NCPC Meets High Accountability Standards for 10th Consecutive Year

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...

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Shape NC Reveals New Logo

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...

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Mayor of Asheboro Planting Pinwheel Garden.

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...

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CDC estimates 1 in 88 children in U.S. identified as having an autism spectrum disorder

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. ...

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Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties welcomes new Executive Director

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...

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Let’s Move! Child Care Webinar

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...

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John Rex Endowment Invests Nearly $1.3M in Early Childhood Development

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...

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Large Number of NC Children Living in Poverty

(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...

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NC Praised for Growth in Graduation Rates

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...

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NC Justice Center Releases New Brief on Concentrated Poverty

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...

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