The American Red Cross helps residents of Iredell County prevent, prepare for, or cope with disasters and emergency situations.

• Blood Services: Through scheduling local blood drives, the American Red Cross strives to secure enough donors of all blood types to maintain an adequate supply of blood and blood products to meet the needs of patients in our community.
• Armed Forces Emergency Services: Around-the-clock, around-the-world emergency communications link the men and women of our armed forces with their families during times of personal emergencies. Services include birth and death notifications and travel assistance to be with family members during emergencies.
• Disaster Services: In the event of "large disasters," often natural disasters such as hurricanes, ice storms, etc., the American Red Cross opens and staffs emergency shelters throughout the community. With "small disasters," such as single family fires, the agency assists victims with food, temporary shelter, household furnishings, or personal goods such as clothing. Referrals are also made to other community service agencies which further assist disaster victims.
• Health Education Services: Health education programs teach families in our community CPR and First Aid, HIV/AIDS Education and Water Safety.

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APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OPTIONS, INC.
Pam Navey, Executive Director
248 East Broad Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 873-2177
Fax: (704) 873-8988
E-mail: appopt@i-america.net

Youth Incentive Program (YIP) offers competency based life skill sessions for youth, ages 13-19, in danger of exiting the educational system without completion and who are in need of guidance and training to achieve a law-abiding, productive and healthy life. The program stresses respect for self and others along with teamwork. YIP works to remove barriers to success and produce outcomes that will empower the youth to set and achieve their goals as well as realize their future potential. Information is given to assist youth with everyday family life issues, peer pressure, education, healthy choices, legal responsibilities, career opportunities, traffic safety, tobacco reality and substance abuse education. Referrals can be made by parents, school staff, law enforcement officers, probation, juvenile court counselors, attorneys, judges and other community agencies.

Sentencing Services for the 22nd Judicial District prepares alternative sentencing plans for certain felony offenders facing threat of imprisonment. APO staff work one-on-one with clients, age 16 and up, to research and develop a comprehensive, community-based sentencing plan based on the clients risk and needs. In developing the plan, input is received from the crime victims, family members, arresting officers, probation officers, community service and other community resources. Each plan is presented in court through the client's attorney and given to the judge for approval. Punishment plans include probation, community service, victim restitution, substance abuse treatment, full-time employment, education/job training and a stable residence. If a client breaks the contract, the original sentence can be activated. This program allows more offenders to be punished locally in an effort to help repay the community and crime victims, lower the cost of incarceration and assist the client with services to allow for a positive life change.

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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - PIEDMONT COUNCIL

Boy Scouts of America trains boys in leadership, citizenship, physical fitness, self-development and character building. The Boy Scout programs offer many opportunities, life skills-building awards for accomplishment, camps, interest surveys for local high schools, volunteer leaders programs, survival training, and community service projects involving concerns such as crime, literacy, education, child abuse, drug prevention, unemployment, poverty, teenage pregnancy, duty of God/Country/Community and the environment.

• Tiger Cubs - for boys in the first grade
• Cub Scouting - for boys in grades 2-5
• Boy Scouting - for boys in grades 6-11
• Exploring - a coed program for young adults ages 14-21
• Learning for Life - A classroom-based program targeted for at-risk youth that features age and grade appropriate lesson plans and offers Scouting resources to support a school's curriculum. It develops social and life skills, assists in character development, and encourages positive personal values and ethical decision-making skills.
• Special Needs - Offers various alternative Scouting programs for those with special physical and mental needs. Most Special Needs programs are in-school programs where program resources are utilized in the classroom.

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IREDELL COUNCIL ON AGING

Anna Rice, Executive Director (344 East Front Street) PO Box 344 Statesville, NC 28687 Phone: (704) 873-5171 Fax: (704) 873-5121

• Iredell Senior Center: The Iredell Council on Aging provides educational, recreational, and social activities for older adults, such as tax aid Programs, sewing classes, field trips to areas of interest, games, chorus ("The Joyful Noises"), picnics, social events at the facility, and special parties.
• Elderly Nutrition Program: Hot meals are delivered to homebound seniors Monday through Friday, in addition to four on-site locations for congregate meals.

