Tackling Substance Misuse with Data Mapping
Six Healthy Places NC counties have identified substance misuse as a critical health issue in their communities. To support counties…
Category: Edgecombe-Nash Counties
Grant to Aid Childhood Trauma Program
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust recently awarded a $340,921 grant to Area L Area Health Education Center to continue…
Adaptive Playground Welcomes Kids
Members of the Down East Partnership for Children, Edgecombe County Public Schools and several other community organizations gathered Wednesday at…
Grant Helps ECC Improve Community Health
With so many people in the area struggling to maintain healthy lifestyles, Edgecombe Community College is offering students a chance…
School Trauma Program to Expand
The Public School Forum of NC’s Resilience and Learning Project that has been operating in Edgecombe County for the past…
New Walking Path Built in Enfield
Enfield’s Randolph Park received a new quarter-mile walking path through a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, whose…
Grant Funds to Help Provide Fresh Food for Day Care Centers
The Down East Partnership for Children recently received a grant to increase the amount of fresh, local food in daily…
Revitalizing a Community Begins with its Residents
While the entire nation felt the impact of the Great Recession in 2009, rural areas like Edgecombe and Nash Counties…