Smart Start & NCPC News

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

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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Smart Start Conference Spotlight: Exploring National, State, and Local Workforce Supports for Early Childhood Professionals 

“Early childhood is a public good and needs to be invested in”, Teri Talan, Senior Policy Advisor to the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership  Early childhood professionals met at the final 2022 Smart Start Conference Featured Session to discuss...

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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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Reflections on Week of the Young Child 2022

As I reflect on my second Week of the Young Child while serving at Smart Start, I am deeply grateful for the warm welcome I received in visits to Smart Start Local Partnerships across the state. Those organizations that...

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Celebrating Black History

Many wonderful blog posts written in honor of Black History Month, especially those posted by organizations with aligned missions such as ours at Smart Start, working to improve the lives of young children. Many start with a caveat, recognizingthat...

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we reflect on this profound message. Our work at Smart Start requires us...

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The Smart Start Network Responds to COVID-19

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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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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Smart Start Creates Impact by Recognizing the Importance of Early Literacy

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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