ROI supports people's healing process by educating, reshaping systemic practices, and fostering deep-rooted connections. We know people are not to blame for the trauma and stress that impacts them. Resilience is an inner strength in all humans, regardless of background, and we as people are wired for connection and healing. We strive to end generational cycles of trauma and poverty by preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress for the community in rural Eastern North Carolina. Often, social innovation processes leave out rural communities of color. We believe in and know the deep assets that exist in rural communities like ours, and seek to smash together disparate worlds to change the narrative commonly held about rural communities.
What's New:
At ROI, we denounce the increasing occurrences of violence and hate crimes toward Asian individuals, both in the United States and around the world. We acknowledge that this violence is not new and has been occurring against Asian communities in the US for over a century. We stand in solidarity with and support the communities experiencing bias, racism, and violence. Our co-founder Vichi Jagannathan, who is Indian American, wrote a personal reflection on this topic that we’d encourage you to read at the link below:
- https://docs.google.com/docume...fM-hb-QsfhZOuTo/edit
The Resilient Leaders Initiative has launched!! Click
https://drive.google.com/file/...3M/view?usp=drivesdk
to read about the four local organizations that were selected through a 3 phase, community-based process. Teams completed their first virtual convening last month and are working through a 9-month long process to design and pilot trauma-informed solutions.
This is a first-of-its-kind accelerator program focused on long-standing rural institutions aiming to heal trauma. We’re building the model for innovation in rural community institutions.
Shifting from a punitive to restorative school system: We are supporting a team of 25+ educators and community members to prototype ideas for solutions that build resilience and reduce punitive discipline in Edgecombe County Public Schools.
To read more about their Takeaways from Prototyping phase of the project click link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/...7p/view?usp=drivesdk
Here is an example of the Validation Template that educators use to define their assumptions of how their users will respond to their solutions and then perform tests to gather evidence. These activities are done in pursuit of building solutions based on the user's actual needs.
How You Can Help:
We are hiring: Please refer any great candidates in your network!
Small Bets Lab Summer Associate (remote summer internship) - deadline April 15th click link below to learn more and apply:
https://docs.google.com/docume...p2Pn2yzm7CuoXzU/edit
What's Next:
ROI’s Virtual Quarterly Community Meeting: You are invited to our next ROI Edgecombe ACEs/Resilience Community Meeting.
You will connect with others in the community who are passionate about trauma-informed work, hear the latest updates from ROI and our community partners, and learn new ways to apply resilience skills/tools in your own life and work.
Please share this information with anyone else who might be interested - all are welcome.
More info on keynote speaker:
Regional Conference: ACEs & Addictive Disease: The BIG Picture!: Join us on Thursday, May 20th at 9 am for this virtual conference, hosted by Area L AHEC. Hear from Eastern North Carolina native, 13-year old Elijah Lee (pictured below) and Dr. Stephen Loyd, MD, CMO at JourneyPure Rehabilitation, who has been named America’s #1 Trauma-Informed Addiction Treatment Experts.
To register visit https://www.arealahec.org/cour...ease-the-big-picture
In partnership,
Vichi Jagannathan
Seth Saeugling
Tyra Hilliard
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