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Study Suggests Refinements in Foster Care Grantmaking
A study of The Duke Endowment's foster care grantmaking from 2006 to 2015 recommends that the Endowment continue to invest in and refine its efforts to help children who've been placed outside of their familial homes.
Grantee Perception Report: Positive Feedback, but also Room for Improvement
Grantees offer positive reviews of their relationships with The Duke Endowment, but grant reporting can be improved.
Helping Hospitals in the Carolinas Become Baby-Friendly
In North Carolina and South Carolina, a new effort is aimed at improving maternity care and breastfeeding rates in underserved areas — and helping babies get the healthy start they need.
Opening the Door to Service
When Grace Mok applied to DukeEngage as a sophomore at Duke University, she chose a program that would help her learn about the town beyond campus.
Gathering Through Faith and Fellowship
For three days in early August, a group of 200 United Methodist clergy gathered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to tackle racism and religion and the role that they — and their rural North Carolina congregations — can play.
Working Together for Kinship Care Families
With their mother battling substance abuse, the three children were no longer safe in her care. The boys faced placement with a foster family – until their uncle, Reggie, stepped forward.
Helping Communities Reduce Childhood Obesity
She felt self-conscious when she participated in physical activities. She was always teased about her size. She said she “felt sad” every day about her weight. She was 8.
Connecting Children to Quality Foster Care
At the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program in Columbia, it seems the phones are always ringing. CEO Lex Cole has a simple explanation for why: “We’re always busy.”
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.
Building Stronger Families
When Beth and her daughters started making brownies that Sunday afternoon, Brian expected the inevitable. The girls would bicker. Someone would cry. Beth would grow so frustrated, she’d lose her temper and give up.
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Even as a little girl, Shawnee Garrick knew that diabetes had a grip on her family. Her grandmother died because of health complications from the disease; so did her grandfather. Her parents were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a year apart.
Expanding Services for Families in Recovery
When her name is called, the young woman walks to the front of the crowded courtroom. She studies the floor, nervously tucking her pink T-shirt into faded jeans as she waits for Judge Stanley Carmical to begin.
