Family Support Network: May 2026 Meetings And Workshops

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Region A Food Resources

If you are a family in our community struggling to put food on the table, please know one thing above all else: You are not alone, and help is available.

See available resources

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Smart Start/licc meetings

Local Interagency Coordinating Councils (LICCs) are community-based advisory groups made up of local service providers and parents working together to make sure that all families know about early intervention services.

Here is a list of the meetings happening in May.

Cherokee County - May 06 | 1 PM | Join Meeting Here

Journeys

Clay County - May 07 | 1:30 PM | Join Meeting Here

Journeys, Positive Social Norms

Haywood - May 20 | 10:30 AM | Join Meeting Here

Somethings, Blue Ridge Health, Hope Within Therapy

Jackson County - May 13 | 12:00 PM | Join Meeting Here

Journeys, Center for Domestic Peace

Macon County - May 28 | 12:30 PM | Join Meeting Here

Journeys

Qualla Boundary - May 27 | Lunch 11:30 AM | Meeting 12:00 PM

Qualla Early Head Start, 897 Acquoni Road, Cherokee

Team Planning, SharePoint

Learn more about May Smart Start/LICC Meetings

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Caregiver connections

May Meetings

Jackson/Swain/Qualla Boundary In-person only

05.13.26 | 5:00 pm

Qualla Head Start 

897 Acquoni Rd, Cherokee 

Haywood County In-person or virtual

05.21.26 | 6:00 pm | Waynesville 

Region A Partnership for Children 

367 Dellwood City Rd 

Building C, Suite C-2, Waynesville 

Family Support Network Caregiver Connections is a support group for caregivers raising a child with special needs which can be physical, behavioral, or medical as well as foster, adoptive or kinship families.

It is a safe place to come and get information about resources and services, learn from other caregivers, as well as socialize with other caregivers.

Bring your questions or concerns. Learn about resources or services to help. And get information on topics of interest.

Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey to help provide relevant and timely information for future group meetings. Click this link to complete the survey https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/iMiMKwHn3x.  

• Attendees can join in person.

• A virtual option is available for the Haywood County Caregiver Connections.

• Link to join virtually will be sent after RSVP is received.

• RSVP is required for the Jackson/Swain/Qualla Boundary and Haywood County Caregiver Connections 2 days prior to group meeting, indicating if attending in person or virtually to jmiller@rapc.org.

Learn more about May Caregiver Connections Meetings

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Regional Resources & Support

Here is a PDF of additional support from organizations throughout our region.

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For questions or more information about Family Support Network, please reach out to Jody Miller at jmiller@rapc.org.