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NEWSLETTER ISSUE #65 | Rural Opportunity Institute Monthly Update |
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The Resilient Leaders Initiative Cohort 2 Impact Report is here! | Rural Opportunity Institute’s Resilient Leaders Initiative (RLI) program is the first social innovation accelerator program of its kind, utilizing human-centered design and systems thinking approaches, adapted specifically for rural public institutions focused on healing trauma and building resilience.
This report shares the outcomes and results of the first Cohort of the Resilient Leaders Initiative program, which took place from March to November of 2022.
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Biofeedback Breathing Pilot Program Impact Report | In 2021, ROI collaborated with the Youth Development Center (YDC) in Edgecombe County, NC to test a pilot program in which kids and teens in the YDC were taught to use breathing exercises and biofeedback breathing data to improve their overall happiness, social skills, autonomic nervous system and build resilience. Our new impact report covers the exciting results of this pilot program. Learn about biofeedback and the positive results this technique can have on those experiencing stress or healing from trauma.
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The Resilience Zone Podcast | This year, we kicked off the second season of The Resilience Zone. Hosted by Tarboro High School student Anyia Hardy, this podcast shares inspiring stories from young people alongside thought-provoking advice from experts. The Resilience Zone is a place where everyone can speak about their experiences with mental health, trauma and substance misuse. Our first guest this season, Dr. Stephen Loyd, is a medical doctor and addiction expert. After experiencing a decades-long opiate addiction fueled by repressed trauma, Dr. Loyd said an essential part of his healing process was simply sharing the story of what happened to him as a child. Dr. Loyd is just one of many guests this season, and they all have a lot to teach us. Stream The Resilience Zone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.
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ROI Featured in Communities Leading Change from the Walton Family Foundation | ROI was recently featured on the Walton Family Foundation website in an article that shares how our organization uses human-centered design to find innovative solutions to the challenges of rural eastern North Carolina. The Walton Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization that focuses on improving K-12 education and protecting key waterways in the southeastern US and the communities they support. Click below to read the article and learn about our human-centered design techniques.
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HOPE Alternative Learning Program Awarded by Whole Community Connection | Whole Community Connection (WCC), a leadership program offering grant funding to rural organizations, has selected HOPE Alternative Learning Program (HOPE ALP) for an Edgecombe County community-academic partnership! Through this program, HOPE ALP will receive one year of leadership development focused on building relationships for collective and community-led action. HOPE ALP will also receive $45,000 in funding to support its endeavors and improve community health.
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 | ROI Edgecombe ACEs/Resilience Community Meeting (Hybrid Event)
Join ROI and the Eastern North Carolina community to learn more about Adverse Childhood Experiences and hear from one of our amazing guest speakers. | | RSVP Now |  | UNC-Chapel Hill Job Opportunity UNC-Chapel Hill is seeking a Design Thinking Innovation Manager within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (IEED). This full-time role will serve as a member of Innovate Carolina’s Design and Public Innovation team to deliver human-centered design training and project execution and manage day-to-day operations of the design thinking practice while serving as a mentor to graduate student Design Thinking Fellows. | | Apply Here |
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 | FRONTIER Statewide Summit Building trauma-informed systems that strengthen resilience and address the sources of childhood trauma is essential to the health, development, and wellbeing of North Carolina’s children. This April, FRONTIER will host a virtual and in-person statewide summit entitled “Leveraging North Carolina’s Assets to Prevent Child Trauma“ to develop strategies for child trauma prevention. Register for the summit to reserve your spot. | | Register Here |  | NC Child Stipend Opportunity NC Child is offering a unique opportunity for parents and caregivers who have experience with Medicaid for themselves or their children, or who fall in the health care “coverage gap” in North Carolina. After the application process, NC Child will select eight individuals to tell their stories to help drive positive change in our state. Each participant will receive training, support and a $1,000 stipend in exchange for their time.
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Trauma and Resilience 101 Training | Bring ROI to your school, organization or meeting for Trauma & Resilience 101, our two-hour overview of trauma, ACEs and resilience. Your group will learn how stress impacts the body and brain, and how we can rewire it for healing. This training is offered in-person throughout Eastern North Carolina, but is also available virtually around the world. This training is perfect for groups who feel the first or second-hand impacts of trauma but do not have any language or tools to address those impacts: teachers, students, youth, parents, and inmates to name a few.
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Insights in Developing Partnerships for Change: Go With the Flow of the River | We all aspire to create positive change in our communities, but often, people are hesitant to put in the time, work or expense to create change. In this article, learn our strategies for disrupting the status quo through active listening, growing relationships and personal connections.
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ROI supports people's healing process by educating, reshaping systemic practices, and fostering deep-rooted connections. We know people are not to blame for the trauma and stress that impacts them. Resilience is an inner strength in all humans, regardless of background, and we as people are wired for connection and healing. We strive to end generational cycles of trauma and poverty by preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress for the community in rural Eastern North Carolina. Often, social innovation processes leave out rural communities of color. We believe in and know the deep assets that exist in rural communities like ours, and seek to smash together disparate worlds to change the narrative commonly held about rural communities. |
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