All Early Childhood & School Readiness

Duke Jumpstart is hiring early education workers

As part of Jumpstart’s mission to ensure children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed, members work to provide high-quality services to children through Jumpstart classroom service and planning. Work Study students can apply now.

America Reads, America Counts is hiring tutors

ARAC tutors work in Durham’s public schools. ARAC tutors are volunteers or Duke employees compensated through federal work-study funds. Apply today.

Child Care Services Association

Child Care Services Association's Shaping Healthy Lives works with child care programs to program reduce childhood obesity and instill healthy behaviors early on, creating a solid foundation for a healthy life for children ages birth through 5 years old.

Apply for AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national service program that lets citizens make a full-time, one-year commitment to fighting poverty by developing sustainable programs in local non-profit organizations. Apply Now!

Whole Schools Initiative Addresses Mental Health in Schools

The Durham Public Schools Foundation (DPSF) has launched a partnership with Duke University Health Systems (DUHS) and Durham Public Schools (DPS) to focus on urgent mental health needs of public school communities. The WHOLE Schools Campaign (Wellness | Healing | Opportunity | Learning | Equity) is creating new ways for the school environment to be a holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive support system for everyone.

Duke Regional Spelling Bee Winner Heads to DC

Congrats to Bethesda Elem. 4th grader, Frank Dumas. He won the regional bee and will now head to Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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