Family Support Network Resources

Community Resource Guide
The Community Resource Guide for Special Needs Services, is a guide filled with community resources serving Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties.

Autism Resource Guide
FSN also maintains an Autism Resource Guide which contains information related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
There is also a Spanish Autism Resource Guide available.

Online Lending Library
The purpose of the online lending library is to provide valuable and specific resources for individuals who are raising and/or working with a child with special health care needs throughout the communities we serve. The library holdings include not just books, but a variety of different multimedia resources, such as DVDs, computer programs and therapeutic family games. The library also hosts a large number of Spanish-language materials. These resources are free of charge to borrow and patrons can check out 3 items at a time with the loan period being 3 weeks.

Child Development Care Notebook

A Care Notebook can help you track your child's development, keep important information organized and offers a place to maintain a history of your child's medical visits.
Care Notebook (English)
Care Notebook (Spanish)

Portable Medical Summary

Portable Medical Summary is a document developed by you and your child's physician. It is used as a quick reference and helps keep information readily accessible.
Portable Medical Summary (English)
Portable Medical Summary (Spanish)

The Inner Net Newsletter

Four times a year FSN/WNC publishes The Inner Net a Newsletter full of valuable articles, workshops, support groups and community news. The newsletter is also printed and distributed around the community.
Recieve the FSN/WNC Newsletter electronically by clicking here to send an email with your name, contact phone number and the email address where you want to receive the Newsletter.

Health Links

Use our Health links resource guide or contact us directly for a wide variety of local, state, and nationwide databases, support groups, and additional information on services.
You may also call the Central Directory of Resource at the Family Support Network™ of North Carolina at 1-800-852-0042.

For more information about the Family Support Network™ of Western North Carolina call 828-213-0033 or toll free 888-810-2800 extension 2.