What a year.
The headlines from
2014 tell of a world – and state – in a time of much transition. From the Black
Lives Matter campaign, to falling gas prices, to renewing relations with Cuba,
to public outcry about family violence in the lives of sports idols, to the
passage of an anti-trafficking code by Three Affiliated Tribes – 2014 brought
dissent, debate, and change.
With your attention
and support, PCAND has participated in 2014’s spirit of action and change. We
were sad to say good-bye to Tim Hathaway, who stepped down as our executive
director, while we have been honored to welcome Sandy Tibke into this new role.
As you know, that’s
not all that happened for us in 2014! Thanks to many collaborators and friends,
we…
·
provided free,
voluntary home visits for prenatal mothers and families of young children from Turtle
Mountain, Spirit Lake, and Devils Lake.
· co-founded FUSE (a
Force to end hUman Sexual Exploitation) and co-sponsored North Dakota’s first
summit on sex trafficking.
· helped TEAM PCAND
launch its youth running team, TEAM KAIZEN.
· expanded the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems project toward expansion of early childhood developmental
screening and development of seamless systems of care for young children.
· gave Caring Community Awards to five caring communities in North Dakota.
· distributed the
“Period of PURPLE Crying” DVD to families and hospitals around North Dakota.
· provided Care for Kids
and Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development Workshops to educators and service
providers.
· honored Child Abuse
Prevention Month with creative, multi-generational projects in every region of
North Dakota.
· co-hosted conferences for faith-based communities, the 3rd
Annual Home Visitation Conference, the Spirit Lake Children’s Services
Symposium, and the Building Babies’ Brains Summit: Translating Developmental
Science into Lifelong Health.
· co-created North
Dakota’s 4-point Vision for North Dakota's Families, a public project to nurture families – and end child
abuse and neglect in our state.
As we enjoy the first
(extremely cold!) days of 2015, we look forward to nourishing the roots of the
good work begun over the past few years. With your support, we will continue to
strive toward the vision of safety, nurture, and peace for 100% of North
Dakota’s children.
May 2015 bring you and
your loved ones a healthy balance between stability and change!
Karen Van Fossan, PCAND's Communications Director, can be reached at karenvan @ pcand.org or 701.223.9052.
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