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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

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Time to Celebrate the Reunification of Families

June is National Reunification Month — time to celebrate children moving from foster care back to their biological families.

June 1, 2021 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Saluting Dedicated Foster Parents Across the Carolinas

Our Child and Family Well-Being program area spotlights May as National Foster Care Month.

May 17, 2021 | Tamika D. Williams, Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Why We’re Focusing on Families in 2021

As we fight sickness, anxiety and social upheaval, strong families are more important than ever. That's why our Child and Family Well-Being program area is making strong families its focus for 2021.

January 28, 2021 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr., Tamika D. Williams

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A Call to Action for Philanthropy in North Carolina Health Care

At the recent National Academy of Medicine symposium in the Research Triangle, it was remarkable to see the consensus around a shared understanding of the factors that create health. Shifting our health care system to value will require that we broaden the scope of our thinking and our work so that we can address the holistic needs of individuals.

June 11, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Supporting Our Food Banks in the COVID-19 Crisis

Across the Carolinas, food banks are straining to meet a rising demand for help from families struggling under the impact of COVID-19. In response, Trustees of The Duke Endowment have awarded a $3.5 million grant to Feeding the Carolinas...

May 18, 2020 | Rhett N. Mabry

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What We’re Hearing about COVID-19

In this new podcast from Capital Development Services, Rhett Mabry, president of The Duke Endowment, talks about what we’re hearing from our grantees as they confront the COVID-19 crisis. He also offers insight on the Endowment’s response.

April 7, 2020 | The Duke Endowment

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How to Help Families During Social Distancing

The coronavirus is top of mind these days, and we are all overwhelmed with information about what we should do to keep ourselves and others healthy and safe. Much like our anticipation of a hurricane, the uncertainty is the difficult part in the early days. Will it hit us? How long from now? Have we prepared enough? When will we be back to normal? We all have many unanswerable questions at the time.

April 3, 2020 | Sue Williams

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A Word from our President on COVID-19

For 95 years, we here at The Duke Endowment have been working with our partners and grantees to fulfill James B. Duke’s philanthropic mandate to improve the quality of life in the Carolinas. Today, that mission is being challenged like never before by the COVID-19 crisis gripping our region, the nation, and the world.

March 24, 2020 | Rhett N. Mabry

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Let’s Give Thanks for Social Workers

As we observe National Social Work Month in March, it’s good to take a moment to honor their dedication.

March 9, 2020 | Tamika D. Williams

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A New Name for Our Child Care Program Area

Director Phil Redmond and Associate Director Tamika Williams announce the name change in this video.

February 20, 2020 | The Duke Endowment