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How Success Coach Supports North Carolina Families After Permanency

A brief from Casey Family Programs outlines how families are benefitting from efforts by the Endowment and its partners to expand Success Coach, a voluntary, no-cost program that works to enhance the well-being of children and families that achieved permanency via reunification, adoption, guardianship, or legal custody.

September 11, 2026 | Casey Family Programs

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Helping Proven Programs Reach More Families

The Duke Endowment helps proven programs reach more families across the Carolinas.

August 27, 2026 | Tamika Williams, Director, Child & Family Well-Being

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Tamika Williams Promoted to Director of CFWB

Tamika Williams has been promoted to director of the CFWB program area. Phil Redmond has transitioned to special advisor to the president.

May 12, 2026

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The Positive Parenting Program (Triple P): Making a Difference for Families

Triple P is one of the most effective evidence-based parenting programs in the world. The Duke Endowment is supporting the expansion of the Triple P program in North Carolina and South Carolina.

April 1, 2026

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New Hope for Families Troubled by Substance Abuse

Tamassee DAR School helps give parents the support they need to overcome challenges and make life better for themselves and their children.

February 11, 2026

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Carolinas Expand Safe Babies Court Model

Safe Babies Court helps infants and toddlers in foster care find safe, permanent homes faster in North and South Carolina.

November 14, 2025

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Reducing Child Abuse in South Carolina

South Carolina is expanding the evidence-based Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) through a public-private partnership aimed at reducing child abuse and neglect statewide.

November 14, 2025

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Healing at Home — Intensive Alternative Family Treatment (IAFT®)

The IAFT program is stabilizing foster youth and their families through trauma-informed, home-based care.

August 11, 2025

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Building the Family Team – How Success Coaches Improve Family Permanency Across N.C.

The Success Coach model is helping children and families stay together after they leave the foster care system.

August 6, 2025

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Implementation Science: What It Is and How It’s Informing Our Grantmaking

Evidence-based programs and practices are a cornerstone of The Duke Endowment’s work and implementation science studies how best to support the successful adoption of proven or promising programs.

May 28, 2025

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North Carolina Invests in Therapeutic Foster Home Model

This month, The Duke Endowment’s Child and Family Well-being program area celebrates National Foster Care Awareness Month as time to recognize the resilience of children and youth experiencing the foster care system and the incredible caregivers who support them.

April 29, 2025

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North Carolina Expands Success Coach Program Statewide

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services takes promising child welfare program statewide.

April 4, 2025 | N.C. Department of Health and Human Services