Congregate Nutrition Sites:

Other programs offered by the Iredell Council on Aging not funded by United Way of Iredell County: (fees and eligibility vary by program)

• Nutrition Transportation: Transportation is arranged for clients eating at nutrition sites.
• Transportation: Elderly Demand Response Transportation provides transportation for residents 60 and older for doctor appointments, shopping, banks, paying bills, etc.
• Respite Care: A nursing assistant is provided for a morning or an afternoon per week to stay with the patient while the caregiver takes a few hours off.
• Homemaker/Chore Services: Chore services are available on a priority/need basis for light cleaning, laundry and errands.
• Information & Referral: The agency handles inquiries about aging-related matters, like housing, nursing home placement, tax aide, Medicare/Medicaid insurance, ombudsman for nursing/rest homes, discount program, medical equipment loan and elder abuse.

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COUNSELING CENTER OF IREDELL

Heather Barkely, Exec. Director 503 Brookdale Drive Statesville, NC 28677 Phone: (704) 872-7638 Fax: (704) 872-7639 E-mail: cci125@conninc.com

(Mooresville Office) 120 South Park Drive Suite 402 Mooresville, NC 28117 Phone: (704) 664-4357

Outpatient Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday

The Counseling Center of Iredell provides quality accessible professional counseling to the Iredell County area without money being a barrier to those services. This includes support and treatment for children, adolescents and adults for a variety of issues and problems. Many of the counseling services are based on a sliding scale fees system. Counseling services are provided by licensed or certified professionals with many years experience with the population they serve. Center services include:

• Crisis Intervention Services - includes unscheduled face to face counseling as well as 24 hour telephone support for people in immediate crisis.
• Relationship Counseling - includes partner, parent-child, family, work or school relationship problems.
• Family Support Services - includes assessment and individual and family counseling for children, adolescents and adults with issues that affect themselves and their families.
• Substance Abuse Services - involves assessment, intervention, treatment and referrals for issues including alcohol or other drug use. The Center also provides DWI Assessments.
• Employee Assistance Programs - assists companies with policy development, supervisory training and provides clinical services to employees and their immediate family members.
• HIV/AIDS Counseling - offers confidential counseling to persons at risk or diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, with support to individuals and their families who cope with the disease.

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ELDERCENTER
Dot Blackwelder, Executive Director
248 Davie Avenue
PO Box 1162
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: (704) 873-0720

Fax: available at same number, but must call first to notify

ElderCenter is the only adult day care center for the elderly located in Iredell County. The Center offers affordable care for older adults who need daytime supervision. ElderCenter serves the needs of the physically impaired as well as the mentally impaired, including those suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. The main goal of the program is to postpone or eliminate the need for institutional care, while allowing care-givers and family members the opportunity to continue working and involvement in community activities. ElderCenter offers hands-on supervision in a home-like group setting, encouraging participation in activities, social interaction, field trips, and other enjoyable recreation.

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EXCHANGE/SCAN CENTER (Stop Child Abuse Now)

E-mail: scan@iredellscan.org
Website: www.iredellscan.org

The Exchange/SCAN Center strives to reduce the number of children being abused and neglected in Iredell County. Services are directed at families with children ages 12 and under, offering community education about the problem of abuse and intervention in the abuse cycle through:

