-generating business enterprises to sustain the long-term goals of program participant employment.

Address: 2110 Spartanburg Highway East Flat Rock, NC 28726

Call (828) 692-9626 or visit the website for more information.

The Hope Center of Hendersonville is a day program for adults 18 years and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are open Monday through Friday 8:00 am-3:45 pm. The Hope Center offers a full day with opportunities to build friendships and social skills, make choices and a meaningful way to spend their day. Services and activities include:

• Field Trips
• Music Lessons & Classes
• Therapy Dogs
• Excercise Program
• Culinary & Nutrition Program

Address: 552 Ridge Road Hendersonville, NC 28792

Call (828) 692-0905 or visit the website for more information.

The NC Innovations Waiver is a federally approved 1915 C Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver designed to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) who prefer to get long-term care services and support in their home or community, rather than in an institutional setting. As a Vaya Health and Partners Health Management provider, FIRSTwnc can provide our services through this waiver or private pay.

As a provider for Partners Behavioral Health and Vaya Health, FIRSTwnc can provide our services through the Innovations Waiver or private pay. FIRSTwnc is an unique boutique provider credentialed to provide the full array of Innovation but only focus on specific services including:

• Abilities FIRST – Microenterprise Coaching Program using Innovations and 1915i Supported Employment
• Self Direct Services Training and Support – Employer of Record
• Specialized Consultative Services
• Supported Living – My FIRST Key

Address: 77 Central Avenue, Suite E
Asheville, NC 28801

Call 828-277-1315 for more information.

The Disability Assistance Project works to ensure that low-income, disabled individuals in our region have access to medical care and a subsistence income, through Medicaid and other forms of government assistance.

Pisgah Legal Services promotes strategies that enable people with disabilities to live as independently as possible.  In some cases, securing access to disability benefits allows a client to move from homelessness into stable housing.  Over the years, PLS has been instrumental in developing supportive housing in local communities for people with disabilities.

Address: PO Box 2276, Asheville, NC 28802

Call (828) 253-0406 or toll-free at (800) 489-6144 for more information.

The Exceptional Children Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is looking for all children and youth ages birth through 21 with special needs who may not be receiving the help needed.

Children and youth with:

• physical disabilities
• emotional disabilities
• intellectual disabilities

Children and youth suspected of having a disability who are:

• highly mobile/migrant and/or homeless
• advancing from grade to grade

Address: 414 4th Ave West, Hendersonville NC 28739

Call 828-697-4733 for more information.

The mission of REACH is to provide opportunities to enhance the quality of life, self-sufficiency, and independence of persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in Western North Carolina.

They are committed to providing individuals with supported family and member living experiences that promote a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. Through our Alternative Family / Member Living program, they skillfully match individuals with welcoming homes, where they can thrive in a caring environment and engage in meaningful activities.

Address: 410 Mills Gap Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732

Call (828) 654-0901 for more information.