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Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Press Releases, Opinion Editorials and Letters to the Editor

Prevent Child Abuse NC Welcomes Zoë Playe as Development Director

Nov 23, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is proud to welcome Zoë Playe as Development Director. Playe has an extensive background in development as she has served as the Director of Development for Independent and Charter Schools in the Triangle area and various...

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Announces Promotion of Erin Meehan as Evaluation Director 

Aug 29, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is pleased to announce the promotion of Erin Meehan as the organization’s new Evaluation Director, effective August 9, 2022. In her most recent role as Evaluation Manager, Meehan assisted PCANC’s Evaluation Team with the...

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Welcomes New Board Members

Aug 2, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is proud to welcome three new members, Vernisha Crawford, Tanya Armour and Bill Goebel, to the board of directors. They join a team of 14 volunteers dedicated to ensuring that the prevention of child maltreatment is a...

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Welcomes Ashley Alvord as Capacity Building Director

Jul 22, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is proud to welcome Ashley Alvord as Capacity Building Director. Alvord has a strong background in child and family services and over 15 years of experience dedicated to the dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of...

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Welcomes Crystal Kelly as Vice President of Programs and Policy

Jul 22, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is proud to welcome Crystal Kelly as Vice President of Programs and Policy. Kelly joins PCANC with over 20 years of experience related to child welfare, family services and social work. In this role, Kelly will oversee...

Prevent Child Abuse NC Welcomes Kari Parker as Development Director

Jul 7, 2022

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (July 7, 2022) — Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) is proud to welcome Kari Parker as the organization’s new Director of Development. Parker joins PCANC with over 20 years of educational leadership, business management and nonprofit...

Prevent Child Abuse NC Partnership Engagement Manager Selected as 2022 BetterNC Fellow

May 24, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse NC Partnership Engagement Manager Selected as 2022 BetterNC Fellow. The BetterNC fellowship program serves to engage people in the budgeting and revenue process in their communities during a five-month program.

Prevent Child Abuse NC receives $795,000 Grant from The Duke Endowment

May 24, 2022

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina has received a $795,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to fund child and family well-being. The Duke Endowment grant will allow PCANC to continue providing implementation support for the following evidence-based parenting programs: The Incredible Years, Strengthening Families, and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) across North Carolina. These programs strengthen families by offering strategies for parents and caregivers to learn parenting skills and build connections with one another for support.