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New Chief, New Plans for South Carolina Department of Social Services

Last year when South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster nominated Michael Leach to lead the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), some observers wondered how he might turn around the agency’s embattled child-welfare services unit. Given the Endowment’s history of supporting child welfare practice improvement in both Carolinas, we sat down with the new director to ask how things are going.

February 24, 2020 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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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

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Program Offers Family Strengthening Skills for Pamlico Residents

A new program is offering stressed-out adults and children guidance on how to navigate the often-rocky shores of parent-child communication.

January 8, 2020 | New Bern Sun Journal

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North Carolina will Test Wraparound Kinship Care Model

The Duke Endowment has awarded a $950,000 grant to the Family Focused Treatment Association for a North Carolina-based pilot project designed to provide therapeutic supports to foster youth living with relative caregivers.

December 30, 2019 | Imprint News

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Family Connects Program Linked to Reductions in Child Abuse

Family Connects, a program that sends nurses on home visits to newborns and their families, is linked to substantial reductions in child maltreatment investigations in children's earliest years.

November 12, 2019 | Duke Sanford School of Public Policy

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Strengthening Families Program Helps Children Thrive

Growing program is helping parents and caregivers develop positive discipline practices and communication skills, even as it shows families how to stay resilient in tough times.

July 12, 2019 | Children's Trust of S.C.

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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.

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Helping Children in Foster Care Find Homes

May is National Foster Care Month, so we talked with one of North Carolina’s top child welfare leaders about how we can find homes for more children in the foster care system.

May 30, 2019 | The Duke Endowment

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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.

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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.