Each Child. Every Community.

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) has launched Connections Matter NC, a new public awareness campaign focused on engaging North Carolinians to build caring and supportive connections in communities across the state. Everyday connections are more important than we ever...

Smart Start was founded on the premise that North Carolina communities vary greatly in demographics, resources and assets, and require community-developed solutions. To guide the development of these solutions, Smart Start legislation directs Local Partnerships to engage community stakeholders to develop and maintain...

Join Smart Start for Resilience Week, starting November 18th! This multi-platform campaign is supported by organizational and institutional partners across the state and is designed to achieve the following impact goals: (1) build the awareness of ACEs; (2) increase knowledge of trauma...

The Catawba Partnership for Children and the Catawba Leadership Academy are installing 12 Little Free Libraries to encourage families to grab a free book.  Little Free Libraries, free standing, weather-resistant wooden boxes, house books for families to grab to read...

From "Board Engagement" National Council of Nonprofits website. Bringing on a terrific board member is only the first step. Taking time to ensure that each board member becomes personally invested and engaged in the mission of the organization is time...

Quality Early Educators are essential for an effective early childhood system. For ECE systems leaders in a community, it is critical that they engage in advocating for the workforce—helping to shift the public narrative about the complexity of early...

Local Partnership hosts Sixth Annual Early Education Summit  Alamance Partnership for Children hosted its Sixth Annual Early Education Summit on January 22.  The Summit created a forum for the local community to discuss early childhood education and was a big hit...

In the wake of Hurricane Florence, Smart Start partnerships are working together and with other organizations to bring help to their communities.  The Pamlico Partnership for Childrenpartnered with the Pamlico County Disaster Relief Coalition to bring support to those devastated by...

In the last year the Partnership for Children of Johnston County  celebrated the grand opening of the Partnership for Children Park. The park was developed as a joint initiative between the partnership and the town of Smithfield, NC.  The park includes an inclusive...

The General Assembly adjourned its special session on February 13th after passing HB 90, which addressed a number of policy issues including a compromise plan to phase in the new state requirements for K-3 class size. The bill also...