Stacie Kinlaw of Bladen County has worked for various nonprofits in southeastern North Carolina. She is currently the community engagement assistant director for the Robeson County Partnership for Children.
A new report reveals that investing in rural areas can improve essential resources for the people living there. Despite a significant rural population of 46 million in the United States, these regions receive only a minimal amount of grant funding.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust recently awarded $445,500 to the Robeson County Partnership for Children as a part of its programmatic funds to engage residents in understanding and mitigating the impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress.
With place-based philanthropy, a foundation provides extensive, long-term support for a comprehensive mix of programs within specific communities, with the expectation that this will produce benefits at a community wide level. One of the key questions in designing a place-based initiative is how much the foundation will control local decision-making.
This report offers key findings about what the Trust and Healthy Places NC counties accomplished over this initiative’s 10-year life…
Four open-house forums about the future of food access in southeastern North Carolina will take place across Bladen, Columbus and…
Health equity is becoming a top priority in North Carolina as Medicaid undergoes changes. People across the state are experiencing…
The Robeson County School Board has proposed a KaBoom! Community playground for south Lumberton, which will cost the city very…