Jackson County Family Resource Center

Easter Seals- Project Action
(travel training programs)
700 Thirteenth Street,
N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
fax 202-737-7914
E-mail: project_action@opa.easter-seals.org
Telephone: 800-659-6428 (toll-free)

Harris Regional Hospital
68 Hospital Rd.
Sylva, NC 28779
828-586-7000
www.westcare.org
Department of Rehabilitation
828-586-7235

Social Security Administration
80 Westgate Plaza
P. O. 1179
Franklin, N.C. 28734
828-369-2684 or
800-772-1213
Hrs. 9 – 4:30
www.ssa.gov

United Christian Ministries
Director: Cathy Cross
3 Skyland Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
828-586-8228

Project FIRE
P. O. Box 596
Sylva, N.C. 28779
828-586-8562
director: Helen Bryson or Ben Friddel
aging@jackson.main.nc.us

Agency Description: Project FIRE starts in the fall and ends in early spring. When wood is donated by lumber companies and others, volunteers cut logs with chain saws and splitters to make firewood. It is then delivered to low income, elderly people for heating or cooking purposes. During the FIRE season, there are usually two or three wood cutting days, often starting on a Saturday morning and lasting through the afternoon. Volunteers provide their own chain saws and splitters; some offer their trucks for immediate delivery. Assistance is also needed with cleaning up the grounds after the project ends.

Food Service
31 Asheville Road
Sylva,N.C.28779
828-586-5992
Fax # 828-631-0773

Pathways to The Future
Aid to the handicapped
Physically Challenged
c/o Barbara Davis
P.O. Box 888 Sylva, N. C. 28779-0888
525 Mineral Springs Dr.
Sylva, N. C. 28779-0000
828-631-1167
828-631-1169 fax #
Pathways@main.nc.us
Pathways@wcu.compus.mci.net
Services:
Disablility Outdoor Awareness Day
Super Kids Awareness Today
Community Advocacy Committee
Independent Living Skills Training
Independent Living Evaluations
Socializing With Activity Therapy
Kids On The Block Puppets
Volunteer Opportunities
Information and Referral
Peer Support
ADA Training and Consultant Services
Integration and Outreach Programs
Have wheelchairs and crutches on a loan basis

North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind
514 E. Marshall St.
Waynesville, N. C. 28786
Fax:828-452-6673

NC State Council on Dev. Disabilities-1-800 357-6916, Director-Holly Riddle
3801 Lake Boone Trail Suite 250 Raleigh, NC 27607

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Patricia Porter, Chief
Developmental Disabilities Section
Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities
& Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Services
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-3654

Pisgah Legal Services
89 Montford Ave.
P. O. Box 2276
Asheville, N. C. 28802
www.main.nc.us/pls
Disability Assistance Project:
legal services to help people with disabilities
access medical care and subsistence income

Clay County
55 Riverside Circle
P. O. Box 147
Hayesville, N. C. 28904
828-389-6301
Fax # 828-389-6427
Director: Deborah G. Mauney
Debbie.mauney@ncmail.net

Graham County
196 Knight St.
P. O. Box 1150
Robbinsville, N. C. 28771
828-479-7911
Fax # 828-479-7928
Emergency # 828-479-3352
Director: Marvin Mullinax 828-479-7911
DSS.DIR.MMullinax@ncmail.net
(updated 4/2005)

Haywood County
486 E. Marshall St.
Waynesville, N. C. 28786
828-452-6620
Fax # 828-452-6673
www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/dss.html
Director: Tony Beaman ext. 389
tbeaman@dsshaywood.org
(updated 1/2003)
Jackson County
538 Scotts Creek Rd. Suite 200
Sylva, N. C. 28779
828-586-5546
Fax # 828-586-6270
Emergency # 828-586-1911
Director: Robert Cochran
rcochran@dss.co.jackson.nc.us
(updated 2/2003)
Macon County
1832 Lakeside Dr.
Franklin, N. C. 28734
828-349-2124
Fax # 828-349-2401
Emergency #828-524-2811
Director: Jane Kimsey
828-349-2130
jkimsey@mcconnc.org
(updated 1/2003)
Swain County
101 Michele St.
P. O. Box 610
Bryson City, N. C. 28713
828-488-6921
Fax # 828-488-8271
Director:Tammy Cagle

Counseling and Arranging Services for Disabled Adults
Adults Day Care
Services for the Blind
In-Home Aide Services
Special Assistance to elderly and disabled adults