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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Katie Smith had always thought about teaching, but she wanted a way to try it out "without committing to it as a career forever." Teach for America, the nonprofit that puts top university graduates in the nation's most under-resourced public schools, was the perfect opportunity. Smith ended up teaching ninth-grade English for three years at Southeast Halifax High School, a rural eastern North Carolina school with a student body that is 98 percent African American. For the complete story ... http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/north-carolina/women-and-giving/teaching-social-work |
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CCFH Legal Director Guest on WNCU |
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Jennifer Brobst, Legal Director at the CCFH, will be on WNCU 90.7 FM radio on Saturday 03/15/08 at 11am as a guest on the "Inside NCCU" show. Attorney Brobst will talk about CCFH, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and child abuse services in Durham, as well as discussing teaching NCCU students about all of these issues, and touch on domestic violence and new immigrants and the impact of the Duke Lacrosse case. |
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CCFH Legal Director to Present Nationally |
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Our Legal Director, Jenny Brobst, JD, will present at the following National Conferences:
- March 15, 2008 (Oakland, CA) - SALT Teaching for Social Change Conference at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall - Panel on Clinical Teaching Methods
- April 12, 2008 (Durham, NC) - SE/SW People of Color National Scholarship Conference - Panel on Legal Education and Social Justice at Centers and Institutions
- May 8, 2008 (Greesnboro, NC) - National SmartStart Conference - Panel on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Serving New Immigrant Latino Populations (with Rachel Mills)
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CCFH Named "Battle of the Bands" Beneficiary |
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For the past two years, Durham children have benefited from the proceeds from an exciting charity event: The Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands. In 2008, CCFH is privileged to become the next Battle of the Bands beneficiary. The Battle will be held on May 24, 2008 at the American Tobacco Amphitheater in Durham.
All Triangle-area businesses are invited to get involved in this fun, yet important, cause. You can enter your company band (and receive tickets to your own VIP table), or participate as an event sponsor at a variety of levels. Join the Battle and help us break the mold of corporate charity events in an effort to break the cycle of child trauma in North Carolina. Visit trianglebattle.com for details. |
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When the system becomes a parent |
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Mother dies, kids cope in foster care Stanley B. Chambers Jr., Staff Writer, thedurhamnews.com At first, Querida Davis thought she lacked the strength to go to the cemetery. Standing by the headstone, Querida, 16, wanted to cry but the tears wouldn't fall.
For the complete story ... http://www.thedurhamnews.com |
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