Youth Thrive will receive $78,180 to develop a community-wide action plan aimed at preventing youth suicide and self-harm. The community collaborative will frame their planning process around both local efforts that are working and new opportunities to strengthen the continuum of prevention activities across programs, policies, and systems.
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and SAFEchild will receive $187,831 to support cross-sector collaboration to develop a Wake County child abuse prevention plan. The project will identify strategies that can be used throughout the community in government, philanthropic, business and nonprofit organizations.
“The greatest impact on preventing childhood injury comes from comprehensive strategies that work at multiple levels: from educating the community to efforts focused on influencing policy,” said Kellan Moore, president and CEO of the John Rex Endowment. “We can all play a role to help keep our children safe; we applaud these planning efforts and believe once implemented can have a positive influence on behaviors, policies, environments and social norms.”
Since 2013 at the start of Our Plan for Impact, the John Rex Endowment has awarded approximately $16.7 million in grants to help organizations working to ensure children and families in Wake County live healthy lives.
About the John Rex Endowment:
The John Rex Endowment supports an environment where children and families in greater Wake County live healthy lives. Guided by the belief that all children should reach their full potential, the John Rex Endowment works with the community to support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of children. For more information, contact the Raleigh, N.C. office at 919-838-1110 or visit www.rexendowment.org