Thrive Groups are the third Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM at Seven Marks Church, 3500 Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616.
Thrivers are the third Saturday of the month at 6:00 PM – location TBD
Event Description Parents have asked for some guidance around the holidays. We'll have a Zoom chat among parents for this month. Please sign up below for our December 3 at 2:00 PM meeting! Meeting Info: December 3: 2:00 - 3:30 PM via Zoom (link will be sent via email to those who pre-register) Topic: Integrating […]
Event Description We Will Walk With You will be hosting our first Young Adult Social Event on Saturday December 17th from 6:00-8:00 pm at Lucky Tree Coffee Shop across from Meredith University. The theme will be Game Night so bring your favorite card/board game. We will plan on playing some games, talking, and doing a […]
Please join us for an online Meet and Greet on February 23 at 7:00 PM. We invite you to get to know some other young adults before our in-person gathering in March. That way, everyone won't be a stranger when we're next together, right? For the Meet and Greet, our theme is "Virtual Happy […]
Young Adults Socializing and Serving "YASS!" We Will Walk With You will be hosting our first event for young adults with disabilities ages 18-35 on Thursday, May 4th. We’ll meet from 6:30-8:00 pm at the Kraft Family YMCA in Apex. The meetup will give you a chance to meet some new people in a very […]
Come join YASS for Movie Night! (Young Adults Socializing & Serving) will be having their own "takeover" of the YMCA on this evening for a movie, some ice cream and fun with friends - new and old! Link to register is below. Register Here
Parents of young adults are invited to a bi-weekly group meeting on Sunday afternoons at 1:00, beginning July 16th. We will alternate between a discussion group on the 16th, a guest speaker on the 30th, discussion on 8/13 and speaker on 8/27. Discussions will be moderated and facilitated to try and give everyone an […]
Housing is one of the biggest challenges for young adults with disabilities. Our YASS! group, in conjunction with our Thrive parent group, is hosting HopeNC to lead a discussion on housing options. If you have a teen or young adult with a disability, this is a great opportunity to educate yourself (even more!) on […]
Join us as we have our monthly parent chat. This month's "kickoff" topic will be Pre-Employment. We'll discuss what the schools and other resources have to offer for preparing our young adults for the world of work and participation in the community. As always, we will have open-ended, moderated discussion on other topics that […]
Work Together NC will be presenting on the Community Transition Plan, focusing on the supports and resources that will help our teens/young adults transition well into community-based life. (From their website:) Using a collective impact approach to facilitate cross sector collaboration and systems change, we aim to... 1) reduce complexity and increase easier access to […]
YASS! participants -- we have some exciting news about more fun activities you can do each month! L’Arche North Carolina welcomes you to the Bulla Center for some innovative program activities. On September 7, they will be hosting Cook Together and have invited us to join. This week, we will be making three different flavors […]
September's topic is The Waiver and How Your Family is Coping With Your Young Adult's Access to Community Supports. We want you to feel supported and heard while building connections with other parents. We've been discussing various aspects of transitions from school-based to community-based supports. Obviously, the Innovations Waiver is a "line in the […]
We are partnering with Activate Good for the National Day of Service and Remembrance to serve in the community. Inclusive volunteering is a way to provide opportunities for youth and young adults to use their gifts to help others. For too long, volunteering has excluded those with disabilities. Image credit: Dakota Corbin We hope […]