• Educational Services: SCAN staff and Volunteers are available to address businesses, civic organizations and churches on the different aspects of child abuse and neglect and ways to prevent it from happening.
• Parenting Classes: Classes cover child management, communication, age appropriate behaviors and child development, stress management and self-esteem. Through Love and Logic parents gain the tools needed to raise children and teens in a loving nurturing home.
• Parent Aide Program: A home visitation program in which trained Parent Aides make home visits to families at risk or with identified problems in child abuse or neglect. This fosters changes in parenting behavior, helps with problem-solving, encourages access to community services and ensures that the children are safe in the home. The Center's staff recruits, screens, trains and supervises the Volunteer Parent Aides needed for the success of the program.
• Parent Support Groups: Parents are given a forum to vent their frustrations and learn from others--experience is the best teacher.
• At-Risk Kids (ARK) Program: ARK is a home-based intervention program for adolescents 10-17 who have been involved with the juvenile court system or at-risk youth whose behaviors demonstrate that they may be in potential danger of entering the juvenile justice system. The overall goal of the program is to reduce the delinquent acts, school suspensions and training school commitments among the juveniles in the program.
• Parenting Resource Library: Anyone may stop by the Statesville office and check out videos, tapes, and books dealing with a variety of parenting issues for parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged kids, and teens.
• SCAN = Stop Child Abuse Now

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FIFTH STREET MINISTRIES (DIAKONOS, INC.)
Gary West, Executive Director
Patti West, Program Director
1400 5th Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 872-4045
Fax: (704) 873-3319
Thrift Store: (704) 873-1447
Open Door Clinic: (704) 838-1234

Email: 5thstmin@i-america.net

Fifth Street Shelter Ministries provides basic necessities for our community's needy citizens through a variety of programs:

• Emergency Assistance - assists people in situations of abuse in getting to a safe place. Assists with prescriptions. Assists long-term homeless with laundry and getting showers. Provides food boxes by referral from another agency on a once-a-year basis. Eligibility: Mainly Iredell County, but no geographic restrictions. Interview to assess need. Children's Program - (Molly McKay Children's Program) after-school tutorial program during the school year and enrichment program during summer months. Open to shelter guests and neighborhood children ages 5 and up. Eligibility: Appropriate permissions slips signed by parent or legal guardian.

  Food Services - help people in need of food and nutrition.

  Food Box Distribution - provides food during the week for families with no food in the house, as well as for women and children moving into the women's shelter.

  Soup Kitchen - two hot meals are provided each day for anyone needing a meal. Noon soup kitchen-11:00 AM-11:30 AM; evening-5:30p.m.-6:00p.m., 7 days a week. Eligibility: No geographic limitations but mainly Iredell County.

  Thanksgiving & Christmas Dinner - provides traditional holiday meals and fellowship for needy men, women and children.

• Shelter Services - provides temporary housing for men, women and children.

  Emergency Shelter - provides seven nights shelter with extensions considered for persons seeking employment and housing. Provides interagency advocacy, three meals daily, phone services, limited transportation, and laundry and shower facilities. Eligibility: Homeless; must have referral from other agency, Information and Referral, Department of Social Services, or law enforcement agency.

  Night Shelter - provides shelter for long-term homeless; breakfast is available; showers and laundry facility are provided.

  Eligibility: Mainly Iredell County but there are no geographical constraints, all ages accepted. We restrict persons who have previously acted in a disruptive manner. laundry facilities for long-term homeless people.

  My Sister's House (Battered Women's Shelter) - provides up to three months safe sanctuary for victims of abuse, including family abuse and sexual assault. Shelter guests given access to telephone, laundry, and cooking facility. Provides individual counseling and support groups for adults and children as well as peer support; interagency advocacy. Confidentiality assured. Court advocacy and accompaniment. Services also provided for victims that are not shelter guests. Court advocacy, support groups, counseling services, interagency advocacy, etc. Hospital accompaniment for victims. 24 hour crisis and information line - 704-872-3403.

  Eligibility: Can be self referred or agency referred, only requirement is to be a victim of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse.

