Gates County Community Partnership invites YOU to join us for the first event in our new “Let’s Chat” series!

Saturday, March 14, 2026
10:30 AM
Chat Bench at the Gates County Community Center
Rain location: Inside the Community Center
This powerful community conversation will focus on Youth & Mental Health — a topic that impacts our families, schools, and future.

Featured Speaker:
Rondeshya Cosby, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Founder & Clinical Director, Bright Shadows

Facilitator:
Crystal Harden, EdD
CEO, ForWARD Education, LLC

The Chat Bench Initiative was created to provide a welcoming space where community members can connect, communicate, and support one another. Through open dialogue, we aim to:

Enhance mental well-being
Promote awareness and understanding
Encourage unity and reconciliation

Whether you’re a parent, youth, educator, faith leader, or concerned community member — your voice matters.

Let’s talk. Let’s listen. Let’s heal — together.

Presented by Gates County Community Partnership in collaboration with the Obici Healthcare Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation