About

Alder Springs Mission

Provide and sustain a safe and secure independent-living apartment community that simplifies daily living and meets the unique social, emotional, and lifestyle needs of the deaf, deafblind, blind, and hard of hearing and enriches the education experience of NC School for the Deaf (NCSD) students.

Vision

Affordable, comfortable safe community of peers - deaf, deafblind, blind and hard of hearing
Secure, easily navigated and communication friendly environment
Easy access to commercial, healthcare, and professional/support services
Compassionate, responsive management and ownership

Alder Springs Objectives

Simple, independent living (assistance of private support services allowed)
Integration into vibrant local and regional deaf and blind populations
Service and volunteer opportunities at NC School for the Deaf
Access to abundant personal learning and growth opportunities
Supervised work experience opportunities for deaf students
Financially self-sustaining operations (rent payments, grants, private donations)
No government funding

Alder Springs Operations

Alder Springs is non profit. Operations and construction are funded by rent payments, donations, and grants.
All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Receipts are provided for all donations.

Note: Alder Springs does not offer on-site health care facilities or food service.

Alder Springs Logo

North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton Foundation, Inc. (NCSDF)

Alder Springs is owned and operated by NCSDF, an independent, non-profit corporation established in 1991 with a mission to enhance the educational experience of NC School for the Deaf students including workplace experience, scholarships, and emergency financial assistance.

A portion of annual Alder Springs revenues support the NCSDF mission.
NCSDF and Alder Springs are not state agencies and do not receive state or federal money.
A volunteer, self-sustaining, board of directors (up to 21 members) governs NCSDF.

NC School for the Deaf located in Morganton NC

Signage at the entrance to NCSD

Alder Springs Deaf & Blind Community, LLC

Doing business as Alder Springs Deaf and Blind Community, LLC - a nonprofit subsidiary of NCSD at Morganton Foundation, Alder Springs' mission is to provide and sustain a safe and secure independent-living apartment community that simplifies daily living and meets the unique social, emotional, and lifestyle needs of the deaf, deafblind, blind, and hard of hearing, and enriches the education experience of NC School for the Deaf (NCSD) students.

Financial information for NCSDF and Alder Springs available upon request.