improving family life...
Sharing Information, knowledge and understanding!
Giving Hope, Strengthening Families, and Making a Difference!
On this Page you will also find:
Resource & Information
*Doctors who work with the Uninsured
* Prescription Assistance Programs
* Food & Heating Assistance
*Know Your Rights (IEP's, Guardianship) And More...
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Special Blessings can be heard on “HIS RADIO”, WRTP
“His Radio”, WRTP, is now airing PSA ( Public Service Announcements ) for Special Blessings!
Please tune in to the following stations to listen:
91.1 FM ( Raleigh ), 98.9 FM (Raleigh), 95.3 FM ( Wake Forest ),
99.1 FM ( RTP/ South Durham/ Morrisville ), 95.9 FM ( Greenville ),
105.3 FM ( Rocky Mount ),
98.9 ( Knightdale/Zebulon )
88.5 FM ( Lizard Lick, Wendell, Knightdale, Zebulon ),
88.5 Roanoke Rapids/ Wake County
102.7 FM ( Wilson ), 95.3 ( Clayton ), 99.1 Creedmoor/Butner,
107.7 FM ( Apex/ Cary ) & Chapel Hill/ West Durham, 107.9 FM ( Durham )
or visit www.hisradio.com ( then click on WRTP )
o Food Bank Facts:CPO was established in 1977.
CPO is the largest food pantry in the Wake County and in the Triangle.
Clients can receive a week's worth of groceries for 30 days.
In 2008, CPO provided approximately 775 tons of groceries to an average of 5,862 people a month, that's 70,344 people a year.
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.cporaleigh.org
Address: 2013 N. Raleigh Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 873-0245
Hours: 10 AM - 1 PM
Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry
o Food Bank Facts: Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry
Contact Information:
Address: 216 West Academy Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Phone: (919) 552-7720
Drop off times: open 9:00am-Noon on Tuesdays and 3:00pm-6:00pm
on Thursdays.
Zebulon United Methodist Church
o Food Pantry Facts: Zebulon United Methodist Church
Contact Information
Address: 121 W. Gannon Avenue, Zebulon, NC, 27597
Phone Number: 269-9408
Donation Times: Call ahead and speak with Sherry L. at 269-9408
o Please call Larna Haddix at ERC, 404-3970, for more information
on food pick up times.
Wendell United Methodist Church
o Food Pantry Facts: Wendell United Methodist Church
Contact Information: Debbie Merritt
Office Phone: 919-365-6266
Address: 129 N. Main St. Wendell, NC 27591
Food Pick-up Times: Tuesday evening from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday morning from 9:00am-10:30 am
Last Saturday of every month from 10:00am-noon
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Rock Quarry Family Medicine,
1001 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 (919) 833-3111
Apex Family Medicine,
212 S. Salem St., Apex, NC, 27502
(919) 362-5201
Southern Wake Family Medicine,
Southern Regional Center, 103 N. Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina
(919) 557-1110
Horizon Health Center, 102 N. Tarboro Road, Raleigh, NC, 27610,
(919) 743-3315, serves the homeless
Resources & Information
Heating Assistance FYI:
Here is a webpage that has Federal, State, and Charitable organizations that are interested in helping people pay their heating/power bills. May be of some help or importance for family, friends, or acquaintances who are on a fixed income or have a low income level.
http://liheap.ncat.org/profiles/NC.htm The Autism Society of NC
web: www.autismsociety-nc.org
ECAC ( Exceptional Children's Advocacy Council )
Angela McCants (919) 571-8092 ex.10
Triangle Down Syndrome Network
Phone: (919) 803-0515
www.triangledownsyndrome.orgContacts:
Activities and Summer Camp Programs:
Raleigh Parks & Rec.
Specialized Recreation
919-807-5402
www.parks.raleighnc.gov
The drawings that you'll see on this page are from a recent Art Project made by a few of our "special blessing" kids & their Families...Subject: "What Special Blessings means to me."
The Arc of NC ( State )
phone: (919) 782-4632
or 1 (800) 662-8706
Web Site for the Arc ( National ) www.thearc.org
In the Community...
On this page you'll find links and information to other organizations that assist families with their special loved ones and see some of the other activities that our organization is involved with.
Special
Blessings Inc
Know Your Rights:
A Very, Special “Thank You” to all who are making a difference in the lives of these precious children.
Prescriptions Assistance Programs
The cost of medication can be a heavy financial burden even with insurance benefits. A number of themajor pharmaceutical companies provide some type of patient assistance programs to help with the cost of medication.Start by asking your physician’s office for help. Most medical offices have at least oneperson on staff that can help you determine if the pharmaceutical company that manufactures yourmedication has an assistance program.Two programs that are available include Together Rx Access and Partnership for Prescription Assistance. Together Rx Access is a prescription savings program that ten pharmaceutical companies founded together. This service is free and could save you from 25-40% on both brand name and generic medication. There is no fee and only three eligibility requirements:
1. No prescription drug coverage
2. Not eligible for Medicare
3. Legal resident of the US or Puerto Rico For information about this program, call 1-800-444-4106
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance is a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs. More than 180 of the programs are offered by pharmaceutical companies. Even if you have prescription insurance coverage, you may be eligible for some type of help. To contact PPA call 1-888-4PPA-NOW or 1-888-477-2669 or online at www.pparx.org.
NC MedAssist creates a mail order central pharmacy to provide free brand name & generic drugs. The drugs are donated by pharmaceutical companies. North Carolina residents who meet one of the following criteria are eligible to enroll in the program: Adults and children living at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Adults and children who do not qualify for: Medicaid, Veterans Administrationor private health insurance. Medicare Part D participants who fall in the “donut hole” may be eligible after consultation with NC MedAssist.Eligible residents can enroll in the program by downloading an enrollment packet from the NC MedAssist Web site,or by calling
1-866-331-1348.
NC MedAssist Web site Click Here
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