• Medical Services

  Open Door Clinic - offers free medical, dental and pharmacy services provided to persons lacking access to primary care. Call 704838-1234. Fax: 704878-2080 Eligibility: No geographical limitations

  Infirmary - provides a place for sick, homeless people to recuperate, or as has been the case many times in the past, a place to die with dignity. Eligibility: No geographical limitations

• Thrift Shop - selling items from clothing and appliances to recreation to knick knacks in order to fund other programs. Located at 1522 Shelton Avenue, Statesville. Hours Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Vouchers are given to those not able to afford necessities if shelter guest. All others must have referral from another human service agency.
• Southside Transit - provides transportation twice each week for people needing to go to various community agencies such as the Department of Social Services, employment agencies, Statesville Housing Authority, Iredell County Health Department, etc.
• Rape & Abuse Prevention Service - provides a 24-hour crisis line, advocates to meet victims in safe areas (such as the hospital emergency room or a law enforcement center), and information about a victim can handle or leave a dangerous situation.
• Legal & Educational Assistance - provides a court advocate for victims of domestic abuse to assist in obtaining protective orders, help keep the victim informed of court procedures and testify about the victims physical and emotional state.

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GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE CATAWBA VALLEY AREA, INC.
Susan Ratcliff
530 Fourth Street SW
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: (828) 328-2444
Phone: (800) 328-8388 in NC only
Fax: (828) 328-6870
E-mail: info@cvgirlscouts.org
Website: www.cvgirlscouts.org

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls-all girls-where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own self-worth.

In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences, such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.

Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages 5-17 during any time of the year. We serve more than 5,500 girls of all ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities in seven counties--Alexander, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and Watauga.

There are nearly 1,200 adult members-both men and women-who serve as leaders, consultants, board members and staff specialists in such areas as development, adult training, outdoor education and administration. Employed executive staff is less than 1% of total adult membership. In partnership with trained and dedicated leaders, girls develop qualities that will serve them all of their lives.

Our award-winning 226-acre camp is located in the Brushy Mountains of Caldwell County. Camp Ginger Cascades features resident, primitive and troop camping, and a lake, pool, challenge course and climbing wall. Three sites are winterized for cold weather outdoor exploration and all units are handicapped-accessible. Throughout the year, our camp is used for troop events, council programs, and business meetings.

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Scott Loudermelt, Director
1382 Shelton Avenue
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 871-0409
Fax: (704) 871-0586
E-mail: habitatiredell@bellsouth.net
Website: www.habitatiredell.org

Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Habitat for Humanity is an international, non-profit Christian ministry. Working in partnership with God and people everywhere. Habitat offers a hand-up not a hand-out. Habitat housing is for all God's people in need of adequate shelter who cannot obtain a conventional loan. Habitat houses are sold at cost to a selected family and financed with a no-interest 15-25 year mortgage.

Eligibility: low income Iredell County adults who do not qualify for conventional loans, but have acceptable credit; $500 down-payment, monthly house payments from $ 250-325 if accepted; 300 to 500 volunteer "Sweat Equity" hours must be made on purchaser's home.

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HEAD START (I-CARE, INC.)

Titania Stockton Head Start Director PO Box 349 Statesville, NC 28687 Phone: (704) 873-2858 Fax: (704) 871-1299

Bryan Duncan I-CARE Executive Director PO Box 349 Statesville, NC 28687 Phone: (704) 872-8141 Fax: (704) 871-1299

Head Start is a pre-school program operated by I-CARE, Inc. for children of low-income families promoting social, emotional, physical and intellectual development through educational activities.

Head Start Center Locations:

• Education & Health Components: Children participate in indoor and outdoor play, and are introduced to the concepts of words and numbers. Every child is provided with a comprehensive health care program, including medical, dental, mental health and nutritional services. Children with special needs are provided appropriate services to meet those needs.
• Parent Involvement: Parents are encouraged to be involved in the program regarding education and program planning and operating. This is done through participating in classes and workshops on child development, learning about the needs of their children and educational activities that can be carried on at home.
• Social Services: Parents are linked with other community organizations for possible assistance. A Social Services Coordinator assesses each family's needs and works throughout the year to link family members with appropriate agencies that can provide assistance.

