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Time to Celebrate the Reunification of Families
June is National Reunification Month — time to celebrate children moving from foster care back to their biological families.
Saluting Dedicated Foster Parents Across the Carolinas
Our Child and Family Well-Being program area spotlights May as National Foster Care Month.
Why We’re Focusing on Families in 2021
As we fight sickness, anxiety and social upheaval, strong families are more important than ever. That's why our Child and Family Well-Being program area is making strong families its focus for 2021.
Bridging Gaps, Building Bonds
As a nonprofit mental health services provider, El Futuro focuses on building trust among underserved Latino communities. During COVID, the number of families referred for its services tripled.
Providing Support in Kinship Care
Kinship caregivers play an important role in the child welfare system. In South Carolina, HALOS makes sure they get the extra support they need.
Turning Students into Vaccine Ambassadors: 7 Facts about Faith in the Vaccine
Can college students become effective partners in addressing vaccine hesitancy? The Interfaith Youth Core says yes.
Taking Action For North Carolina Families
The pandemic exacerbated challenges for low-income families. The North Carolina Community Action Association is helping its network respond.
Supporting A Strong Start for Children
In 2018, The Duke Endowment announced a strategic emphasis on early childhood as a way to amplify our existing program area work and help us produce greater impact across our grantmaking. Duke University experts helped us formulate the shared outcomes that steer our Zero to Eight work.
A Key to Whether a Child Succeeds or Fails? Family Support
On a late Saturday afternoon in 1964 in a small North Carolina town, a teenager gave birth to a son. A recent high school graduate, she had dreams of a career that would take her away from rural North Carolina. Instead, she now had a baby, a husband not much older than she and no idea of the challenges ahead. All her hopes and love were poured into her son.
Judge Allyson K. Duncan Elected Trustee of The Duke Endowment
Judge Allyson K. Duncan has been elected a Trustee of The Duke Endowment.
Dr. Pamela L. Davies Elected Trustee of The Duke Endowment
Dr. Pamela L. Davies, former president of Queens University of Charlotte, has been elected a Trustee of The Duke Endowment.
The Duke Endowment Awards $2.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief for the Carolinas
Trustees of The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, N.C., have approved $2.5 million to support Carolinians impacted by the coronavirus crisis.