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Through the Thriving Rural Communities program, the Institute for Emerging Issues is helping churches identify and address challenges facing rural communities. MORE

Trustees of The Duke Endowment in Charlotte have approved nearly $9 million in new grants to support organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina that are working to expand opportunities for vulnerable children. Read the news release.

Thompson, a non-profit child welfare organization, received a $1 million grant from The Duke Endowment to fund an expansion in evidence-based family education programming and foster care services in the Carolinas. MORE

J. Trent Jones, a partner with Hall and Hall Ranch Brokers in Sun Valley, Idaho, has been elected a Trustee of The Duke Endowment. Read the news release.

The Richmond County Department of Social Services is leading a five-county coalition in implementing a new tool called Treament Outcomes Package (TOP) which measures the well-being of children in DSS custody. MORE

The Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, based at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health's maternal and child health department, has been awarded a three-year, $830,000 grant to promote and support breastfeeding. MORE

Furman University has received a $1 million grant from the Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation that will benefit The Furman Advantage through increased financial support for scholarships and fellowships. MORE

From expanding telepsychiatry to starting a reassurance line, Spartanburg has made great strides this year in treating mental health, officials said recently. MORE

Trustees of The Duke Endowment in Charlotte have approved $21 million in 36 new grants to organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Read the news release.

Todd W. Dalrymple has been named a program officer at The Duke Endowment, where he will help lead the Endowment’s new strategic emphasis on early childhood issues. Read the news release.