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News and information from the Smart Start Network and The North and Partnership for Children

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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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Leveraging the Smart Start Network for Statewide Initiatives

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Leveraging the Smart Start Network for Statewide Initiatives

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Creating Countywide Change

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Creating Countywide Change

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Advancing Child and Family Health

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Advancing Child and Family Health

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Promoting and Strengthening Early Literacy

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Promoting and Strengthening Early Literacy

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Ensuring a Strong Foundation for Early Care and Education

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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Building Connections and Prioritizing Wellness: The NC HRCI Annual Resilience Retreat 2023

About the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative Hosted by NCPC, the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NC HRCI) commenced in 2019 with a core mission of creating resilience across each generation by bringing together more than 50 multi-sector community collaboratives...

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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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Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched

Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched

Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched as Part of the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative The NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NC HRCI) hosted by NCPC works to reduce adversity experienced in multiple realms by children and families...

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