Center for Family and Community Engagement
NC State Addictions Specialist Certificate Program for Paraprofessionals
NC State University’s Center for Family and Community Engagement and the School of Social Work are proud to announce the launch of the NC State Addictions Specialist Certificate Program for Paraprofessionals. New on-demand courses will be released on the 15th […]
CFACE Co-Sponsoring North Carolina 2020 U.S. Senate Race Town Hall
EDIT: Due to a scheduling conflict, this town hall has been postponed. We are working to reschedule it and will post details as soon as they are available. We apologize for the late notice. Thank you to everyone who had signed […]
Day of Giving 2020
Day of Giving is an annual fundraising event typically hosted by the university in the month of March. However, the 2020 event was rescheduled due to COVID-19, and will now take place on September 16th. This year’s theme, “Stronger as […]
Center Spotlight: Dr. Samantha Zottola
This month we are excited to announce that Dr. Samantha Zottola has transitioned into a new role with the Center as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Dr. Zottola has worked for the Center since August 2018 engaging with community partners to […]
Meet Our Impactful Students
Here at the Center for Family and Community Engagement (CFACE), students play an essential role in many of our projects, service and research. CFACE relies on graduate students from a variety of disciplines such as Social Work, Psychology, and Communication […]
Center Spotlight: Dr. Emily (Lefebvre) Smith
This month we are excited to announce that Dr. Emily (Lefebvre) Smith has transitioned into a new role with the Center as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Dr. Smith is a recent graduate of the Lifespan Developmental Psychology program and began […]
Dr. Kwesi Craig Brookins Serving as Temporary Acting Director of CFACE
Starting in July Dr. Sarah Desmarais will be taking a six-month scholarly leave to further the incredible community-engaged research she has been doing. Dr. Desmarais, a Professor in NC State’s Applied Social and Community Psychology Program since 2012, took on […]
Our Commitment to Racial Justice
As an engaged university center, we learn from families and communities, and with them, we create and inform practice, policy, and knowledge. The COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd and too many other Black people has laid bare […]
Transition to Online Trainings
For many, the current COVID-19 epidemic has altered professional life. With stay-at-home orders and social distancing regulations in place many organizations are making the transition to conduct business online. The Center for Family and Community Engagement has a long and […]
Center Spotlight: Kristin Bradford
This month we would like to feature one of our incredible Communication Specialists Kristin Bradford! Kristin is a M.S. Candidate in the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University. She received her B.A. in Communication with a concentration in […]