Triad First In Families

Mission

We are a catalyst for people with disabilities and their families in North Carolina to meet their self-determined needs by leveraging relationships and resources, and encouraging reciprocity in their communities.

Vision

To help people with disabilities and their families to believe in their dreams, achieve their goals, and give back to others. We assist children and adults to be more involved and contributing members of their communities by helping them:

Meet current goals and plan for the future

Acquire needed goods and services

Find opportunities to give back to others

What We Do

Triad First In Families (TFIF), a chapter of First In Families of North Carolina, is a family support program that provides assistance to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Forsyth, Stokes and Davie counties. We help people find the resources needed to help them realize their dreams and meet their goals. Our goal is to do whatever it takes for people to live and participate fully in their community

TFIF offers support to families and individuals in Forsyth, Davie and Stokes Counties according to their self-defined needs. Support may be achieved by connecting the individual/family to vocational, social, and educational opportunities in the community, seeking donations or discounts of needed items/services, or, in some cases, giving money toward the needed item/service. We do whatever we can to ensure that people live and participate fully in their community.

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Partnering with people with disabilities and/or their families by supporting their efforts to realize their dreams and achieve their goals!

Partnerships

First and foremost we form a partnership with the people we serve to assist them in obtaining what they need to realize their dreams or achieve their goals. TFIF then partners with local agencies, businesses, and citizens by:

Making a referral to an appropriate agency. Broadcasting the need for items or services over our ?Dream Network? to seek a donation. The Dream Network is an e-mail network that calls on agencies, churches, civic organizations, businesses and interested individuals. Negotiating with companies to get the lowest possible price, if the item / service has not been donated. Bartering or exchanging goods/services for the needed item/service.

In order for everyone to be productive, contributing members of the community, we must all work together.

Eligibility

Triad First In Families supports any family in which one family member has a developmental disability or traumatic brain injury.
The family or individual must be living in their own rented or owned home, not in a group home.
Total household income cannot exceed $65,000 per year.

Triad First In Families

"Supporting people with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury and their families throughout North Carolina since 1995"

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