Columbus County Partnership for Children (CCPC) recently received a three-year, $445,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to continue its efforts to build awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and ways to mitigate their impacts. “We are so grateful that the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust continues to invest in Columbus County by supporting children and families in a way that will strengthen them throughout their lives,” said Selena Rowell, Executive Director. “This grant is
Princesses are as common in children’s books as strawberries are in children’s lunchboxes. The two recently combined in celebration of National Strawberry Day at the Smart Start Early Learning and Family Resource Center (ELF). The children who attended story time that week got to meet a real-life strawberry princess -- Mia Soles, the 2023-2024 North Carolina Strawberry Festival Princess. Alyssa Lewis, ELF Coordinator, looked for a strawberry princess specifically for the week’s story time. “She’s someone