Welcome to Our Evolving Mission
We are thrilled to announce the next chapter in our community support and enrichment journey. While Nourishing Forsyth (NF) remains an integral part of our history and continues as an active initiative, we proudly introduce our new non-profit organization, The Feeling Friends Community Center for Culturally Responsive Emotional Intelligence (TFFCC). Building on the solid groundwork laid by NF, TFFCC is a natural progression in our mission.
While NF has been instrumental in addressing the nutritional needs of our community and fostering a sense of togetherness, TFFCC expands our horizons to include the crucial aspect of emotional intelligence, with a strong emphasis on cultural responsiveness. At TFFCC, we passionately commit to creating a nurturing environment where emotional well-being takes center stage.
We do this through various culturally relevant programs and resources, empowering individuals with the tools to navigate their emotions effectively. Our ultimate goal is to foster a resilient and inclusive community. We deeply appreciate your ongoing support as we embark on this thrilling new journey. We will nourish body and mind together, forging a stronger, more connected community.
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TFFCC's foundation is LOVE.
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The Feeling Friends Community Center for Culturally Responsive Emotional Intelligence
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The Feeling Friends Community Center for Culturally Responsive Emotional Intelligence (TFFCC) is a Black-led initiative that provides high-quality, culturally responsive emotional intelligence education in marginalized communities. Our mission is to eliminate the impact of intergenerational racism on Black children, families, and communities. We foster open dialogues about racism, acknowledge resilience, and unite in the collective struggle for humanity. TFFCC affirms Black cultures and harnesses the strengths of racially and ethnically minoritized communities.
We engage with students, educators, families, and communities, valuing their voices and encouraging reciprocity. Our programs include professional development, workshops, mentoring, and leadership training focused on emotional intelligence skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, responsible decision-making, and relationship management. Through our efforts, TFFCC nurtures emotionally intelligent communities, contributing to their overall health and well-being while taking actionable approaches to addressing and confronting racism.
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Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
The Feeling Friends Community Center is unwavering in its dedication to equity, inclusion, and social justice in addressing public health challenges. Our approach includes community outreach, storytelling, open dialogues, and culturally sensitive emotional strategies to empower every community member, fostering empathy, resilience, and collective emotional growth.
THE
SUPERITINDENT'S
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Superintendent's Institute
At The Superintendent's Institute (TSI), we empower Black girls through our Emotional Intelligent Leader curriculum, addressing systemic inequalities and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
We break through barriers of fear, shame, and guilt, enabling girls to discuss their past and present ACEs in a safe environment. Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, we foster transformation in school communities, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
Our approach builds trust, encouraging honest communication and emotional literacy. Our work has a significant impact. Through community collaboration, we develop effective solutions to the pressing community problem of ACEs.
The
Queen
Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant
Join Black high school girls as they embark on their Emotional Intelligence Leadership journey.
The Parkland
Lady Mustangs
Experience how introducing emotional intelligence leadership on Wednesdays turned the Parkland Lady Mustangs into a winning team.
The Kimberley
Park Outdoor Learning Center
Experience the intersection of nature, social and emotional learning, unconstrained instruction, and The Feeling Friends within an outdoor learning center at Kimberley Park Elementary School.
WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY
We stand in solidarity with Action4Equity as youth and family advocates and support the following:
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The Women's Gun Violence Prevention Coalition's effort to produce a comprehensive solution to prevent and interrupt gun violence in Forsyth County
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A Culturally Relevant Trauma Informed Whole School, Whole Community Whole Child Policy
Please sign the petition to tell the County Commissioners that you support the Action4Equty and The Feelings Company ARPA Grants.
This is how change happens.
SYSTEM CHANGE COMMUNITY
Nourishing Forsyth (NF) is a system change community driven-trauma informed & social and emotional learning (SEL) campaign designed to produce a healthier, trauma-informed, and emotionally intelligent Forsyth County. Through a grassroots and grasstops coalition effort designed to help families navigate systems, Nourishing Forsyth emerged as a system change SEL intervention from the Think-And-Do Tank called Forsyth Family Power. Forsyth Family Power operationalizes the grassroots community to be the centered voice and driving force that informs institutionalized decision making around educational equity. Through the community wide effort of Nourishing Forsyth, The Feelings Company is positioned to make multi-level investment in place-based, SEL and trauma-informed, community-driven initiatives that impact the epidemic of poor educational outcomes, racial wealth disparity, and multi-generational economic mobility.
NF fosters an understanding of the root cause of systemic inequities and implements system change strategies that create the conditions for all sections to thrive using community-based system design, programs, and practices that reflect community values and strengths.
NF is in partnership with various organizations in Forsyth County whose structures, frameworks, and processes enable clear actions aligned to goals.
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NF's foundation is LOVE!
OUR OPPORTUNITY
TO LOVE
TO BRING TOGETHER
community that believe that LOVE is the foundation of ending gun violence in our city.
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TO SHOW COMMUNITY
solidarity by coming from silos and beginning to move as one in love.
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TO CREATE
an uplifting space for people to experience LOVE! When nothing else could help, LOVE lifted me.
OUR PURPOSE
WINSTON-SALEM
TARHEELS
Read what Coach Danny says to the Feeling Friends About Love.
The Feelings Company partners with Coach Danny and the Winston-Salem Tarheels to provide a community-based social and emotional program and practices that reflect community values and strengths.
Love may not be pretty and it may not be perfect, but it’s all we need.
-Coach Daniel Cannady
Winston-Salem Tarheels
READ BOOK
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My
Essential
Emotional
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THE PATH TO EMOTIONAL SOCIAL IMPACT
MEED is a comprehensive lifestyle training grounded in emotional intelligence focusing on Adult Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). MEED gives adults the tools to take a deep dive into their emotional journey to uncover the patterns in their lives that prevent them from being emotionally well. MEED sets participants on the path of emotional wellness.
I'm not the same women that walked in here, the fear has been lifted.
-Velma Terry