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PAN Member Spotlight: Myca Jeter, Access Family Services
For our third PAN Member Spotlight, we introduce Myca Jeter, Foster Care Director at Access Family Services. Jeter has worked in child welfare for over 17 years and can’t remember a time without Pinwheels for Prevention, child abuse prevention walks and awareness activities, or dedicating her work to improving the lives of NC’s children and families! Get to know more about her below!
St. Stephen Congregation: Giving Thanks and Giving Back to the Families of NC
The holidays are looking a lot different this year, but that is not stopping congregants at St. Stephen A.M.E. Church in Wilmington, North Carolina, from working together to build a stronger community within New Hanover County. Reverend Thomas O. Nixon noted that he started a Thanksgiving Day worship service 25 years ago, a tradition he has brought to every church, with the purpose of bringing to light what the day should truly reflect – giving thanks and helping others in need within the community.
PAN Member Spotlight: Jessica Stokes, NC Council of Churches
Posted: October 27, 2020 In the Prevention Action Network (PAN) Member Spotlight monthly series, hear from Prevent Child Abuse NC’s (PCANC) PAN members, learn about their work, and what inspires them and their partnership with PCANC to help build safe, stable,...
PAN Member Spotlight: Carmen Martell, Lead Family Support Specialist at Harnett County Partnership for Children
In this new monthly series, Prevention Action Network (PAN) Member Spotlight, hear from Prevent Child Abuse NC’s PAN members about what inspires their work building safe, stable, nurturing environments in North Carolina and what PAN membership means to them!
Connecting the Dots: Child Care, Child Maltreatment Prevention and a Thriving Economy Part 3: Why ECE Builds Strong Families
Posted: August 28, 2020 By: Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and Child Care Services Association This is the final blog of this three-part blog series. Read Part 1: What is ECE and Why Should We Invest in it? and Part 2: The ECE Role in Preventing Child...
Connecting the Dots: Child Care, Child Maltreatment Prevention and a Thriving Economy Part 2: The ECE Role in Preventing Child Maltreatment – and Why it is Critical During the Pandemic
Posted: August 26, 2020 By: Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and Child Care Services Association This is the second post of a three-part blog series. Read Part 1 of this series: What is ECE and Why Should We Invest in it? Read Part 3 of this series: Why ECE Builds...
Connecting the Dots: Child Care, Child Maltreatment Prevention and a Thriving Economy – Part 1: What is ECE and Why Should We Invest In It?
Posted: August 24, 2020 By: Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and Child Care Services Association This is the first blog post of a three-part blog series. Read Part 2 of this series: The ECE Role in Preventing Child Maltreatment - And Why it is Critical During the...
Socially Distant but Together in Prioritizing Prevention – 5 Factors 5k Goes VIRTUAL
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reimagine what events look like moving forward, and Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina’s (PCANC) 5 Factors 5K is no exception! With a high likelihood of social distancing restrictions still being in place in October, we have...
Supporting agencies well into COVID-19
Posted: June 26, 2020 By: Anne Korfas, Prevent Child Abuse NC Philanthropy Associate As we continue to navigate the uncertainty of COVID-19, providing support to our partner agencies and the families they work with remains a main priority. Stacey Cunningham,...
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: JULIE DONATES PART OF COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECK
Posted: June 24, 2020 Contributed by: Julie, a Prevent Child Abuse NC donor Meet Julie! She is a Clinical Research Coordinator at UNC and new donor to Prevent Child Abuse NC. When we learned that Julie’s gift came from part of the COVID-19 stimulus check she received...