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About NCARF: Join NCARF

Membership

• Up-to-date communications and information online at ncarf.com as well as through our management association (FirstPoint Resources)
• Online member directory, "members only" templates for sample policies and procedures specific to a rehabilitation organization
• Comprehensive training and professional development conferences and leadership forums specific to Community Rehabilitation providers
• A unified and strong legislative voice influencing and shaping public policy and service delivery practices that may impact your business
• Representation at Legislative Oversight Committee meetings, Coalition, CRP/DVR Steering Committee, Employment Work Group, ARC of NC, and other associations related to NCARF initiatives and legislative issues
• Peer- to-peer networking with member organizations who have common interests and issues

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30.   Dues are set each year and the amount is listed on the current application form.

Membership Types:

Organization Membership
This membership type is open to any Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) which is certified by North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, or North Carolina Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse, or North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind, or Department of Social Services, or Workforce Development Boards. Organizational Members have one vote.  Multi-site Organizational Membership: Open to any parent CRP that provides administrative oversight to multiple programs which meet eligibility criteria listed above. Such organizations may elect to join as a separate organizational member for each site (complete one application for each site), receiving full membership benefits for each site including voting privileges at the state level and the opportunity to serve on the board; OR the parent CRP may join as a multi-site organizational member with one vote at the state level and a single opportunity for a board seat.

Individual Membership
Open to all individuals except those employed by organizations eligible for organizational memberships.  Also open to Member Emeritus status.  These are individuals who have left or retired from an NCARF member organization in good standing.  Members Emeritus are eligible for a free individual membership with NCARF.

How to Register

To join, print the PDF application available here and mail along with your dues payment (as indicated on the form).   You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file, you can access it here for free.

Download this pdf application form.