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HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF IREDELL
Terri Guzman, Executive Director
2347 Simonton Road
Statesville, NC 28625
Phone: (704) 873-4719
Fax: (704) 872-1810
E-mail: hoic@hoic.org
Website: www.hoic.org

Hospice of Iredell County provides quality and compassionate care for patients with life-limiting illness and their caregivers. Hospice has an interdisciplinary team approach to care with nurses, nursing aides, medical social workers, chaplains, grief and bereavement counseling and community-based volunteers. Volunteer services include companionship, local transportation, running errands and short-term respite care. Hospice of Iredell County is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and licensed by the State of North Carolina. The Hospice Medicare/Medicaid Benefit covers medications, medical supplies and equipment as related to the hospice diagnosis. Most private insurance companies have hospice benefits, however lack of reimbursement is not a barrier to care. Hospice of Iredell County also provides a comprehensive community bereavement program and serves as the lead agency for the Iredell Partnership for End of Life Care. The partnership works throughout the service area to provide education and awareness of choices regarding end of life care.

Criteria for admission to Hospice of Iredell County is as follows, a patient has:

1. life-limiting illness with life expectancy generally of six months or less to live
2. no longer seeking aggressive treatment for illness, rather choosing comfort
3. an Attending physician that certifies appropriateness for hospice care
4. a primary caregiver available to provide care or a plan in place to arrange for care giving when he/she can no longer care for self

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INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICE of IREDELL
Jo-Anne Findt, Director
1835 Davie Avenue, Suite 401
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 872-2900
se habla espanol
Fax: (704) 871-9794

E-mail: info@i-america.net
or: jfindt@statesville.net

• Information Clearinghouse: The Information and Referral Service of Iredell serves as a comprehensive human services clearinghouse which links people in need of services with the appropriate agencies or programs available to help. The agency collects and manages information about community needs and services, which helps people through its telephone access and Directory of Community Resources. Clients who call or come in are referred to appropriate agencies or programs, and follow-up is offered to ascertain if contacts have been made and services are being provided.
• Agency Networking: I&R provides opportunities for organizations to network through community agency meetings and trainings. I&R also assists local agencies with program development and information about available community resources.
• Needs Assessment: By coordinating a county-wide needs and resources assessment, monitoring incoming calls and tracking referrals and agency responses, the agency collects data to determine gaps, overlaps and duplications in services.
• Latino Outreach: The I&R Specialist also serves as Latino Outreach Coordinator to assist Spanish-speaking residents of Iredell County in accessing services for which they are eligible. She also helps human service agencies without Spanish-speaking staff make their services available to Latino residents by translating applications and other documents and interpreting for staff and Spanish-speaking clients by telephone.

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IREDELL COUNTY KIDNEY DIALYSIS ORGANIZATION, INC. (ICKDO)
Judy Ritter, President of the Board of Directors
114 Crater Lane
Harmony, NC 28634
Phone: (704) 876-1862
Statesville Dialysis Center: (704) 872-0148

ICKDO provides transportation to those dialysis patients who lack a dependable support system in the form of family, friends, neighbors, etc. who can drive them to and from the Statesville Dialysis Center three times per week for life-saving dialysis treatment. The organization confers with the dialysis center staff in scheduling the provision of transportation services. The organization has no paid office staff.

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IREDELL COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD
Donnie Perry, Chief
PO Box 781
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: (704) 872-8192

E-mail: icrs@i-america.net

The Iredell Rescue Squad aids victims in hazards, fires, auto accidents; assists fire departments and provides back-up for EMS; and participates in First Responder Program. Further, the Squad assists with land searches, water rescue and recovery, blood and human tissue relays, and ambulance coverage for large public gatherings. As a back-up to the Iredell County EMS, it responds when extrication is needed, and provides an ambulance and crew for first-aid during both real and training fires for the volunteer fire departments throughout the county. The squad is staffed totally by volunteers.

