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North Carolina Invests in Therapeutic Foster Home Model

This month, The Duke Endowment’s Child and Family Well-being program area celebrates National Foster Care Awareness Month as time to recognize the resilience of children and youth experiencing the foster care system and the incredible caregivers who support them.

April 29, 2025

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Moving Mountains

As a top HBCU, Johnson C. Smith University focuses on removing the obstacles between aspirations and reality.

October 31, 2024

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Ensuring All Students Have the “Advantage”

The Furman Advantage give students a leg up through individualized four-year pathways.

October 31, 2024

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Sharing a Commitment to Health in Spartanburg

In the growing area of Spartanburg, S.C., a coalition led by PAL (Play. Advocate. Live Well.) reduces chronic disease through collaboration and innovation.

October 28, 2024

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Building Community, One Box at a Time

The FoodShare Fresh Food Box program is designed to make healthy food more affordable and accessible to individuals and families who may have limited options.

October 28, 2024

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Sharing Faith in Foster Families

Since 1896, Epworth Children’s Home has supported children and families in South Carolina. Over time, its grown to meet the state’s changing needs.

August 19, 2024

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A Pioneering “Hospital Without Walls”

The MUSC Center for Telehealth is home to an unprecedented collaboration of health systems and providers working to ensure no South Carolinian is without access to quality health care.

July 17, 2024

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Connecting Children with Family, Safety and Belonging

HALOS serves grandparents, relatives and family friends raising children who might otherwise go into foster care.

June 25, 2024

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Q&A with Gaile Osborne, Executive Director of Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina

Gaile Osborne, executive director of Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina, shares her personal story with foster care as well as the work of the Alliance.

June 24, 2024

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Fighting Child Abuse in N.C.

Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina connects local advocacy centers, stakeholders and partners with the resources and support to respond to the children and supportive caregivers impacted by abuse.

June 4, 2024

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Preparing Children for Life

Ready for School, Ready for Life works to ensure Guilford County families and their youngest children have what they need to thrive.

May 30, 2024

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Blazing New Paths in Higher Education

Davidson College is leading the way on making a high-value liberal arts education available to students from all backgrounds.

January 26, 2024