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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.

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Sowing Change in Rural Churches

The large sign has only three words — Goldston Community Garden — and that’s intentional.

October 15, 2018 | Robert R. Webb III

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Dental Project Meets Patients’ Special Needs

A medical school’s specialized program is showing dentists how to help clients with special needs.

October 11, 2018 | Dr Elizabeth Pilcher and Dr. Michelle Ziegler

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Good News for Child Welfare Reform

New federal child welfare reforms hold promise, three N.C. social services directors say.

September 28, 2018 | Donna Fayko, Glenn Osborne, Stoney Blevins

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Grantee Feedback New Hope for Vulnerable Children

A national child welfare expert says a new law offers promising new avenues for reform.

September 28, 2018 | Robert Geen

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Fellowship Building Strong Partnerships

Strong community partnerships are essential for maximizing social impact. Don Jonas of Care Ring explains how his nonprofit agency cultivates these strategic alliances.

July 10, 2018 | Jay E. Kennedy

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Safe Housing for Neighbors in Need

When a group of young volunteers descended on Yvonne Vinson’s mobile home last summer, they replaced the buckled carpeting in her living room and eating area, and repaired a damaged bathroom floor.

June 29, 2018 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick

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Helping Hospitals in the Carolinas Become Baby-Friendly

In North Carolina and South Carolina, a new effort is aimed at improving maternity care and breastfeeding rates in underserved areas — and helping babies get the healthy start they need.

June 11, 2018 | Stacy E. Warren

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Providing Strategies for Caregivers

According to leaders in child development, the first years of life matter because early experiences affect the architecture of the maturing brain.

May 31, 2018 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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New Challenges and Opportunities in Foster Care

In honor of National Foster Care Month, the leader of the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina ponders recent improvements in the foster care system, and offers his thoughts on what needs to happen next.

May 22, 2018 | Brian Maness