For more information about any of the following projects, simply click on their link where available or contact ECAC at 1-800-962-6817.
Early Childhood
Bridging the Gap staff and volunteers provide early intervention information to families of children in Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care Units in several North Carolina hospitals.
Parents as Instructors Project offers stipends to families of children with disabilities who serve as presenters, panelists, or instructors in Birth - Kindergarten college or university teacher preparation programs.
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Education
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) is a federally funded project designed to help families of children, birth – 26, with disabilities to understand the early intervention and special education processes and to become active participants in making educational decisions for their children.
Parent Partners is a Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC) providing information and training to families, schools, and community organizations about the importance of family involvement in education. The project’s primary focus is families of students in Title 1 Schools.
Behavior and Reading Information Center (BRIC) is a national project housed at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and operating in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System. ECAC partners with UNCC to provide parent information, training, and support.
North Carolina State Improvement Project is a system change project funded by the US Department of Education. This collaborative project with the NC Department of Public Instruction provides information to families on effective educational practices such as reading and positive behavioral support.
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Health
NC Family-to-Family Health Care Information Center provides information and education for families of children with special health care needs. The project coordinates with existing resources in NC and provides information and referral and trainer of trainer opportunities.
North Carolina Family Voices collaborates with the national Family Voices organization to develop a network of families and friends speaking on behalf of children with special health care needs.
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Leadership
System of Care Technical Assistance Project provides training, technical assistance, coordination, and support to the leaders of parent organizations developed through the North Carolina System of Care and designed to serve families of children with serious emotional, behavioral or mental health challenges.
Family Support Technical Assistance Project enhances the capacity of local family and consumer management teams to effectively operate Family Support projects in connection with NC First in Families.
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National Projects
Regional Parent Technical Assistance Center (RPTAC) ECAC serves as the Regional Parent Technical Assistance Center for Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRC) funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. As a part of the national Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers, ECAC provides services to 29 centers in 16 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Parents as Collaborative Leaders Improving Outcomes for Children with Disabilities is a national project to develop research-based training materials and internship experiences to support parents of children with disabilities in becoming active leaders in policy development and evaluation. ECAC is one of the 7 organizations collaborating with the University of Vermont on this project.
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Under the ECAC Umbrella
Mecklenburg County Parent Voice offers support and information to families and youth with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental health problems residing in Mecklenburg County.
ONE Voice for Families is a parent advocacy organization serving Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties in the mountains of our state. ONE Voice provides information, support and advocacy to families of children with behavioral/emotional challenges.
North Carolina Parents as Teachers Network provides coordination and technical assistance to the Parents as Teachers programs in the state through staff housed at ECAC.
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