WE HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY!!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR CONTRIBUTING! Thank you ROAR community stakeholders for your continued commitment to building individual and collective resilience in Robeson County!!! We have lots to ROAR about this month!!! READ THIS NEWSLETTER IN FULL TO FIND OUT ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE SHARED AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING! For additional information about ROAR or any of the information shared within this email, please...

ROAR Recap from January 11, 2024 THANK YOU for your continued support for our growing community collaboration to grow RESILIENCE in Robeson County by increasing education and awareness about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and the Protective Factors that we can foster within our community to help buffer the negative potential impacts. ROAR meets the 2nd Thursday of each month. Our next meeting will be on February 8 at 10 am. For additional information about ROAR or any of the...

2024 Small Grants Initiative ReCAST Robeson Project AND ROAR You are invited to complete the 2024 Community Needs Assessment Survey conducted by the ReCAST Robeson Project Partners. If you live or work in Robeson County - youth or adult, please consider participating in this survey. Please share with individuals, schools, organizations, churches, youth groups, businesses, parents, families, etc. ACCESS THE SURVEY HERE The purpose of ReCAST Robeson is to promote resilience, trauma-informed...

December 6, 2023: This week, Suds of Love Truck aka "Miss Dorothy" was spotted serving Lumberton Christian Care Center! Founded by Tina M. Bowen, Suds of Love Truck is a 30 ft truck equipped with three sets of washers and dryers, a full bathroom, and hygiene products to assist unhoused individuals and those in need. Suds of Love also assists local schools with their washer and dryer needs as well as with disaster relief. For more information about Suds of Love and how to support their...

Our November meeting will take place on Thursday, November 9th @10:00 AM! You may join us in the Board Room at Robeson County Partnership for Children at 210 E 2nd St. here in Lumberton or via zoom! You can register in advance for this month's meeting using this sign up genius link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAFAA2AAAF9C34-45905980-roar PHOTO OPP AT THIS MONTH'S MEETING! If you are able to stay after the meeting, we will be staging some photographs of members of our stakeholder...

October 11, 2023: Robeson County Partnership for Children's Program Director, Rhiannon Chavis-Wanson, and Community Engagement Manager, Stacie Kinlaw, trained the staff of Lumberton Junior High School in "Intro to Community Resiliency Model (CRM)". The training gave participants insight on: Facts about CRM The Resilient Zone Brain & Nervous System Trauma & Stress Wellness Skills ~Help Now ~Tracking ~Resourcing ~Grounding For training opportunities, please reach out to Stacie Kinlaw,...

FREE WORKSHOPS! Fall in love with Robeson Community College during the Fall Festival Event at COMTech, located at 124 Livermore Drive in Pembroke. RCC will be offering several free workshops during the Fall Festival event on October 26th from 10am-2pm. Arts, Crafts, and Fashion 10am - 11am How to make wreaths by Dr. Melissa Oxendine 11am - 12pm How to make bows with Vonda Graham 1pm - 2pm Fashionista with Lisa Hunt Finance & Business 10am - 12pm Money for Fun: How to turn your...

EXCITING NEWS! Sometimes parenting can feel lonely and you aren't quite sure where to turn for information. ROAR has now partnered with Bright by Text to bring you FREE parental information, tips, and community messages right to your phone. You can receive messages for prenatal care up to age 8! These messages are timed with your child's age. ROAR and community partners will also send you community information about upcoming deadlines and FREE community events! To Sign up TEXT ROAR to 274448...

Building Relationships and Resilience in SE Rural NC Come join us at the Southeastern Agricultural Center in Lumberton, NC, USA for the 2023 Resilience Summit! This in-person event is a unique opportunity to learn and connect with like-minded individuals who are passionate about building resilience in Southeast Rural North Carolina. This free event will take place on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Southeastern NC Agricultural Event Center. Registration is required.

July 13, 2023: Today we welcomed new members, reviewed the Resilient NC website, shared upcoming community events and stakeholder training opportunities, including details about the Tri-County Resiliency Summit, and encouraged continued input towards revising the Environmental Scan. Please use the passcode below to access the recording of today's meeting. Passcode : ROARJuly2023! 2023 COMMITMENTS TO ROAR EVERY stakeholder is encouraged and invited to COMPLETE the 2023 Commitments Document .

June 8, 2023: Today we welcomed new members, reviewed the 5 Protective Factors and the new Resilient NC website, shared upcoming community events and stakeholder training opportunities, and discussed updating the Environmental Scan. Please use the passcode below to access the recording of today's meeting. Passcode : ROARjune20@# 2023 COMMITMENTS TO ROAR EVERY stakeholder is encouraged and invited to COMPLETE the 2023 Commitments Document . This will help the steering committee begin to...

May 9th, 2023: Rhiannon Chavis-Wanson helped show off some data sources that can be very helpful to many of our partners as we look for resources, define need statements, write grants, and look at Robeson County compared to the state and nation. The recording for this meeting can be found here and you will need the passcode below to access it: ROAR!2023 Here are the slides and a list of some of the data sources that were shared in the meeting for your reference. Slide Deck Community...

April 13, 2023: Today we honored April as Child Abuse Prevention month, discussed upcoming events and opportunities, and celebrated many accomplishments. Click here to access the slides from this month's meeting. See the summary below and required coalition member tasks follow. If you have any questions, please contact Stacie Kinlaw at skinlaw@rcpartnership4children.org or 910-738-6767 2023 COMMITMENTS TO ROAR EVERY stakeholder is encouraged and invited to COMPLETE the 2023 Commitments...

March 9, 2023: Today we had a very informative presentation from Judge Angelica McIntyre, discussed our plans for Child Abuse Prevention Month and shared upcoming community events and opportunities. Please use the passcode below to access the recording of today's meeting. Passcode : ROARMarch2023! See the summary below and required coalition member tasks follow. If you have any questions, please contact Stacie Kinlaw at skinlaw@rcpartnership4children.org or 910-738-6767 2023 COMMITMENTS TO...