Here is a link to the HRHS Canvas Courses

In February 2010, the Cabarrus Health Alliance received an Innovative Approaches grant from the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Children and Youth Branch, to work with community partners to improve the service system for children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities ages birth to 21. Cabarrus County was recently awarded funding for continuation of the initiative and expansion to Rowan and Union counties. The overall goal of Innovative Approaches is to foster improvement of community-­wide systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs up to age 21 so that the following results occur:

• The service system effectively meets the needs of families with children and youth that have special health care needs. 
• There is an increased satisfaction with services received. 
• There are improved outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs. 

THey are partnering with Family Support Network of Southern Piedmont to carry out this initiative in our community, in addition to community organizations providing services to these children, medical providers involved in their care, and most importantly parents of children and youth with special health care needs.

Arc provides information and referral services in both Union County and Cabarrus County to individuals with disabilities and their families.

ECAC is a private non-profit organization that is operated by and staffed primarily with parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs.  They have an extremely diverse staff and strive to bring multiple perspectives to our work.  The information reflects their commitment to ALL parents and ALL children and collaboration intended to improve the education and lives of our children.