Abby Renfro Email and Phone Number

Volunteered for the Ashe county food drive (raised 500 dollars and donated food for the pantry), volunteer of the Yancey county humane society, volunteered with an autism support group in Boone, volunteer for Special Olympics of both Yancey and Watauga county, volunteered at Child Fest of Yancey/Mitchell county, volunteered with family support network of Yancey county, volunteered for Family Matters parenting classes in Yancey county, volunteer for the summer reading camp of Burnsville Elementary, collected around 40+ suitcases and bags for the Eliada Foster Home for children in Asheville in the summer of 2018, collected an immense amount of socks, scarves, gloves, hats, jackets, and shoes for the Eliada Foster Home for children in Asheville in the winter of 2018

Worked directly with children ages 3 months old-4 years old. Led classroom discussions and activities.

In charge of creating social media advertisements and pages for sub-groups of the location in Yancey county. Helped work one-on-one with children who were on the ASD spectrum during support group sessions for parents. Assisted with Family Matters classes in which addressed important matters concerning children birth-8 years old. These meetings included information about developmental milestones, ways in which to manage your child's behavior, and more.

Observed Marcia work with low-income families at their homes, attended sessions with Marcia at the HeadStart daycares in the surrounding counties, led some therapy sessions with Marcia, played games while working on children’s speech, worked on social skills with behaviorally-challenged children as well as children with ASD and other disabilities/differences