November Pender Task Force Meeting

Pender County Task Force Meeting

Nov. 23, 2021

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Overview

The Pender County Resiliency Task Force met on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Amy Read, the leader of the Task Force began the meeting with a Land Acknowledgement honoring that we are standing on  Waccamaw (Woccon) & Lumbee Nations.

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Amy then went on to show a video called Inbrief: The Science of Resilience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r8hj72bfGo

Carey Sipp shared her thoughts about the importance of the power of two caring adults and how childhood adversity impacts the developing brains and bodies of children. She then went on to share the concept of “dandelions and lily brains” and how trauma and resilience impacts the brain. Another member shared in the chat a TED talk reflecting this concept.

TED Talk about Dandelions and Orchids in relation to how ACEs impact the developing brains and bodies of children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_vcWB43W7Y

A member spoke about how this Task Force has helped the work that she does with the Juvenile justice system and how when we help people feel loved and seen it makes a huge difference.

Amy shared with new participants how the Task Force started in September 2020 so just over a year old. Our goal is to help grow and support and share resources around ACEs and building resilience in Pender County.

She invited folks to share what they hoped to see the Task Force do in 2022 that they discussed in their small breakout rooms during introductions. Then members shared in the chat that they hope to see more parent involvement, outdoor resiliency fair involving parents and children in the county, data gathering and sharing, and trauma informed schools.

Stephanie Todd, from the Health department shared that there is a data bank for resources for specific organizations and resources. For clothing, clearing house of resources, agencies and how to quality.