First In Families of North Carolina helps people with disabilities and their families to believe in their dreams, achieve their goals and give back to others. - Technical Assistance to FIF Chapters FIF Chapters provide direct family support to people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and/or Traumatic Brain Injuries and their families. FIF Chapters partner with local communities and businesses to respond to requests from individuals and families to enhance their ability to live and thrive in the community. FIFNC has 13 chapters across the state of North Carolina that cover 47 counties. FIFNC also offers assistance to families in the other 53 NC counties through the Lifeline Project. FIF provides Technical Assistance to Chapters: training, assessment, customer leadership, leveraging of resources, adherence to the FIF model of best practice family support. - Lifetime Connections Lifetime Connections offers unique supports and future planning services to people with all types of disabilities and their families. It provides an alternative or addition to traditional services, through a comprehensive, membership-based set of services tailored to each individual or family. Core services include personal networks and workshops on wills and estate planning. FIFNC Time Bank - The FIFNC Time Bank connects community members through a system for sharing skills and services in which no money is exchanged - only time and talents. All services are valued equally, and Time Bank members include people with and without disabilities.