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Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina has officially rebranded to Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina (PCANC), signaling a renewed commitment to challenging the status quo for how we support NC families. This strategic shift emphasizes their dedication to nurturing positive childhoods by empowering families and communities. Discover how you can join their efforts to create a brighter future for children and families across North Carolina. Explore more and get involved today!

Often overlooked, intelligent self-care is vital during and after the recovery process. Tending to important needs optimizes mood, mental health, and the ability to handle everyday stress. These keys say, "I matter," and sustain you in your recovery journey.

March marks the final month of the granting period for the CRC Accelerator. Here are the next steps for certification or a certificate of participation.

Did you know? February is also Family Support Awareness Month! Check out this virtual Family Engagement and Leadership Series in collaboration with Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) and the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC)! To register, click here: Meeting Registration - Zoom .

By Sharon Hirsch, Prevent Child Abuse NC President & CEO What a paradox — NC is among the best states in which to do business in the country — and the worst to be a working parent . Perhaps we need to recalibrate our metrics for how we analyze what is “best” for business. It’s hard to recruit employees to work and move to the Tar Heel State if we make it hard to raise our children. We need to change the narrative about how policies, systems and employers support families! NC is the 5 th...

A difficult past need not define you, nor determine your future. We explore three paths to building a satisfying life after hardship in childhood.

Nationally recognized days of awareness remind us of important civil and human rights movements led by Black and African-American communities and social justice advocates. February puts leadership, education, access, justice, policy, and governance under the spotlight. Through a PACEs science lens, this month is an opportunity to consider trauma-informed transformation through a PACEs science lens as the way forward.

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...

Pretending is the imposter’s exhausting attempt to conceal hidden wounds that often trace back to childhood. Most people relate to at lease some aspects of the syndrome. We discuss ways to drop the mask, counter insecurities, and live authentically.

Wounds of the heart may persist after troubling memories from childhood adversity have been rewired. Fortunately, pain from childhood adversities can spur us to create a peaceful heart of forgiving, kindness, calm, and purpose.

“YES!” was the response of Gaile Osborne, executive director of Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFANC), when asked for input on a new program to help foster and kinship care families learn how to support the brain development of young children. “I love these Brain Insights materials. How soon can we start?” said Osborne upon receiving the "The First 60 Days ” booklet on myths about newborns and their caregivers and the eight “ Neuro-Nurturing ” ringed books. The materials delivered...

Something amazing keeps happening in our CRC Accelerator program that we want to shout out from the rooftops this December. Thanks to our committed participants, the number of CRC graduates keeps increasing! The number of graduates has increased by 15x this year. As we head into a new year, w e are grateful for the unique role CRC Accelerator participants have played in expanding the PACEs movement through the willingness to explore healing-centered practices through a PACEs science lens.