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June is Reunification Month: Prioritizing Family Unification

Family-Centered Practice Project

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Sep 30, 2025

Center Updates: Trainings Underway & Curricula Revisions

The Center for Family and Community Engagement continues to advance child welfare training across North Carolina through comprehensive pre-service programs and ongoing curriculum development. This update highlights recent training completions, upcoming opportunities and the Center's commitment to maintaining high standards through continuous improvement and federal compliance.
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Sep 9, 2025

Community Collab Highlight: WAKE Up and Read

CFACE has recently been collaborating with WAKE Up and Read, a community coalition of over 30 agencies in Wake County committed to supporting literacy for all children.
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Aug 12, 2025

Cultivating Partnership and Collaboration in Child Welfare Training: A Joint Session With CFACE, DSS and FCRP

On July 1, trainers from the Center’s Family-Centered Practice project (FCPP) were invited to attend the NC Division of Social Services’ (DSS) annual staff retreat in Durham along with UNC’s Family and Children’s Resource Program. The joint event focused on promoting dialogue, communication and collaboration across training teams in child welfare. These teams have all…
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Jul 8, 2025

The FCPP Team’s Workshop at the 2025 Wake County Out-of-School Summit

The Summer Institute for Out-of-School Time (OST) Professionals held their first annual Out-of-School Summit this June. Our Center's Family-Centered Practice Project (FCPP) members, Claudia Kearney and Jenny King, held a workshop focusing on the importance of youth voices and inclusion of youth in the choices and decisions made about their lives.

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Jun 3, 2025

June is Reunification Month: Prioritizing Family Unification

National Reunification Month is celebrated each June with the purpose of recognizing the people and ongoing efforts around the country that help families stay together. Check out a recent study that examines professional viewpoints on reunification for parents with children in the child welfare system!