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The Kiwanis Park in Hampstead was alive with family fun with the help of the Trillium One Connection department on Saturday, June 19th. "This event was for kids of all ages and all abilities, at it was held at our wonderful inclusive playground. We heard many comments from community partners about how much fun it was! "It was great to see co-workers we hadn't seen in 18 months, to see friends in the community, and all the children have fun and enjoy themselves. I was proud that Trillium...

These types of positive community experiences are just what families and children need to build resilience! Thank you Trillium for hosting this. Looking forward to more opportunities for the community to connect!

Members of the four Cape Fear Area resiliency initiatives celebrate their joining the PACES Connection Cooperative of Communities and thank United Way - Cape Fear Area leadership for "leaning in" on the work being done to prevent and heal childhood trauma, and build on positive childhood experiences to create individual, family and community resilience. The United Way-Cape Fear Area (UW-CFA) board of directors has voted to fund four North Carolina resiliency initiatives to join the PACEs...

For the last eight months the Medicaid plan provider has engaged community resiliency-building experts and organizers to help children, families, and caseworkers in the state’s foster care program to boost resilience and better manage stress. The innovative project is called the Healthy Blue Initiative . “We all know kids in foster care have higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than most children. They are often in foster care due to loss of a parent from death, illness —...