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As we’ve recently announced, the CRC Accelerator is taking an indefinite hiatus, but this moment of growth is anything but goodbye. Two years into this unique program, we are aware of the incredible impact access can have on PACEs initiatives and we now have a CRC Fellowship that grows with each CRC graduate.

Come join our next San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team (SDTIGT) meeting on Friday, April 5th, from 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm. We are a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in-person at the San Diego Center for Children. Join in-person at the San Diego Center for Children located at 3002 Armstrong Street, San Diego, CA 92111. Please sign in at their front office. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89760652302 Meeting ID: 897 6065 2302 Call mobile +1(669)444-9171

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.

Sunset Bites, the San Diego Unified School District food truck © Provided by NBC San Diego To read more of Shellye Leggett's article, please click here, San Diego Unified unveils its first-ever student-run food truck, Sunset Bites (msn.com) . During its inaugural year, students from Morse, San Diego, Mira Mesa, Hoover and Garfield high schools who are in multiple career pathways will gain hands-on learning experiences managing the roving culinary business. “That hands-on experience really...

The culmination of thousands of hours from our Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC) team in developing our TREC Model, we launched TRECeducation.com website on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Craig Beswick, Vice-President, School Development Division, Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC) opened up our exciting launch, which was hosted by the beautiful UCSD Park & Market in downtown San Diego. Craig warmly welcomed over 200 attendees to our Awards Ceremony and TREC...

In an effort to keep our free programs accessible to California during a critical time in the PACEs movement, we'd like to learn more about the role PACEs Connection programs have played in your California PACEs initiatives and the impact of your programs.

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.

As we head into our full CRC curriculum this January, we invite current and future CRC Accelerator participants to join us with collective care and self care in mind.

To prepare for the year ahead, we have a few very special announcements we’re excited to share. First, we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the 700+ community champions, facilitators, managers, and advocates in our COOP and Growing Resilient Communities program for your commitment.

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.

Beyond Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), our members seek to deeply understand strengths-based insights embedded in the remaining ACEs quadrant: Adverse Community Environments, Adverse Climate Experiences, and Atrocious Cultural Experiences.

Image: A mother entering the kindergarten yard with her preschool-aged child. To read more of Danielle Dawson's article, please click here. San Diego County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas announced a new proposal for a child care pilot program on Monday that is aimed at increasing access to the vital service and supporting existing providers. The program, which is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, would direct the county to develop a strategy to meet local child care...