Welcome to the
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
Currently, there are at least 5.3 million Americans living with a disability because of a brain injury. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury.
Founded in 1982 by families and concerned professionals, the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC) is a non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with brain injury and their families. A chartered affiliate of the Brain Injury Association of America, BIANC currently has Family and Community Support Centers in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville, and Asheville. BIANC also offers a toll-free Family Helpline, resource centers, educational programs, and over 40 support groups, which meet in many communities across the state. Please explore our site to learn more about our organization. Our goal is to help create a voice for survivors and families to let others know about the challenges and needs of this special population.
If you or someone you love has sustained a brain injury and need information, please call the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina at 800-377-1464.
Parent of a TBI survivor Carol Ornitz, BIANC Board Chair Ana King, and Survivor and BIANC volunteer Monica McGrath talk with Legislator Ty Harrell at the Coalition Rally on May 21st in Raleigh
The Brain Injury Association of NC is one of over 40 non-profit groups who are part of the Coalition to ask for more funding and services for North Carolina citizens with brain injuries and other mental health or developmental disability challenges. There was a Rally sponsored by the Coalition across from the Legislative Building in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 21 and representatives from brain injury joined hundreds of other folks at the Rally. Representative Ty Harrell spoke to our group and indicated that he had some personal knowledge of brain injury. Our representatives identified Senate and House representatives from their districts and we went to their offices to ask that they support the Coalition budget particularly the increase of state funds for TBI to 3.5 million and other funding for our military. Please review the BIANC "Talking Points", and let us know if you have time to speak to local legislative folks or to help with statewide legislative advocacy.
Now you can get your very own Brain Injury Awareness License Plate
The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina must receive 300 orders for the DMV to print our Brain Injury Awareness tag.
After 300 applications
are received, the license plate order will be placed with the NCDMV. The plates will be date numbered and
printed in the order they are received. You may also customize your plate with up to 4 characters.
Click Here to download the license plate information / application.
We currently have 15 applications, and need 300 orders to be able to qualify for these tags. Please send in your order today!
The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina presents the
Randy Evans Golf Classic
Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Duke University Golf Club
Our 14th annual Golf Tournament will honor the heroic military troops who have sustained brain injuries during military combat defending our country.
Please click here for registration form
Let's Go Camping!
BIANC's 14th Annual Retreat will be held October 3-5 at Camp Carefree in Stokesdale, NC. Download your application here and send it in to reserve your spot!
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