Apr
11
2012
State Auditor Gives Organization Clean Bill of Financial Health
For the tenth consecutive year, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) has a “clean bill” of financial health, according to the Office of State Auditor. An audit of Fiscal...
Apr
09
2012
Shape NC, a partnership between the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. to combat childhood obesity now has its own logo. This three-year, $3 million effort partnership is...
Apr
09
2012
Mayor of Asheboro planting our Pinwheel garden. This was the kick-off as more than 29 others have planted gardens. Downtown Asheboro is “spinning”. Businesses have come in purchased Pinwheels and they are planted in front of businesses in...
Apr
04
2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study that looked at data from 14 communities. ...
Mar
29
2012
The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties is proud to introduce Michael Linker as our new Executive Director. Mr. Linker’s selection is the result of an extensive and thorough executive search process. Linker will assume leadership effective...
Mar
29
2012
Let's Move! Child Care Webinar
We've been promoting Let's Move! Child Care, a website of resources and inspiration to improve the nutrition and healthy weight of America's children. States are competing to get the most child care providers signed...
Mar
27
2012
John Rex Endowment Invests Nearly $1.3M in Early Childhood Development
Lucy Daniels Center, Wake County Human Services and Wake County SmartStart will receive early childhood development grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the John Rex Endowment.
The Lucy Daniels Center will...
Mar
27
2012
(03/27/12) GOLDSBORO, N.C. - More than 500,000 North Carolina children are living in poverty, and more than half of them are living in extreme poverty, according to the Children's Defense Fund, as their parents struggle to overcome job loss...
Mar
20
2012
On March 19, 2012, the News and Observer reported that North Carolina is among a handful of states responsible for the majority of growth in high school graduation rates over the past decade, according to a report scheduled to...
Mar
16
2012
Today the Budget and Tax Center released a brief, "Barriers to Opportunity: The Growing Problem of Concentrated Poverty in North Carolina's Neighborhoods", that takes a look at the impact of high-poverty neighborhoods on the well-being of its inhabitants. Using...


