Provide Community Rehabilitation Services

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVRS or VR) recognizes Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) accreditation by:

  • The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
  • The Council on Accreditation (COA)
  • The Council on Quality Leadership (CQL)

Prospective providers of Community Rehabilitation Services are encouraged to contact a CRP specialist before becoming VR-approved.

Community Rehabilitation Service providers can offer:

  • Supported-employment services
  • Transitional employment
  • IPS (Individual Placement and Support) supported employment
  • Work-adjustment training
  • Work-adjustment job coaching
  • Community-based assessment

Application Process

  1. Review North Carolina’s Community Rehabilitation Program Standards.
  2. Contact a regional CRP specialist (listed below) to discuss the need for services in your area.
  3. Complete the Community Rehabilitation Program and Supported Employment Vendor Application.
  4. Submit your application and supporting documentation to the CRP specialist in your area.
  5. You will be contacted within 30 days for further information or about your application’s status.
  6. If your application is complete, you’ll be contacted for an on-site review by a VR representative.
  7. Final approval will be determined only after a complete application packet is received and a satisfactory on-site review has been conducted.
NCDVRS Community Rehabilitation Specialists Counties Served Phone

Lenora Mathis

Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon,
Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania

828-245-1223

Joan Wofford

Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Mitchell, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Wilkes, Watauga, Yancey

704-568-8804

Scott Daniel

Anson, Bladen, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore,
Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

919-775-4283
Stacy Thompson

Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Harnett, Johnston, Orange, Person,
Rockingham, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren

919-496-3124

Anita McMahan

Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender

910-251-5710

Samantha Johnson

Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde,
Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson

252-830-8575
Meredith Owen

State CRP Specialist

919-855-3559

Community Rehabilitation Program Steering Committee

The CRP Steering Committee focuses on budgetary and program issues. The Committee promotes the delivery of quality services and makes recommendations to the VR director.

Agency Members

Title

Agency

Meredith Owen, Committee Chair

State CRP Specialist

DVRS

Tony Reid

Unit Manager

DVRS

Lenora Mathis

CRP Specialist

DVRS

Kevin Earp

Program Specialist

DVRS

Samantha Johnson

CRP Specialist

DVRS

Angelia Lightfoot

Program Manager

DMH/DD/SAS

Scott Daniel

CRP Specialist

DVRS

Anita McMahon CRP Specialist

DVRS

Philip Weatherburne Fiscal Services

DVRS

Angie Boyce Assistant Regional Director

DVRS

Janet Davis Unit Manager DVRS

CRP Members

Program

Appointed By

Michael Maybee

Watauga Opportunities

NCAPSE

Bridget Hassan

UCP

NCAPSE

Cheri Howell

Community Workforce Solutions

DVR APPT

Elizabeth Leggett

Beaufort County Development Center

NCARF

Tom Wilson

Durham Exchange Club Industries

NCARF

Meg Moss

Lee County Industries

NCARF

Patricia Little

Johnston County Industries

DVR APPT

Bert Fisher

Monarch

DVR APPT

Leigh Harrison

Community Partnerships

NCAPSE