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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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Placing Patients in a Network of Care

When Cathy Tolbert visits new clients in Greenwood, S.C., it doesn’t take long before they find something in common.

February 25, 2019 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Opening their Home and Hearts

The first time the Stanfields met Alexis, she was 4. Dressed in pink shorts and a white T-shirt, she had long brown hair that draped her pale face. Removed from her family because of safety concerns, she was waiting for her social worker to find her a temporary home. Her clothing and her stuffed bunny filled the black plastic garbage bag beside her.

October 15, 2018 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Sowing Change in Rural Churches

The large sign has only three words — Goldston Community Garden — and that’s intentional.

October 15, 2018 | Robert R. Webb III

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Safe Housing for Neighbors in Need

When a group of young volunteers descended on Yvonne Vinson’s mobile home last summer, they replaced the buckled carpeting in her living room and eating area, and repaired a damaged bathroom floor.

June 29, 2018 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick

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Helping Hospitals in the Carolinas Become Baby-Friendly

In North Carolina and South Carolina, a new effort is aimed at improving maternity care and breastfeeding rates in underserved areas — and helping babies get the healthy start they need.

June 11, 2018 | Stacy E. Warren

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Providing Strategies for Caregivers

According to leaders in child development, the first years of life matter because early experiences affect the architecture of the maturing brain.

May 31, 2018 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Opening the Door to Service

When Grace Mok applied to DukeEngage as a sophomore at Duke University, she chose a program that would help her learn about the town beyond campus.

January 22, 2018 | Susan L. McConnell

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Responding with Faith to Fight Hunger and Help Farmers

About every other year in North Carolina, Come to the Table conferences link members of the faith community with farmers, gardeners, educators, health professionals and community organizers to find ways to relieve hunger and sustain local agriculture.

January 4, 2018 | Kristen R. Richardson-Frick

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Helping Communities Reduce Childhood Obesity

She felt self-conscious when she participated in physical activities. She was always teased about her size. She said she “felt sad” every day about her weight. She was 8.

September 25, 2017 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Working Together for Kinship Care Families

With their mother battling substance abuse, the three children were no longer safe in her care. The boys faced placement with a foster family – until their uncle, Reggie, stepped forward.

September 6, 2017 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Gathering Through Faith and Fellowship

For three days in early August, a group of 200 United Methodist clergy gathered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to tackle racism and religion and the role that they — and their rural North Carolina congregations — can play.

September 6, 2017 | Robert R. Webb III

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Connecting Children to Quality Foster Care

At the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program in Columbia, it seems the phones are always ringing. CEO Lex Cole has a simple explanation for why: “We’re always busy.”

July 18, 2017 | Tamika D. Williams