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By SJ Schwartz In an effort to expand services provided to single women in the community, Connections of Cumberland County (CCC) added new workshops and services earlier this year to increase opportunities for clients to build skills in self-sufficiency, financial literacy, workforce preparedness, and family wellbeing all thanks to local, community partners.  Here are highlights […]

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Connections of Cumberland County Day Resource Center (DRC) COVID-19 Response and Protocol Update 5/25/2020:  Reopening Protocol and COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies Connections’ DRC Reopen Date:  Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Contact:  (910) 630-0106 or info@connectionsofcc.org Schedule:  Tuesday through Thursday 9:00am – 3:00pm Daily Mitigation Protocol to Prepare for Clients: Sneeze Guards installed at Staff Work Stations in […]

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Connections of Cumberland County has such a beautiful beginning! Check out this wonderful article in CityView Magazine featuring Patty Collie, one of our amazing Day Resource Center Founders! “We are very committed to not duplicating the efforts of others and are excellent collaborators in our community, Collie said. “It’s a concept that we think is scalable and repeatable […]

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More than just a high-end, online boutique, For Goodness Sake, SHOP! (FGSS) also creates pop-up shop experiences in collaboration with other business owners around Cumberland County. Through these pop-up shops, we offer shoppers fun, diverse, and dynamic events at popular destinations, where they will find an array of rare jewelry, vintage collectibles, brand-name footwear, and […]

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The “Home is Where the HeArt Is” auction will be held Thursday at Studio 215.  Get your tickets here!  The art that will be featured in the “Home is Where the HeArt Is” auction Thursday isn’t just to be hung on a wall or placed on a shelf. The pieces will go a long way […]

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The Indigo Moon Film Festival will donate 100% of its box office sales to Connections of Cumberland County. Along with movie lovers, homeless and at-risk women and children will benefit from this year’s Indigo Moon Film Festival. The organizers of the festival, to be held Oct. 11-13 in downtown Fayetteville, announced Thursday that Connections of […]

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Connections of Cumberland County (CCC) will host the third annual Home is Where the HeArt Is art auction fundraiser on Thursday, September 26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Studio 215 in downtown Fayetteville. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on original works of art by local and regional artists during the live and […]

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The Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County announced five grant awards Monday for this year’s funding that totals nearly $55,000. About 30 members gathered for the presentation that was held at the Birnam Drive home of a club member. The Women’s Giving Circle operates as a fund of the governing Cumberland Community Foundation. Grant awards […]

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Check out CITYVIEW MAGAZINE’s latest issue to learn more about what goes on at Connections’ Day Resource Center!   “We all look to connect to something, or to someone, these days. A connection can be who you are related to or who you know, a union of ideas, or even the way two things join together […]

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COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE WHEN HURRICANE FLORENCE HIT THE CAROLINA COAST IN SEPTEMBER, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WERE FORCED TO FLEE THE DANGEROUS STORM AND WERE LEFT WITH THE DAUNTING TASK OF REBUILDING. FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS CREATED THE HURRICANE FLORENCE RESPONSE FUND TO OFFER RELIEF TO THOSE IN GREATEST NEED.   Generous donors in […]

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