Do you want clarity around your disabled child's future and how services will be managed and related bills paid? A Special Needs Trust is one of the best ways for most families to confidently plan for the future. You don't need to be super wealthy or have a complex personal estate to maximize the benefits […]

Julia Tennant, leader in the Pathfinder Program of study at Wake Technical http://bit.ly/WTCC_Pathfinder Community College, will be speaking to us about the curriculum they offer to support career exploration by our youth and young adults with IDD. She will make a presentation and answer questions about resources that your family can use as your child […]

Our Thrive event for parents in November is a combination of our parent chat and guest speaker slots. We will be hosting this event virtually and in person at the Kraft YMCA on 11/19 at 2:30pm. Sign up: here! Young adults with IDD need strategies to support a healthy Quality of Life. We want to […]

We're hosting our first Holiday Party and want you to come be a part! Parents and their adult children with IDD are all invited to join us for some festive socializing, refreshments, and a brief program. Thrive and YASS! participants and newcomers are all welcome. Sign up today!

We're starting a partnership with DECI to offer cooking classes in Durham in January! Beginning with the Holiday Cookies Baking Class, we will soon be offering regular opportunities for your young adults with IDD to participate in adaptive cooking classes to work on daily living skills, have fun, and improve social interactions. One of our […]

Our first gathering of the new year will be an opportunity to get together with other parents and build friendships. We'll take the time to go around the room, ask questions, share resources, and support one another in parenting a young adult (with IDD).   We thrive when we do life in community with one […]

We are hosting weekly adaptive cooking classes with our partner, Durham Exchange Club Industries. Join Chef Margaritte as she leads young adult participants in basic recipes each week. We'll learn kitchen and nutrition skills, as well as work on our numeracy and communication skills. Make a new friend while you make yummy food! January 16 […]

We are hosting weekly adaptive cooking classes with our partner, Durham Exchange Club Industries. Join Chef Margaritte as she leads young adult participants in basic recipes each week. We'll learn kitchen and nutrition skills, as well as work on our numeracy and communication skills. Make a new friend while you make yummy food! January 23 […]

On January 23rd, we'll join forces at the Bulla Center at Edenton St. United Methodist Church in Raleigh to make tie blankets for those who need them. Sign up through their site (and let them know we sent you!): https://larchenc.org/.../serve-together-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8.../

Join us for an evening of fun on 1/27 at the A.E. Finley Ymca as we bring our parent support programs ("Thrive" groups) and YASS! (Young Adults Socializing & Serving) to N. Raleigh. We're so excited to be able to serve families who have a teen or young adult with a disability in more locations […]

Our YASS! crew will be having a fun evening at Kraft on January 29th at 6:00 pm. We'll watch a movie together, enjoy meeting new friends, and have some pizza and refreshments. Sign up today to be a part of our Young Adults Socializing (& Serving) group! http://bit.ly/Movie-night_Jan_2024

We are hosting weekly adaptive cooking classes with our partner, Durham Exchange Club Industries. Join Chef Margaritte as she leads young adult participants in basic recipes each week. We'll learn kitchen and nutrition skills, as well as work on our numeracy and communication skills. Make a new friend while you make yummy food! January 30 […]