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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NIH Announces MERIT Award to Improve Education Start for Children and Families
Duke University research is building on its leadership in child and family policy by evaluating a comprehensive system of primary care for early education to improve children’s readiness for kindergarten.
November 2, 2022 | Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Christina DiSalvo Joins The Duke Endowment as a Program Officer with the Child & Family Well-Being Program Area
The Duke Endowment is pleased to announce that Christina DiSalvo has joined its staff as a program officer with the Child and Family Well-Being program area.
October 20, 2022 | The Duke Endowment

Kinship Care: A Vital Part of the Child Welfare Safety Net
Some 84,000 children in North Carolina and 74,000 in South Carolina live with kin caregivers. These children often enjoy better outcomes than those placed in non-familial settings, but kin caregivers often receive less support from the child welfare system than foster families.
September 8, 2022 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr., Tamika D. Williams

New S.C. Initiative Aims to Reduce the Need for Foster Care
S.C. leaders have announced Connected Families, a new public-private initiative to prevent child maltreatment, strengthen families, and improve mental health outcomes for families involved in child welfare services.
April 11, 2022 | S.C. First Steps