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LIFESPAN
Rick Leissner, Executive Director
143 Iredell Avenue
Troutman, NC 28166
Phone: (704) 873-5646
Fax: (704) 871-9881

By developing and operating programs that emphasize inclusion and individual choice, LifeSpan provides education, employment and enrichment to people with developmental disabilities.

LifeSpan is the largest not-for-profit organization of its type in North Carolina for the people we support. Our staff reflects the diversity that is the hallmark of our state and nation. We currently serve children and adults ranging in age from birth (six weeks) through retirement. The people we support range from individuals with profound disabilities who require the highest level of care to individuals with mild disabilities who are able to participate fully in community activities. They are young children learning how to write their names. They are teenagers reaching for independence. They are adults anticipating the next paycheck. They are seniors enjoying new hobbies. And, in a very real fashion, they are the families and friends of the individuals we support.

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NORTH IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD
Hal Dobson, Jr., Chief
John Ray Campbell, Board President
3305 Harmony Highway
PO Box 558
Harmony, NC 28634
Phone: (704) 539-5328

The North Iredell Rescue Squad provides emergency care for victims of auto accidents, industrial accidents, and assists in mutual aid rescue operations requested by other squads. The squad also provides emergency blood and tissue transports from the American Red Cross to local hospitals, water and land searches and ambulance stand-bys for large gatherings or fires.

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PIEDMONT MEDIATION CENTER, INC.
Terri Masiello, Executive Director
1835 Davie Avenue, Suite 401
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 873-7624
Fax: (704) 871-9794
Website: www.piedmontmediation.com

Piedmont Mediation Center educates the public about different, effective ways to settle conflict, trains volunteers as mediators and offers the service of mediation to our community. Community mediation offers constructive processes for resolving differences and conflicts between individuals, groups and organizations. It is an alternative to avoidance, destructive confrontation, prolonged litigation or violence, and it gives people in conflict an opportunity to take responsibility for the resolution of their dispute and control of the outcome.

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PRIORITY HOUSE OF STATESVILLE, INC
Darryl McIntyre - Executive Director
117 McElwee Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: (704) 881-0996
Fax: (704) 873-7064
Website: www.priorityhouse.com

The Priority House provides food, clothing, shelter and academic materials for its residents. These items are necessary to ensure that each student receives the spiritual, emotional, physical and vocational training required to help overcome the problems that led to their addiction.

In order to graduate, each client is required to complete a 14-course program and a minimum of three contracts of personal studies to develop character and to explore practical ways to face and overcome daily problems and challenges. The group study curriculum is a study of spiritual philosophies as they relate to the greater good of humankind. Program topics include: Loving and Accepting Yourself, Personal Relationships with Others, Spiritual Power and the Supernatural, Understanding the Nature of Addiction, Financial Planning and Budgeting, Interviewing and Job-Related Skills, Attitudes/Temptation, Growing Through Failure, Personal Rights and a variety of religious topics for all faiths.

Priority House is a Christian-based ministry but recognizes the spiritually of all people. We use Christian teachings to emphasize character, kindness and compassion. Alternative spiritual programming is available for other faiths and is a critical component to the overall success of the client.

To date, Priority House of Statesville has graduated 26 men. Of those 26, 22 are still "clean" today. We are proud of an 85% success rate as it reflects the program is working to keep these men and their families healthy.

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SALVATION ARMY
Captains Phillip & Glenda Priest, Commanding Officers
1361 Caldwell Street
PO Box 91
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: (704) 872-5623
Fax: (704) 872-5665

E-mail: web7989@charweb.org

The Salvation Army provides financial and spiritual guidance, limited help with medical costs and transportation services, weekly character-building classes and Summer Day Camp for children. The agency also assists with gifts and food for families at Christmas, disaster aid, clothing, furniture, household items, fans during summer months, school supplies and financial assistance with rent, utilities, prescriptions, food and transportation.

