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Creating a System to Keep Children Safer

At the New Hanover County Department of Social Services, social workers juggle 17 to 18 cases at a time. Challenged by swelling workloads, they struggle to divide their attention among families.

March 12, 2019 | Tamika D. Williams

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Helping Clients Find Hope and Healing

As CEO of Hopeful Horizons, Shauw Chin Capps helped a struggling organization in coastal South Carolina grow into a children’s advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center that benefits thousands of people in five counties.

March 6, 2019 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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5 Facts About… Harvesting Food for People in Need

When Michael Binger talks about hunger and food insecurity, he focuses on abundance, not scarcity. Farmers grow enough for everyone, he says. We just need to find more ways to share the harvest.

March 5, 2019 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick

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The Duke Endowment Makes $50 Million Science Grant to Duke University

The Duke Endowment announces a $50 million grant to help Duke University increase its faculty and advance scientific research.

March 4, 2019 | Duke Today

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Furman University Joins Effort to Improve Health in South Carolina

A three-year, $1.025 million grant to the University of South Carolina will support a statewide effort to improve patient and population health in South Carolina by eliminating legal barriers families may face when seeking medical care.

March 1, 2019 | Furman.edu

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N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Releases Statewide Early Childhood Action Plan

North Carolina officials outlined their new Early Childhood Action Plan for improving outcomes for young children.

February 28, 2019 | EdNC.org

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Placing Patients in a Network of Care

When Cathy Tolbert visits new clients in Greenwood, S.C., it doesn’t take long before they find something in common.

February 25, 2019 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Dental Clinic grant launches school-based oral health program.

Stanly County Dental Clinic receives a $65,000 grant to launch a school-based oral health program.

February 20, 2019 | The Stanly News & Press

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Thinking Deeply about Evaluation

The Endowment recently invited Virginia Tech professor Tom Archibald and Jane Buckley of JCB Consulting to lead internal workshops on Evaluative Thinking, a set of habits that aims to help leaders make sound judgments using good evidence. Given the increasing focus on evidence-based programs and enhancing foundation strategy, we thought we’d share some of their insights.

February 4, 2019 | The Duke Endowment

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Coalition Receives Duke Endowment Grant to Improve Health in Georgetown County

A coalition of community partners has received a $450,000 grant to help improve health in Georgetown County.

January 10, 2019 | South Strand News

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Family Connects Program Garners National Publicity on CBS News

Unique program developed at Duke University sends nurses into the homes of new, often nervous, parents.

January 4, 2019 | CBSNews.com

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Opening their Home and Hearts

The first time the Stanfields met Alexis, she was 4. Dressed in pink shorts and a white T-shirt, she had long brown hair that draped her pale face. Removed from her family because of safety concerns, she was waiting for her social worker to find her a temporary home. Her clothing and her stuffed bunny filled the black plastic garbage bag beside her.

October 15, 2018 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.