INITIATIVES
We support individuals, organizations, and communities as they recognize the often unspoken long-term wounds of adversity and trauma.
We Heal Together Initiative
The We Heal Together Winston-Salem Initiative (WHT) is a 4-year collaborative community partnership between A4E, Crossnore’s Center for Trauma Resilient Communities, and Forsyth Futures dedicated to promoting resilience, equity, and trauma-informed approaches in communities. This collaborative work will assist youth and families through evidence-based violence prevention and community youth engagement programs. This work is being done alongside The People’s Research Council and eight future Backbone Agencies that will implement the Trauma Resilient Communities Model as an organizational change modality throughout their organization.
The initiative begins with a community needs assessment, followed by a strategic planning phase. The project emphasizes community engagement, transparency, and concrete action steps to address challenges and ensure the sustainability of a trauma-informed East Winston community.
Read about our Community Kickoff event on WXII 12 and on ABC45!
Funding for the We Heal Together Winston-Salem initiative was awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) program.
Initiative Footprint
Agency Partners
Action4Equity collaborates and influences policy decisions that foster equity in education.
Forsyth Futures studies our community to understand the causes of systemic challenges, communicate these insights in accessible, engaging ways, and disseminate them to stakeholders at all levels to inform positive change.
Crossnore Communities for Children is a recognized leader in helping children who have experienced abuse or other trauma reclaim, rebuild, and reimagine the essential belief in a safe, dependable home.
The Peoples’ Research Council(PRC) is a new community-led initiative to put PEOPLE in charge of local research.
The Center for Trauma Resilient Communities (CTRC) supports individuals and groups to embed and embody the science of trauma resilience within their communities.
The Winston-Salem Trauma Resilient Community Initiative
The WS-TRC initiative seeks to meet the goals set by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to reduce the occurrences and impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress amongst children; birth to eleven years old. The initiative promotes resilience and equity for the area’s high-risk children and families most impacted by adversity and trauma through its support of community-based systems and organizations in their learning and operationalizing of resilience practices.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has been integral in grant support over the years to aid in data collection from community and community partners to advance collective change across organizations and systems serving children and their families. The WS-TRC initiative will continue ongoing work and complement the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) We Heal Together grant, to ultimately create a trauma resilient continuum of care across Winston-Salem through its partnership with organizations serving children, birth to eleven years old.
For more information about We Heal Together
Micha James (she/her)
Director of Winston-Salem TRC & Faculty, Center for Trauma Resilient Communities at Crossnore Communities for Children
(336) 341-0619
mjames@crossnore.org
For more information about Winston-Salem Trauma Resilient Communities (WS-TRC)
Amber Rucker (she/her)
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Center for Trauma Resilient Communities
Crossnore Communities for Children
(336) 865-2258
arucker@crossnore.org