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A group of Pender County Schools educators participated in a 3 hour workshop of the Community Resiliency Model to learn basic wellness skills to regulate their nervous system and better manage stress.

Introducing the Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program at PACEs Connection, a 16 hour program, free and open to the public, to learn key topics in organizing PACEs science informed resilient communities.

Stay current with ACEs Connection -- and easily share stories via social media and email -- by accessing ACEs Connection and/or your community’s home page on your phone. Adding an ACEs Connection shortcut to your phone works for iPhone and Android systems and makes staying logged in, checking in, and sharing out quick and easy, on-the-go! Community managers: Share this post with community members, as using the shortcut is a great way to help your members stay abreast of what’s going on! On...

Join for FREE any of the upcoming events and workshops to gain empowering skills and resources to move forward. Learn more and register here . YWCA of Lower Cape Fear serves Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender counties. See full presentation of slides attached.

RECOGNIZE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH 2022 While every season is a new opportunity to build sturdy foundations for children, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAP Month) and we ALL have a stake in preparing NC’s children to grow up to be healthy thriving members of our community. Every April, CAP Month recognizes the necessity of communities working together to promote the social and emotional well-being of all children and their families. North Carolina’s...

PACEs Connection is excited to introduce our new Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Accelerator Program. (Click here to review a brief description of each event. See below for April event times). The 16 hour CRC accelerator is focused on supporting and developing individual activists and advocates in transforming their communities and organizations using PACEs and resilience frameworks. The CRC accelerator will cover fundamental topics such as understanding of PACEs science, community...

The Healthy Blue Initiative and Coastal Horizons team up to provide an opportunity for Community Resiliency Model teachers, Amy Read and Kelly Purcell, to host a 3-hour workshop to teach biology-based wellness skills to 24 people including social workers and DSS staff who support children in foster care in Pender County. What is the Community Resiliency Model®? The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is designed to help individuals understand the biology of traumatic stress reactions and learn...

Take a look at the National Foster Care Site for upcoming events and programs in the month of May for National Foster Care Month.

We invite you to join this month's CTIPP CAN call, which we've mentioned during the Building the Movement workshops . We'll discuss how multi-sector coalitions can address trauma and promote resilience - we hope to see you there! CTIPP CAN: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT https://us02web.zoom.us/j/742183645 Meeting ID: 742 183 645 +19292056099,,742183645# US (New York) Q&A session after presentations Our featured guests include the Winer Family...

Coastal Horizons and Healthy Blue Initiative teamed up on Monday, March 14 to provide a 3 hour Community Resiliency Model Training for 21 local Pender County DSS staff to help support the health and well-being of children in foster care, their families, and caregivers. Participants learned 4 of the 6 biology-based wellness skills to help regulate the nervous system to better manage stress and cultivate well-being. CRM teachers will be providing another training on Thursday, March 17 for all...

In light of recent events, Resilient Guilford Network is sharing resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) in response to the war on Ukraine. Some are specific to military families, while others are more general resources. Please see the links below and let us know if you have questions and how we can help support your local efforts. Deep breaths as we start a new week together. We look forward to staying connected and are grateful for all you do. General Child...

We are excited to present the fifth workshop session this Friday and hope you can join us live! Of note, we are now offering participation certificates to those who can be with us live on Friday afternoons and to make that easier we have also decided to shorten this workshop session to 3 hours ! Please help us in #BuildingTheMovement by sharing this workshop series with colleagues and help us reach our next milestone of 3K registered. Day 5 - Building the Movement with Populations with High...