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7 Facts About… Breaking Barriers to Care through Medical-Legal Partnerships

Many disadvantaged families face socioeconomic barriers when it comes to health care. In South Carolina, a new statewide effort aims to tackle those challenges through medical-legal partnerships.

February 21, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Promoting a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles

On this chilly winter day at Moss Hill Elementary School, students are waiting in line – to see the dentist.

February 20, 2020 | Stacy E. Warren

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Supporting Scholars — and their Scholarly Work

When Nick Radel arrived at the National Humanities Center this past summer, he had 700 pages of notes, an unfinished essay and a looming deadline. By the end of his four weeks, the Furman University English professor had completed a draft and was able to hit “send” to his publisher.

October 21, 2019 |

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Taking Steps on the Path to Health

The North Carolina morning is heating up by the time Ms. Young’s second-graders spill from their classroom to gather outdoors. They’ll spend the next 15 minutes looping the East Rockingham Elementary School track — a welcome break that helps them burn calories, re-energize for classwork and develop healthy habits.

July 9, 2019 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Summer Literacy Effort Braves COVID

If students aren't learning during the summer, they can lose ground academically — and once children fall back, the gap in achievement can grow with each year.

July 2, 2019 | Caroline Parker

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Focusing on a Bright Future

When her daughter’s daycare offered free vision screening for children through Impact America, Cacy Rice signed up.

July 2, 2019 | Stacy E. Warren

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Putting Children First

If students aren't learning during the summer, they can lose ground academically — and once children fall back, the gap in achievement can grow with each year.

July 2, 2019 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Supporting Families with Services and Care

The $500 bill framed in Diana Johnson’s office has no monetary value — but to her, it’s priceless.

July 1, 2019 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

Story / Video Learning More About Student Resilience

Learning More About Student Resilience

When Molly Weeks was 16, she moved with her family from a city in Alberta, Canada, to Raleigh, N.C., leaving behind the close friends she had grown up with.

July 1, 2019 |

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Fighting Obesity with Education and Fun

In a sunny classroom at Stanfield Elementary School, the second round of Food Pyramid Bingo is in full swing.

April 24, 2019 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Creating a System to Keep Children Safer

At the New Hanover County Department of Social Services, social workers juggle 17 to 18 cases at a time. Challenged by swelling workloads, they struggle to divide their attention among families.

March 12, 2019 | Tamika D. Williams

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Helping Clients Find Hope and Healing

As CEO of Hopeful Horizons, Shauw Chin Capps helped a struggling organization in coastal South Carolina grow into a children’s advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center that benefits thousands of people in five counties.

March 6, 2019 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.