Understanding childhood trauma and lasting impacts
Early trauma from abuse, disasters, accidents, and violence can shape a child long term. Emotional response drives trauma more than the event itself, and young children may not verbalize their reactions, requiring careful support and communication.
Healing children from trauma at Children's Place in Aiken
Aiken County community efforts through Children's Place United Way agency address traumatic stress in children and families. The program serves 158 families annually and expands services this month via a Strengthening Families Collaboration with South Carolina DSS and Growing Home Southeast. Call 641-4144 for information.
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Longtime Chil dren's Place chief Peggy Ford retires or shifts role
Peggy Ford, executive director of Chil dren's Place Inc., has led the organization for nearly 23 years after moving from Virginia. She began as a social worker and counselor for alcohol and other drug abuse, holding a bachelor’s in sociology and social work and a master’s in education.
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Children’s Place Inc
Aiken
Virginia
Aiken youth to take Broadway trip for Summer Summit
Eight Youth Wing thespians from the Aiken Community Playhouse travel to New York this summer for the Broadway Student Summit. The program offers workshops master classes and a Broadway audition feedback session with a casting director. Participants include Gray Johnson Kenneth McCormack Kiara Johnson Kylie Burkes Madison Anderson Misha Parfenoff Sarah Cushman and Stephen Ateca.
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Kenneth McCormack
Kylie Burkes
Gray Johnson
Katie Noel
Kiara Johnson
Stephen Ateca
Sarah Cushman
Madison Anderson
Misha Parfenoff
Aiken Community Playhouse
New York
Youth Wing
Jim Anderson
Ing
Anderson
Catherine Stapleton-Nance
Uth
Tomorrow's contributor Roger Rollins in Aiken event
Roger Rollins of the Family and Marriage Coalition of Aiken is listed as a contributor tomorrow. The notice notes his involvement with community family and marriage advocacy in the Aiken area.
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Roger Rollins
Family and Marriage Coalition of
Aiken
Community feedback invitation for Aiken residents
The Aiken Standard invites readers to send letters to the editor sharing thoughts to improve the local community. Email letters to letters aikenstandard.com or mail to P. O. Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802. Visit the site for community series and success stories.
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Cumbee Center to Help Abused Women and Children
The Cumbee Center operates as a shelter for abused women and children providing a 24 hour crisis line advocacy services and referrals. It aims to empower residents to live violence free lives through confidential shelter support and community cooperation. For more information call 649-0480 or visit cumbeecenter.org. Tomorrow's featured resource is Tri Development Center.
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Cumbee Center
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