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New S.C. Initiative Aims to Reduce the Need for Foster Care

S.C. leaders have announced Connected Families, a new public-private initiative to prevent child maltreatment, strengthen families, and improve mental health outcomes for families involved in child welfare services.

April 11, 2022 | S.C. First Steps

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Endowment Awards $10 Million Grant to Duke Law School

The Duke Endowment has given a $10 million grant to Duke University to create new financial aid opportunities in the Law School and help remove economic barriers for students to study law and launch their careers.

April 11, 2022 | Duke Today

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Grant to McLeod Health Foundation Will Help Chronic Illness Sufferers

The McLeod Health Foundation received a $261,850 grant to establish a community paramedicine program in Marlboro County.

February 9, 2022 | The Anson Record

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Making a Difference for Latino Families

Margarita Franco is a small woman with kind brown eyes and a soft voice. But people use heavy words to describe her.

February 2, 2022 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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A Key to Whether a Child Succeeds or Fails? Family Support

On a late Saturday afternoon in 1964 in a small North Carolina town, a teenager gave birth to a son. A recent high school graduate, she had dreams of a career that would take her away from rural North Carolina. Instead, she now had a baby, a husband not much older than she and no idea of the challenges ahead. All her hopes and love were poured into her son.

February 1, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Taking Action For North Carolina Families

The pandemic exacerbated challenges for low-income families. The North Carolina Community Action Association is helping its network respond.

December 14, 2021

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Turning Students into Vaccine Ambassadors: 7 Facts about Faith in the Vaccine

Can college students become effective partners in addressing vaccine hesitancy? The Interfaith Youth Core says yes.

December 14, 2021 |

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Providing Support in Kinship Care

Kinship caregivers play an important role in the child welfare system. In South Carolina, HALOS makes sure they get the extra support they need.

December 14, 2021 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Bridging Gaps, Building Bonds

As a nonprofit mental health services provider, El Futuro focuses on building trust among underserved Latino communities. During COVID, the number of families referred for its services tripled.

December 14, 2021 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Judge Allyson K. Duncan Elected Trustee of The Duke Endowment

Judge Allyson K. Duncan has been elected a Trustee of The Duke Endowment.

November 22, 2021 | The Duke Endowment

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COVID-19 Pandemic Magnifying Importance of TeleHealth Services

As the pandemic forces health care systems to rely more heavily than ever on telehealth services, the annual observance of Telehealth Awareness Week takes on added significance.

September 21, 2021 | Sonya Frankowski

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Vibrant, Thriving Families: Moving Upstream to Primary Prevention in North Carolina

A leading N.C. child protection organization unveils new resources to fight child abuse and neglect.

September 8, 2021 | Nina Tracy