By Brooke Suddeth on April 21, 2020
Resilience is defined as the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. Residents of Wilmington are no stranger to having to recover quickly from disasters, especially during hurricane season. There also are personal hardships less frequently discussed but equally difficult to overcome. The New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force is committed to building a more understanding and compassionate community that recognizes the impact of childhood trauma.
NHC Resiliency Task Force started in 2016, as a few child and education-focused nonprofits began to collaborate around grant-writing efforts, focusing on third-grade reading outcomes. The group first screened the documentary “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope” in February 2018 at its annual First 2,000 Days Community Summit. Soon after, it began to flourish and recruit other New Hanover County partners. Presently, the task force is made up of approximately 100 local organizations that work toward bettering early childhood, academics, health and social situations. A few actively engaged with task force work are: Smart Start of New Hanover County, Coastal Horizons, YMCA, Harrelson Center and Working Films, and many more.
NHC Resiliency Task Force operates with one steering committee that pilots the operation and seven sub-committees. They work with children ages 0-18. The task force also focuses on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Community Environments) to reduce the number of hardships that children in New Hanover County may face, and to cultivate the adults who house them.
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