Worship and Christian education programs include worship services, Bible study groups, Sunday School, leadership training and Vacation Bible School.

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TEEN HEALTH, INC.
Chiquita Miller
P.O. Box 6026
234 Dobson Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: 704-872-1023
Fax: 704-872-1011

E-mail: icah@statesville.net

Teen Health, Inc. is dedicated to reducing risk-taking behaviors among teenagers. Its mission is to facilitate healthy lifestyles among Iredell County adolescents. Teen Health directly serves over 150 teenagers every week with preventive and educational programs designed to decrease the rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), drug and alcohol use, school dropout, criminal and violent behavior. It also offers an outreach program for Latino teens and their families.

Teen Health concentrates its efforts in six areas:

• Direct-service programs for at-risk adolescents and parents of teens
• Educational and preventive workshops and classes tailored to meet the specific needs of groups
• Community awareness and education pertaining to issues of adolescent health
• Healthcare access
• Research and program evaluation
• Information and referral for youth and families

Available programs include the Responsible Attitudes Program (RAP Sessions), the Teen Entrepreneurship Program, the Latino Outreach Program, and Support for Parents of Teens. Trained staff of Teen Health are also available to speak to groups of adults or teenagers about a wide variety of topics, including abstinence, parent-child communication, alcohol, goal-setting, conflict resolution, and rape. Our speakers will tailor presentations to specific groups as requested.

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TROUTMAN RESCUE SQUAD
Gerald Clodfelter, Chief
PO Box 1364
Troutman, NC 28166
Phone: (704) 528-4576

The Troutman Rescue Squad participates in the First Responder Program and functions as stand-by for sporting events, fair, and rodeo, administering first aid at the scene until the EMS or EMT arrives. The squad provides crowd and traffic control, participates in emergency situations, retrieves equipment for rescue personnel and cleans up an area after an emergency has ceased. With its two four-wheel-drive ambulances, the Troutman Rescue Squad is able to transport paramedics to help handle medical emergencies in inclement weather. The squad responds to various rescue calls which require vehicle extrication, victim disentanglement, water rescue and land searches.

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YMCA OF IREDELL COUNTY Tip Nicholson, Executive Director 828 Wesley Drive Statesville, NC 28677 Phone: (704) 873-9622 Fax: (704) 871-9160 Website: www.ymcairedell.org

(Barium Springs location) 122 Grannis Lane PO Box 38 Barium Springs, NC

The YMCA of Iredell County provides an opportunity for the entire community to participate in recreational, educational, cultural and spiritual programs in an atmosphere reflecting a Judeo-Christian heritage that stresses the individual as well as the family.

• Health Enhancement - promotes and encourages the health enhancement of individuals by offering a variety of classes and programs to deal with all levels of general fitness as well as specific health-related problems. Programs include: aerobics, workouts, stretch classes, healthy back program, weight management, youth weight training, etc.
• Aquatics - provides instruction for all ages, promotes physical fitness through lap swimming and aquatic exercise and facilitates rehabilitation through aquatic therapy. Instruction offered for infants, lifeguard training, scuba diving, arthritis classes, competitive swimming and school contracts for second grade and special education student swimming classes.
• Sports and Recreation - promotes exercise and skill development through league and free play for all ages.
• Camping - provides a quality day camp experience for children featuring swimming, arts and crafts, games, field trips, devotions and lessons in values.
• Educational and Training - provides monthly seminars for First Aid, Self Defense, Youth and Government, Junior Counselor Program and CPR.
• Family Life - provides programs and services which help to meet the needs of Iredell County's families by holding special family events year-round and offering after-school care for children.
• Community Services - provides YMCA programs and facilities to individuals and groups in the community who need them; provides facilities and volunteers for the Special Olympics and Senior Games aquatic meets; and lends facility use to community organizations and businesses as possible.
• Assistance Program - funds partial and complete assistance for those in need of services but unable to pay for programs or memberships.

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