BIANC Accomplishments and Goals

Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
 Accomplishments in 2010-2011

Maintained 4 BIANC Brain Injury Resource Centers in NC (Raleigh, Greenville, Asheville, Charlotte) and a volunteer Resource Center in Winston Salem. Generated new logo to match BIAA logo.

Responded to telephone calls and emails with referrals, support and mail-outs

Provided information to rehab/military contacts & to support group members/leaders

Support 43+ support group leaders with training, materials, and activity suggestion

Distribute  brain injury (BI) resource and educational materials to survivors/families/agencies & rehab hospitals

Supported week-end wellness retreat for 150+ survivors and families

Helped to fund regional recreational events for local support group members

Coordinated with Wake AHEC to host an annual BI professional training symposium

Provided BI 101 training sessions to LME staff and community case workers and training on Mild TBI through  Invisible Wounds of War training to serve returning military troops

Provided Certified Brain Injury Specialist trainings to professionals in NC

Held 6 Walk & Roll-athons, 1 Joggin' 4 Your Noggin' 5k run, and a Ride for the Rock cycling event to raise awareness

Exhibited at conferences, health fairs, professional symposiums, and military events

Distributed 1,500-2,000 Starting Point newsletters each quarter

Coordinated a brain injury awareness day at the NC State Legislature

Educated legislators and informed survivors and families about legislative process and need for more funds and participated in a Rally to support the Coalition for DD funding

Provided complementary memberships to survivors, families, military

Coordinated with Pilot Clubs to provide Brain Minders safety prevention program to pre-schoolers

Helped get new legislation passed for a TBI Waiver and to support Advisory Council

Hired a Training Coordinator to help educate professionals, family members and others about the causes and consequences of brain injury

Helped support development of two clubhouse day programs for people with brain injuries

 Our Goals for 2012 and Beyond: To Continue the above and….

Provide help, hope and a voice for people with brain injury and their families

Promote the welfare of people with brain injuries in all stages from point of injury to community re-entry

Increase public and professional awareness of brain injuries through trainings and educational materials for survivors, families, military and professionals

Keep website and resource materials up to date and user friendly

Promote programs providing rehabilitation and long term care for persons with brain injures

Support activities/legislation to reduce occurrence of brain injuries/fatalities and to increase the resources and funding for services, follow introduced BI legislation w/ ALSTARS

Encourage the formation of local brain injury support groups and support existing groups

Support Triad Volunteer Resource Center to become self-sustaining

Work with Pilot Clubs across NC to offer additional camp experiences for survivors/families

Coordinate with BIA of America and make use of all resources available

 

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