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Join us for February's screening of RESILIENCE at Cameron Art Museum which will center Black resilience and highlight the work of Stephen Hayes. February 4 at Noon there will be a screening of the film Resilience and a panel discussion focused on Black Resilience as well an an opportunity to view the incredible work of Stephen Hayes. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and admission is FREE!!!! For more information, contact jvanete@ciscapefear.org

Each year the Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA NC) hosts a conference for foster parents which focuses on current needs. This year, FFA NC has recognized that information for and about teens who have been placed in the foster care system is in high demand. FFA NC, in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services and community stakeholders, has titled this year's Summit "Teaming with Teens." Our "Teaming with Teens" conference will explore a variety of topics...

Lee Johnson III PhD and Sandra Bloom MD to lead discussion on emerging trauma-informed policies and practices in the education and health care fields. What are ways that these fields are taking PACEs, Prevention, and Trauma science into consideration, and what can advocates do to help further advance these and other promising practices? It's free to join, so sign up at this link today! You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement in Education and Health Care , the second of eight...

Join live on YouTube at 3:00 EST/Noon PST on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 for the 6th Annual National Day of Racial Healing THE WORK STARTS HERE Creating a brighter future for everyone starts with racial healing. We have an opportunity to transform the systems that disrupt so many lives. It’s about bringing communities together to create new ones built on foundations of: Relationship-building, truth-telling and racial equity; Healing and solidarity; Transformative action. That work begins with...

Join us next Wednesday for two excellent CTIPP CAN presentations to begin our 2022 lineup. Baltimore Councilman Zeke Cohen will discuss the work, started by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, that is making the city of Baltimore trauma-informed. Claudia Remington will describe new trauma informed initiatives by the State of Maryland, including legislation that created a Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to make the State trauma informed. We will also report on the first...

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The Carolina Hunger Initiative is hosting free nutrition and cooking classes for children and adults starting January 31, 2022. Information below taken directly from the Carolina Hunger Initiative website. Cooking Matters at Home: Mondays at 7pm Join us online for FREE online nutrition and cooking education lessons! The Cooking Matters at Home program shares information about buying healthy, affordable foods that families can prepare and eat together at home. Spring lessons will be held...

RTF is partnering with Soaring As Eagles Outreach Ministry Inc. to provide resilience-focused test taking strategies for students in our area. Saturday Academy begins January 15th and will take place at Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (G.L.O.W.) Registration is currently open at https://www.soaringaseagles.net/enrollment

Please register now at this link to reserve your spot. You’re invited to participate in Building the Movement with Coalitions, the first of eight remarkable workshops featured in the series, “ Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience ”. The first half-day workshop will occur virtually on January 7th from 1-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT. It focuses on the history and future of the movement and building community-owned, trauma-informed, prevention-focused, and healing-centered...