In the past month, nine new communities from GA, HI, NC, SC, the Northeast and Southeast regions have joined ACEs Connection. Please find details about each of them below. 

ACEs Connection Hawai'i Hawai'i is a place of natural beauty, multicultural heritages and practicing cultural arts that provides wellness and healing. However, cultural, historical & generational trauma has lead to an imbalance in our ahupua'a or ecosystem. Join us as we educate, empower & celebrate wellness and resilience building in our communities using trauma and culture aware strategies. Mahalo Community Manager:  @Daniel Goya

Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region (USA) on ACEs Connection Where individuals and initiatives gather to meet, brainstorm, and collaborate about using ACEs Science inclusively to create trauma-informed families, communities, systems, and change with and for all. Community Manager: @Alison Cebulla

PEACE X PEACE Communities are dedicated to Preventing and Eliminating Adverse Childhood Experiences by Promoting and Empowering All Children to Excel. The following communities are part of the PEACEXPEACE Communities Network coming online in the Southeast.  The point of contact for this community network is @Danette Glass.

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  Atlanta (GA) PEACE X PEACE ACEs Connection 
  • Community Managers: @Danette Glass and Natasha Worthy 
    
    
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  Charlotte (NC) PEACE X PEACE ACEs Connection  
  • Community Manager: Benjenus Jenkins 
    
    
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  Columbia (SC) PEACE X PEACE- ACES Connection 
  • Community Manager: Kelly Hurley
    
    
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  Durham-Chapel Hill (NC) - PEACE X PEACE ACEs Connection 
  • Community Manager: Sylvia Smith
    
    
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  Greensboro (NC) PEACE X PEACE ACEs Connection 
  • Community Manager: Dr. Renee Starr 
    
    
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  Greenville (SC) PEACE X PEACE - ACES Connection 
  • Community Manager: Danette Glass

Southeast Region (USA) on ACEs Connection Where individuals and initiatives gather to meet, brainstorm, and collaborate about using ACEs Science inclusively to create trauma-informed families, communities, systems, and change with and for all. Community Manager: @Carey Sipp
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For questions about starting or growing an initiative, using our site and tools, please reach out to one of our regional contacts.

Communities in:  

1. • • Northeast, Mid-Atlantic states, contact @Alison Cebulla
     • Western states, contact @Gail Kennedy
     • Northwest states, contact @Karen Clemmer
     • Southern states, contact @Carey Sipp
     • Midwest states, contact @Ingrid Cockhren
   • Communities in California:
     • Southern California, contact @Lara Kain
     • Northern California, contact Karen Clemmer 
     • San Francisco Bay Area, contact @Donielle Prince 
     • Capitol region contact @Gail Kennedy
     • Central Valley contact @Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 
   • International communities: contact @Gail Kennedy

For more information on mapping the movement, please go here where you'll find more about all of our ACEs 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 within the shinyapp to explore each community. The map is interactive and each dot includes a hyperlink and information about each initiative. 

ACEs Connection founder, and ACEs Too High publisher, @Jane Stevens announced the Cooperative of Communities the month before last which offers "an additional layer of tools and guidelines, for ACEs 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.