Social Renewal Through Resilience Informed Community Education
We are Adverse Childhood Experiences Matter, or ACEs Matter for short.
We are transforming 1 million lives by 2030 through ACEs awareness and Healing.
Join the movement and empower conversations—Break the Silence on Childhood Trauma.
Simply put, START THE CONVERSATION
Addressing the long-term impact of ACEs starts with a conversation.
Children who have experienced trauma will eventually become adults.
We have arrived at a point of no return.
We will help you be prepared for the discussion.
Cendie Stanford - Founder
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WE ARE
STRONG AND COUNTING
ACES MATTER is dedicated to improving the understanding of mental and physical health disparities that start with Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACEs for short.
Our Purpose: To provide high quality mental, physical, and spiritual wellness education to first-generation college students, first generation trauma chain-breakers, and early career individuals.
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ACEs are different types of traumatic childhood events known to cause long-term damage to society, children, and adults.
ACEs are linked to challenges in adolescence and adulthood, and they can potentially negatively impact education, job opportunities, and earning potential.
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UNDERSTANDING ACES
ACEs are like a time capsule from the past and a looking glass into our future.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that can be acute, chronic, and/or complex. ACEs are common with 40% of children under the age of eighteen having suffered some sort of trauma. How each individual experienced a traumatic event mentally and physically determines the overall influence and impact.
WHAT WE DO
We create learning spaces for people to learn about ACEs, take action on ACEs, and connect with other resilient individuals.
We have 3 priorities...
1) Provide people with their ACE scores 2) Host ACE Awareness parties to deepen others understanding of ACEs (online/in-person) 3) Recommend products, services, and support communities. HOW YOU CAN HELP
Join the conversation.
Start the conversation. Stay in the conversation. We are responsible for starting the conversation, tracking the research, and raising capital to keep the ship afloat. Donations allow us to cover the expenses when deemed necessary, but our ultimate goal is to teach people how to *fish* for themselves, which is made possible through our volunteers.
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Our Commitment
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OUR CORE VALUES
ACEs Matter’s vested interest in the early development of children is an essential part of a goal to develop healthy, engaged, and civic-minded adults and sustainable communities. ACEs Matter’s primary focus will be a threefold approach: Prevention (mind). Intervention (body). Education (soul). The design is a Mind, Body, Soul approach to professional, personal, and healthy family development.
R3+9 Core Values: We take corporate sustainability seriously. Specifically in the context of our business, we are driven by R3.
R3+9 Core Values: We take corporate sustainability seriously. Specifically in the context of our business, we are driven by R3.
Relationships | Resiliency | Responsiveness.
Our values drive our culture, our purpose, and our strategy. Our 9 values communicate our intense desire to do good for
mankind and leave a place better than we found it.
Love • Joy • Peace • Patience • Kindness • Goodness • Faithfulness • Gentleness • Self-Control
mankind and leave a place better than we found it.
Love • Joy • Peace • Patience • Kindness • Goodness • Faithfulness • Gentleness • Self-Control
WHY CHOOSE US?
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” - Frederick Douglas
Our mission at ACEs Matter is to start the conversation about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) where it doesn’t exist.
Due to the severity of adverse childhood experiences, our world is left with many adults who need to heal from their upbringing. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) research reveals that 125 million (60%) American adults experienced at least one traumatic event (ACE) as a child, and another 52 million (25%) adults have experienced 3 or more traumatic events (ACEs), likely an underestimate.
Our solution provides reeducation to an entire bloodline of current and future generations. Our solution influences the overall health and wealth of adults in zip codes across the country. Most importantly, the funds raised are immediately and strategically invested back into communities.
Partnerships with mental health and government agencies, subject matter experts, small businesses, local school districts, and community influencers will allow ACEs Matter to educate mission beneficiaries on trauma informed practices, protective factors, and ACE awareness in real-time. The opportunity, recommendation, timeline, and cost are provided in this report.
Our solution aims to improve:
1. Access to mental health and coaching services
2. Overall well-being of adults and children
3. Health care associated cost
4. Community & business health
5. Crime & recidivism rates
Our mission at ACEs Matter is to start the conversation about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) where it doesn’t exist.
Due to the severity of adverse childhood experiences, our world is left with many adults who need to heal from their upbringing. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) research reveals that 125 million (60%) American adults experienced at least one traumatic event (ACE) as a child, and another 52 million (25%) adults have experienced 3 or more traumatic events (ACEs), likely an underestimate.
Our solution provides reeducation to an entire bloodline of current and future generations. Our solution influences the overall health and wealth of adults in zip codes across the country. Most importantly, the funds raised are immediately and strategically invested back into communities.
Partnerships with mental health and government agencies, subject matter experts, small businesses, local school districts, and community influencers will allow ACEs Matter to educate mission beneficiaries on trauma informed practices, protective factors, and ACE awareness in real-time. The opportunity, recommendation, timeline, and cost are provided in this report.
Our solution aims to improve:
1. Access to mental health and coaching services
2. Overall well-being of adults and children
3. Health care associated cost
4. Community & business health
5. Crime & recidivism rates
WHY DONATE TO ACES?
Individual donors, business owners, and philanthropists are vital to our success. When community businesses and individuals support our efforts financially or through in-kind donations, their cities ultimately benefit.
To contribute to the prevention of ACEs is to contribute to the reduction of:
To contribute to ACEs means to sleep well at night knowing that our sons and daughters will likely meet someone that has their mental, physical, and spiritual health in check. This is a money-back guaranteed social investment.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
PAYMENT OPTIONS
To contribute to the prevention of ACEs is to contribute to the reduction of:
- Major and minor crimes
- Incarceration
- Health-care cost
- Alcoholism/Substance Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Childhood abuse and neglect
- Mental illnesses
- Divorce rates
- Homelessness
- Broken hearts
To contribute to ACEs means to sleep well at night knowing that our sons and daughters will likely meet someone that has their mental, physical, and spiritual health in check. This is a money-back guaranteed social investment.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
- Operating expenses
- Vendor payments
- Individual/Family/Organization Sponsorships
- Program development
- Outreach initiatives
- Research
PAYMENT OPTIONS
- Mail checks to: ACEs Matter, Corp 4046 N. Goldenrod #245 Winter Park, FL 32792
- ACEs Have Faces Campaign
- E-CHECK or Credit Card
- CashApp
- PayPal
