June 2023

July is a time to celebrate all summer has to offer by building bridges and innovating with community to get to the heart of trauma-informed awareness and resilience building. This month, we’ve added new July dates to the summer 2023 *CRC* curriculum—but that’s only half of the good news. Last year, the CRC began as a pilot program. Now that it's evolved, what better time to bring accelerator participants together in a PACEs Connection CRC community than the summer? We are proud to announce...

The juvenile justice system is a complex web of services with intent to reform and rehabilitate. It plays a crucial role in addressing the needs of young offenders while simultaneously considering their age, development, and potential for rehabilitation. However, concerns have been raised over the disproportionate representation of certain demographics, young black males and those with behavioral or mental health disorders, within the system. Poor minorities often receive harsher treatment...

Back in the 90’s I grew up in a bit of an old school household: dad worked while mom tended to domestic matters. Her days were filled with never ending heaps of laundry, meals to cook, dishes to wash, mail to open, and bills to pay. She took me and my brother to school, sports, and friends’ houses, picked us up, helped us with homework, and functioned as the only true parent in the home. As if those responsibilities were not enough, she addressed other issues that came up and regularly...