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Church-run Summer Literacy Camps Producing Positive Outcomes

It began with a vision in the head of a fellow at The Duke Endowment: What would happen if churches organized summer literacy camps for children? A decade later, the results look promising.

June 8, 2023

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Strengthening Families Program Celebrates Children and Caregivers Growing Together

The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is an evidence-based, family-strengthening prevention program, but simply put, it is a special — and often life-changing — opportunity for families to grow together.

June 2, 2023 | Children's Trust of South Carolina

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North Carolina and Western NC Conferences Receive Duke Endowment Grant Exceeding $10 Million

The two conferences of the United Methodist Church have each received a grant from the Endowment to support the creation of new United Methodist faith communities and strengthen existing congregations within the UMC conferences.

May 17, 2023

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Therapeutic Kinship Care: A Pilot Shows Promising Findings

A three-year study in three N.C. counties reveals keys to effective implementation of therapeutic kinship care.

May 9, 2023

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$10 Million Award from The Duke Endowment to Support Next Generation of Doctoral Students

Given that fellowships are one of the main considerations for applicants when choosing graduate schools, The Duke Endowment has awarded Duke University $10 million to support the university’s pressing need for doctoral fellowships.

April 27, 2023

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Program Helps Foster a New Generation of Black Doulas

About three times as many Black women die while giving birth than white women, regardless of education level or socioeconomic status. A new initiative hopes to change that.

March 22, 2023 | The Daily Tar Heel

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Rural Churches are Economic Powerhouses in Their Communities

New study says the outsized economic influence of rural churches on their communities calls for renewed vision of their importance.

February 22, 2023

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New $10 Million Award From The Duke Endowment to Bolster Nicholas School of the Environment

The $10 million grant to Duke University will support the university’s school of the environment as it addresses the most complex environmental problems confronting society today.

January 27, 2023 | Duke Today

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New Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas Coalitions Announced

The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation has announced that five new community coalitions will join Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas, an initiative of The Duke Endowment, as part of the program's fourth cohort in North Carolina.

January 26, 2023 | N.C. Healthcare Association

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Selah Stress Management Project

Like many people serving in professions in which they feel “called,” clergy are not immune to stress and burnout. The Duke Endowment partnered with the Duke Clergy Health Initiative to study stress management tools with the goal of identifying practices that would allow clergy in the North Carolina United Methodist (UMC) conferences, and beyond, to live more fully into the sacred work of ministry.

January 20, 2023

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Stacy Warren Promoted to Associate Director of The Duke Endowment’s Health Care Program Area

The Duke Endowment is pleased to announce that Stacy Warren has been promoted to associate director of its Health Care program area. Warren served as a program officer before moving into her current role.

January 17, 2023

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Kristi Walters Promoted to Director of The Duke Endowment’s Higher Education Program Area

The Duke Endowment is pleased to announce that Kristi Walters has been promoted to director of its Higher Education program area. Walters served as associate director before moving into her current role.

January 17, 2023