Family Support Network: September 2026 Meetings and Workshops
Smart Start Teams meetings
Smart Start Teams are county-based advisory groups made up of local service providers and parents working together to make sure that a strong network of early care and education services is available for all families. The Smart Start Teams also serve as the Local Interagency Coordinating Councils that work to ensure that families have information about early intervention services.
Here is a list of the meetings happening in September.
Cherokee County - Sep 02 | 1 PM | Join Meeting Here
Vaya Health
Clay County - Sep 03 | 10:30 AM | Join Meeting Here
Good Faith, Vaya Health
Graham County - Sep 10 | 9:30 AM | Join Meeting Here
Mountain Projects, Vaya Health
Haywood County - Sep 16 | 10:30 AM | Join Meeting Here
Catholic Charities, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)
Jackson County - Sep 09 | 12:00 PM | Join Meeting Here
Catholic Charities
Macon County - Sep 24 | 12:30 PM | Join Meeting Here
Vaya Health
Swain County - Sep 08 | 10:00 AM | Join Meeting Here
Mountain Projects
Cherokee Children's Coalition - Sep 23 | Lunch 11:30 AM | Meeting 12:00 PM. This month's meeting will be held at Cherokee Central Schools Administration
Tribal Options
Caregiver connections
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.
Attendees can join in person or virtually.
SEPTEMBER Meetings
Macon Autism / FSN Support Group
Sep 02 | 9:30 AM | Macon County Public Library
Family Support Network of Region A is collaborating with the Autism Society of NC to bring this support group to you. This support group is for all families, not just those raising a child with autism. Join us in person or virtually.
Cherokee / Clay Autism / FSN Support Group Sep 03 | 6:00 PM | Regional A Partnership for Children
Family Support Network of Region A is collaborating with the Autism Society of NC to bring this support group to you. This support group is for all families, not just those raising a child with autism. Join us in person or virtually.
EBCI IDD/Autism Community Support Group Sep 09 | 5:00 PM | Qualla Head Start
This is an in-person meeting. No virtual option available.
Julie Davis, a Family Partner with Vaya Health, will provide information about how a family partner can help navigate services and help guide you in your journey of raising your child. Learn some examples of systems, services and supports a family partner can provide.
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
Registration For Caregiver Meetings
RSVP Deadline: Two days prior to the meeting.
Please RSVP by email to Jody L. Miller at jmiller@rapc.org and note whether you plan to attend virtually or in-person.
Link to join virtually will be sent after RSVP is received.
Upcoming Workshops
Generation O
Caring for a child who was prenatally exposed to opioids can be overwhelming and extraordinarily difficult. It’s common to feel helpless. Generation O is here to help. These are caregivers of opioid-exposed children who have been where you are now. Join us at one of these workshops to learn more about Generation O.
Sep 14 | 6:00-7:30 PM | RAPC - Murphy
Sep 15 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Children's Developmental Services Agency
Sep 29 | 6:00-7:30 PM | RAPC - Waynesville
Join one of these sessions in person or virtual. RSVP is required indicating which session and if in-person or virtually. Links will be sent the morning of the session for those joining virtually. RSVP to jmiller@rapc.org.
Regional Resources & Support
Here is a PDF of additional support from organizations throughout our region.
For questions or more information about Family Support Network, please reach out to Jody Miller at jmiller@rapc.org.
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