Supporting A Teen’s Healing Process: Self-Harm and Injury Awareness Day is March 1st. Julia Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate at Foundations Family Therapy in Raleigh (MSW, LCSWA.) Adolescence is a time filled with change, curiosity, and never-ending drama. Being a teenager is tumultuous to say in the
Our guest blogger today is Julia Soplop, an author, photographer, wild horse enthusiast, and documentarian. Low confidence and low self-esteem influence many of us and can be rooted in childhood experiences. As young children, girls and boys exhibit similar levels of self-confidence. At adolescence, however, girls’ confidence often plummets. One survey
Black History Month is a great time to reflect on black leaders from the past who inspire us today or in this case, a great time to feature living black figures who are creating waves of positive change in the community, state or nation. This month, we want to highlight
Cary, N.C., January 14, 2021 – The CORRAL Riding Academy is celebrating its recognition as the best nonprofit of the WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards. During the latter months of 2020, WRAL’s audience nominated the best in local businesses, community, education, and other categories. CORRAL is honored to receive this award
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery, including labor and sex trafficking, that occurs in every state, including North Carolina. As of 2019, North Carolina is ranked No. 11 in the nation for human trafficking reports. This is an alarming statistic, yet many nonprofits, activists and government agencies are
*Note: This picture was taken before the pandemic* Jennifer C. Mann is a PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant of the Literacy and Community Initiative at North Carolina State University. There is great satisfaction in taking something that has been discarded and remaking it into something beautiful. Some people’s entire
Written by Camille Brown and Julia Soplop. Growing up, we all learned about Thanksgiving in school. It’s a holiday for gratitude, a day when settlers and indigenous people came together and set aside their differences to have a peaceful meal. I have a distinct memory of making a paper Pilgrim
What does CORRAL look like for our staff, girls, families, and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic? CORRAL is still committed to our core value of Safety, so we are committed to ensuring the safety of everyone present at our campuses. We wanted to make sure that we all are informed
How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, your overall mental health and your immunity in flu season, a double whammy with COVID-19. Emotional resilience is the ability to successfully process emotions, handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. The idea
This summer, our board of directors did the pain-staking, but life-giving exercise of refreshing our mission. The pandemic plus our country’s summer-long discussion of racial injustice cast a harsh light on the underlying injustices that impact our work. As a board, we landed on a refreshed mission statement that’s aligned