Please welcome these three new communities to the PACEsConnection.com network!
- Growing Resilience Movement in Wake County (NC)
- LSU Health Shreveport Institute for Childhood Resilience (LA)
- Mind Your Mind - Cobb County (GA)
Details about each of them are below as is information about starting and growing your community initiatives and joining the Cooperative of Communities.
Growing Resilience Movement in Wake County (NC) : The Growing Resilience Movement in Wake County, NC seeks to unify our community to prevent and alleviate ACE's. Our commitment is to ensure ALL children are nurtured by strong families; are thriving in stable environments surrounded by caring adults; and feel safe and protected. Community Manager: @Ginger Espino .
LSU Health Shreveport Institute for Childhood Resilience (LA) : The Institute for Childhood Resilience will foster a safe, stable, and nurturing community for families in Northwest Louisiana by bringing research to practice. Community Manager: @Laura L Alderman.
Mind Your Mind - Cobb County (GA) : We are the local representative of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership working to improve outcomes for children and families. Our goal is to educate community sector leaders and care providers about ACES, the impact of trauma and the promise of resilience- building practices at the individual and community levels. Community Manager: @Irene Barton .
Interested in Starting a Community on PACEs Connection?
For questions about starting or growing an initiative, using our site and tools, please reach out to one of our regional community facilitators. Communities in:
- Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwestern states, contact @Alison Cebulla
- Northwest states, contact @Karen Clemmer
- Southern states, contact @Carey Sipp
- Midwest states, contact @Porter Jennings-McGarity
- Communities in California:
- Northern California, contact @Karen Clemmer
- San Francisco Bay Area & Southern California, contact @Donielle Prince
- Capitol region & the Central Valley, contact @John Flores
- International communities: contact @Alison Cebulla
For more information on mapping the movement, please go here where you'll find more about all of our PACEs Connection geographic communities, U.S. states that have done ACE surveys, ACEs and trauma-informed legislation, and more. Be sure to click on each tab to explore each community. The map is interactive and each dot includes a hyperlink and information about each initiative.
PACEs Connection founder, and PACEs Too High publisher, @Jane Stevens announced the Cooperative of Communities which offers "an additional layer of tools and guidelines, for PACEs initiatives that are more mature and ready to join the Cooperative as affiliates." More details can be found here and here in the video below.
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