Northwest Piedmont Council

Children's Advocacy Centers of North Carolina (CACNC) is an accredited state chapter of the National Children's Alliance, serving as the statewide leader in the fight against child abuse. With 55 child advocacy centers across the state, CACNC provides support, resources, and hope for children in abusive situations, offering a way out and a way forward. Their community-based, child-friendly centers foster hope and facilitate healing for traumatized child victims of physical and sexual abuse, child trafficking, neglect, and exposure to drugs and violence. CACNC connects local CACs and partners with the tools, resources, and support needed to provide a comprehensive response to children and supportive caregivers impacted by abuse. Through specially trained forensic interviewers, victim advocates, therapists, and rostered medical providers, CACNC ensures that children and non-offending caregivers receive the necessary services in a comfortable, child-focused setting. Committed to raising awareness and understanding of child abuse, CACNC empowers every adult in North Carolina to learn how to recognize, respond, and report child abuse and neglect.Generated from the website

The Centre for Homeownership & Economic Development is a non-profit organization established in 2004 to promote community and economic development in urban and rural areas of North Carolina. They offer a range of services including affordable housing, non-profit real estate development, housing counseling, business development, workforce preparedness, renewable energy education, and mental health support. With a mission to bring positive change to communities, the Centre for Homeownership & Economic Development has served 38 counties in North Carolina and partnered with 17 government agencies. Their programs have helped over 31,000 citizens and they have received numerous state and federal grants to support their work.Generated from the website

The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments provides assistance to its members in meeting the needs of citizens by nurturing regional cohesiveness and providing leadership in identifying issues and reaching solutions. It also bridges the responsibilities of federal, state and local governments as the Lead Regional Organization (LRO). The council employs a staff of more than 45 full-time personnel that includes technicians, health care specialists, career facilitators, and program directors and coordinators. The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments supports the National Association of Development Organizations, which provides training, information and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan and rural America. It is located in Winston Salem, N.C.