National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC) Addresses Food Procurement through Community Partnerships, Education, and Experiential Learning

National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC) Addresses Food Procurement through Community Partnerships, Education, and Experiential Learning

Early health and development support is critical towards ensuring children grow into healthy adults. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Smart Start is celebrating the work of Local Partnerships in promoting healthy eating, increasing healthy behavior patterns, and advancing...

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National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Partnership for Children of Wayne County Makes an Impact On Child Care Food Purchasing

National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Partnership for Children of Wayne County Makes an Impact On Child Care Food Purchasing

Early health and development support is critical towards ensuring children grow into healthy adults. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Smart Start is celebrating the work of Local Partnerships in promoting healthy eating, increasing healthy behavior patterns, and advancing...

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Smart Start Enhances and Supports Birth-to-Five Systems Building Efforts for Each Child in Every Community

Smart Start Enhances and Supports Birth-to-Five Systems Building Efforts for Each Child in Every Community

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families are supported, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. Each Local Partnership provides critical social and emotional support, needed resources and referrals, crucial infrastructure support,...

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Smart Start Advances Child Health and Development for Each Child in Every Community

Smart Start Advances Child Health and Development for Each Child in Every Community

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families are supported, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. Each Local Partnership provides critical social and emotional support, needed resources and referrals, crucial infrastructure support,...

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Smart Start Supports Parenting for North Carolina Families in Every Community

Smart Start Supports Parenting for North Carolina Families in Every Community

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families are supported, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. Each Local Partnership provides critical social and emotional support, needed resources and referrals, crucial infrastructure support,...

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Building Resilience in Ourselves to Build Resilience for Young Children

Building Resilience in Ourselves to Build Resilience for Young Children

by Mebane Boyd, NCPC’s Resilient Communities Officer   “THANK YOU! This made a tremendous difference in my professional journey, which impacts all other areas of my life. Thank you for making us feel seen.” As we look towards a new year and...

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Smart Start Impacts Literacy for Each Child in Every Community

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families are supported, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. Each Local Partnership provides critical social and emotional support, needed resources and referrals, crucial infrastructure support,...

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Smart Start Supports Early Care and Education for Each Child in Every Community

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families are supported, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. Each Local Partnership provides critical social and emotional support, needed resources and referrals, crucial infrastructure support,...

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Doing Better for Our Future Starts at Birth

by Mary Sonnenberg, M.Ed., President of the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County We have all heard the adage: I want “better” for my children. With 20 years of evidence-based research, the Family Connects International program has proven to provide that “better”...

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The NC Home Visiting & Parenting Education System Receives $1 Million from The Duke Endowment

- For Immediate Release (Download press release PDF) - NC Home Visiting & Parenting Education System Receives Funding to Improve arenting Supports Across North Carolina Press Release for NC Home Visiting System The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), which...

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