Five New Communities Join PACEs Connection / April 2021

Please welcome these five new communities to the PACEsConnection.com network!

Details about each of them are below as is information about starting and growing your community initiatives and joining the Cooperative of Communities.

Greater Williamsburg Trauma-Informed Community Network (VA) : We are the Greater Williamsburg TICN! We intend to leverage the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences to address trauma across the lifespan and support a trauma-aware, resilient and compassionate community! Community Manager: @Former Member

Hope Beyond Hurt: A Trauma Informed Coalition of Cambria and Somerset (PA) : Hope Beyond Hurt is a collaboration between professionals, advocates, and concerned citizens who are committed to integrating trauma-informed and healing-centered practices into all areas and systems in Cambria and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania. Community Managers: @Erika Brosig & @Heidi Niebauer

Norwescap Parenting SEAS (NJ) : As the Northern New Jersey PACES Chapter, Norwescap Parenting SEAS is educating our community about ACES and building resiliency. Community Managers: @Laura Mickley & @Danielle Schappert

Resilient Jefferson County (IN) : Resilient Jefferson County is a coalition of community members whose mission is to transform our community and the health of future generations. Community Manager: @Keith Howard

Wyoming Statewide ACEs Action (WY) : Join us as we work in coordination to integrate trauma-informed practices and resilience building experiences within our families, communities and beyond. Community Manager: @Karen Clemmer .

Interested in Starting a Community on PACEs Connection?

For questions about starting or growing an initiative, using our site and tools, please reach out to one of our regional community facilitators. Communities in:

Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwestern states, contact @Alison Cebulla
Northwest states, contact @Karen Clemmer
Southern states, contact @Carey Sipp
Midwest states, contact @Porter Jennings-McGarity
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 @Alison Cebulla

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

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