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Endowment Intends to Distribute Up to $5B Over 15 Years

December 10, 2024 | The Duke Endowment

The Duke Endowment’s Trustees announced their intent to distribute up to $5 billion in grants across North Carolina and South Carolina over the next 15 years.

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Let's Invest in Home Visiting and Education Programs

A $1 million grant will help increase the availability of home visiting and parent education programs across North Carolina.

December 6, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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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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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 | Susan L. McConnell

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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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Connecting Families to Needed Support

When Jeff Quinn speaks to communities about Family Connects International, he takes pride in the fact that the program has its roots in his hometown of Durham, N.C. From its early days as a Durham County pilot in 2008, Family Connects has provided home visits to more than 61,000 families, and it’s now working with 40 sites in 17 states.

August 16, 2021 | Meka S. Sales

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The Art of Argument: Things to Know About Davidson’s Deliberative Citizenship Initiative

Davidson College’s Deliberative Citizenship Initiative aims to encourage constructive engagement around difficult issues through “deliberation” as opposed to “cross talk.” At a time when public discourse is often fractious and unproductive, the college wants to focus on “researching, teaching and enacting deliberative practices that support constructive disagreements” on campus and beyond.

August 16, 2021 | Susan L. McConnell

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Giving New Life to Churches

By the time Calvary United Methodist Church made the difficult decision to close its doors for worship in 2018, the congregation had dwindled to about 20 people. Most members of the Asheboro, North Carolina, church were more than 70 years old, and maintaining the building and its property was a struggle.

August 16, 2021 | Robert R. Webb III

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Building Community for Foster Families

Jennifer and Zachary Lynch were at church one Sunday morning when they heard a presentation about the urgent need for foster parents. Married for four years, the Lynches were eager to expand their family, but the idea of fostering hadn’t crossed their minds.

August 16, 2021 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr., Robert R. Webb III

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Using Home Visits to Help Patients Grow Stronger

As Clinical Outreach Dietitian for New Hanover Regional Medical Center in North Carolina, Skip Allen spends his days calling on discharged patients in their homes, seeing how he can help them manage their medical and social needs. A trained dietitian, he works to solve nutrition-related challenges that can jeopardize their recovery and impede their path to wellness.

August 16, 2021 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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5 Things to Know… Pathways to Grade-Level Reading

The first eight years of a child’s life are a critical time that build the foundation for future learning. In fact, research shows that reading proficiently by the end of third grade predicts a child’s later academic achievement and career success.

August 5, 2021 | Meka S. Sales