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The Duke Endowment Commits $15 Million to Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina

October 10, 2024

The Duke Endowment announces that it will provide $15 million in grant support to help meet immediate relief needs following Hurricane Helene, including initial grants to the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Emergency and Disaster Response Fund and the Central Carolina Community Foundation’s One SC Fund.

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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.

December 14, 2021 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Connecting Families to Needed Support

When Jeff Quinn speaks to communities about Family Connects International, he takes pride in the fact that the program has its roots in his hometown of Durham, N.C. From its early days as a Durham County pilot in 2008, Family Connects has provided home visits to more than 61,000 families, and it’s now working with 40 sites in 17 states.

August 16, 2021 | Meka S. Sales

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The Art of Argument: Things to Know About Davidson’s Deliberative Citizenship Initiative

Davidson College’s Deliberative Citizenship Initiative aims to encourage constructive engagement around difficult issues through “deliberation” as opposed to “cross talk.” At a time when public discourse is often fractious and unproductive, the college wants to focus on “researching, teaching and enacting deliberative practices that support constructive disagreements” on campus and beyond.

August 16, 2021 | Susan L. McConnell

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Giving New Life to Churches

By the time Calvary United Methodist Church made the difficult decision to close its doors for worship in 2018, the congregation had dwindled to about 20 people. Most members of the Asheboro, North Carolina, church were more than 70 years old, and maintaining the building and its property was a struggle.

August 16, 2021 | Robert R. Webb III

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Building Community for Foster Families

Jennifer and Zachary Lynch were at church one Sunday morning when they heard a presentation about the urgent need for foster parents. Married for four years, the Lynches were eager to expand their family, but the idea of fostering hadn’t crossed their minds.

August 16, 2021 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr., Robert R. Webb III

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Using Home Visits to Help Patients Grow Stronger

As Clinical Outreach Dietitian for New Hanover Regional Medical Center in North Carolina, Skip Allen spends his days calling on discharged patients in their homes, seeing how he can help them manage their medical and social needs. A trained dietitian, he works to solve nutrition-related challenges that can jeopardize their recovery and impede their path to wellness.

August 16, 2021 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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6 Things to Know… Pathways to Grade-Level Reading

The first eight years of a child’s life are a critical time that build the foundation for future learning. In fact, research shows that reading proficiently by the end of third grade predicts a child’s later academic achievement and career success.

August 5, 2021 | Meka S. Sales

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6 Things to Know About “Hospital at Home”

A health care model that’s gaining traction across the country will soon be offered to patients in South Carolina, allowing them to receive acute-level hospital care — at home

April 19, 2021 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Preparing Students for Lives of Purpose

When leaders at Furman University talk about The Furman Advantage, they often use the word “transformational.” Elizabeth Davis, the university’s president since 2014, says that’s intentional.

April 19, 2021 | Susan L. McConnell

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Helping Children by Helping Communities

The historic Northside community in Spartanburg, S.C., has embraced an innovative effort to rebuild and transform for today’s residents and generations to come.

April 19, 2021 | Meka S. Sales

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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.

February 21, 2021 | The Duke Endowment

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Helping Churches Provide COVID Relief

Many churches want to make a difference in their communities – but despite good intentions, they sometimes lack the tools or know-how to run effective programs.

August 10, 2020 | Robert R. Webb III