Smart Start Develops Online Catalog of Effective Solutions to Support North Carolina’s Children 0-5

Smart Start Develops Online Catalog of Effective Solutions to Support North Carolina’s Children 0-5

Smart Start Partnerships can implement 60+ evidence-based and informed solutions with state funding The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) and the Smart Start Network developed Smart Solutions: Effective Birth-to-Five Investments, a virtual catalog of effective programs, interventions, and strategies....

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Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program, Increasing Access to High-Quality Affordable Child Care

Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program, Increasing Access to High-Quality Affordable Child Care

Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program in Three Regions - Download This Release as PDF The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is partnering with the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to award funding to three...

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NC Healthy & Resilient Communities (NCH&RCI) Initiative Launches Resilient North Carolina

NC Healthy & Resilient Communities (NCH&RCI) Initiative Launches Resilient North Carolina

- For Immediate Release (Download press release PDF) - New Website Will Engage Communities Statewide Around Resilience Download press release PDF RALEIGH- Resilient North Carolina, a website created by the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NCH&RCI), has launched. Resilient North...

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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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Smart Start Funds Local Organizations to Address Community Resilience

- For Immediate Release (Download press release PDF) - NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative Funds 9 Nonprofits to Support Resilience The North Carolina Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative (NCH&RCI), housed at the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) has granted...

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Family Connects & Smart Start Expand Support for NC Children and Families

Nearly 10,000 Families in Eight Counties to Be Served The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), which leads the statewide Smart Start network, and Family Connects International (FCI) announced new community programs that will serve nearly 10,000 North Carolina families...

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A New Bill Would Help N.C. Children and Families Recover from COVID-19 Challenges

New bipartisan legislation introduced in the General Assembly would provide tools and support to help North Carolina children and families recover from the ongoing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 262, Smart Start Funds, was introduced this...

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Smart Start Launches Statewide Initiatives to Support Children and Families Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

$5 Million in CARES Act Funds Allocated by NCDHHS to Impact N.C. Families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  | Date:  October 21, 2020  |  Contact:  Sara Lang - slang@smartstart.org, 984.221.1580  | Download PDF Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Partnership for Children and the statewide...

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Smart Start Names a New President

Former Early Childhood Educator and Attorney is Named as New President The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), the organization that leads Smart Start across the state, announced today that Amy Stephens Cubbage has been named the new President for...

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National Experts in Early Education Headline Smart Start Conference

MEDIA ALERT April 25, 2019Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-749-5013, 919-821-9566 National Experts in Early Education Headline Smart Start Conference Essence Magazine Founder, Susan L. Taylor, to Deliver Closing Keynote Greensboro, NC– Over 1,000 early childhood professionals from across the country will gather...

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