Community Updates

The How Are the Children's April 25 March for Our Youth brought community members together in a powerful call for collective responsibility and action. We’re grateful for the media outlets that helped share this moment and amplify the voices of our community. Below is a roundup of coverage from across the city. Reel from Best of Winston Article from Winston-Salem Journal Article from WFDD Coverage from WXII Photo credit: Amy Diaz | WFDD

Launching Summer After Dark: Built by Community, for Community Summer After Dark is more than a series of events - it’s a reflection of what’s possible when community leads. Planned by neighbors and shaped by shared vision, these free events are an invitation to come together, connect, and build something meaningful this summer. We invite neighbors, parents, volunteers, and network partners to explore https://summerafterdark.org/ to get started!

A question was asked at today's press conference: what is the community going to do? We have an answer. WINSTON-SALEM, NC. This week, families in our community have received the kind of call no family should ever receive. Children are gone. Other children are carrying what no child should have to carry. Somewhere this morning, names are being erased from classroom rolls. We have said it before. The children are not well. At today's press conference, officials described Winsto

Read the Full Statement here The Issue Currently Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) is confronting a $20 million dollar...

On July 9th, the community bore witness to a powerful message from Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, the President and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund. Dr. Wilson cast a compelling vision for a “child welfare policy” that is rooted in an equitable approach that addresses the needs, the hopes, the desires and the dreams of every young person no matter their background, or the challenges they face.