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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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Video: Encouraging Parents to Feel Safe Asking for Help

The Duke Endowment supports public and private child- and family-serving agencies that provide proven programs to prevent or treat child maltreatment.

April 17, 2023

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Raising Children is Hard; Why It's Always OK to Ask for Help

Child welfare advocates are working hard to let caregivers know there's no shame in asking for help.

April 3, 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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An Adoptive Mom and Birth Mom Join Forces to Support Their Son

Experts say children can benefit from continued communication between adoptive and birth parent. Two moms in the Carolinas are discovering that first-hand.

February 22, 2023

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A Complex Foster Care Case Highlights Need for Family Support

February is Family Support Awareness Month. One complex foster care case shows how vital it is for families to ask for and receive support in trying times.

February 1, 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