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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Supporting All Families

Guest Blog Post: Our Children’s Place Smart Start offers evidence-based and evidence-informed, family-focused programs that offer support and education to increase parental knowledge of development, enhance parent confidence, and increase positive parenting practices. Smart Start is also able to connect...

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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 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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Reflections on Resiliency from Smart Start’s Resilient Communities Officer

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Community Environments (Pair of ACEs) have lifelong consequences for health and well-being. The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is committed to reducing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) for young children and increasing protective factors for...

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Smart Start Conference Spotlight: Exploring Resilience Through an Introduction to Resilient Communities

Eat, breathe, sleep resilience-Tamra Jo Church, Resilient North Carolina Collaborative Coalition (RNCCC) and CCSAP Resilience Collaborative Smart Start conference attendees joined together to explore the importance of building resilient communities, organizations, and systems to help young children grow up healthy,...

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Creating Impact by Supporting Child Health and Development

In celebration of the upcoming new year, Smart Start is celebrating our hard work and taking this time to recognize the role of Smart Start local partnerships in each community. Smart Start is working across the state to create a...

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Launch of Resilient Communities Initiative

Through funding support from the Division of Public Health and Kate B. Reynolds, Smart Start is launching a Resilient Communities Initiative. The purpose of the Resilient Communities Initiative is to build healthy and resilient communities for young children and families...

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Virtual Resiliency Opportunities During the COVID-19 Crisis

Many collaboratives, networks, and organizations focused on resilience building have shifted to providing support specific to the impacts of COVID-19, while others are increasing their commitment to offer community convenings and points of connection in virtual ways. A recent...

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