Durham, N.C. – The November 2025 edition of the “In Touch with Durham County” show from the Durham County Public Information Office is here with important information for our community. On our latest episode, host Deborah Craig-Ray, the Durham County Chief Communications Officer, welcomes Durham County Veteran Services Supervisor Jonathan Crooms and Department of Social Services Child Welfare Social Worker Dana Stewart.

Watch it on our YouTube channel here – https://youtu.be/sYgU5Yh_dJc

The goal for each episode is to have great conversations with our Durham County Government staff, elected officials, and community partners to provide residents with the most up-to-date happenings, programs, and services. The show is available to watch on the DCo YouTube channel (subscribe here); as well as on the Durham County Government website and the Durham Television Network.

Veteran services is a regular topic on our show, and Crooms is excited to talk about all of the great things going on in November from his office as well as the services that the DCo Veteran Services team helps provide to Durham County’s veteran community. First off in November, is Operation Green Light, which invites government buildings, local businesses, and residents of Durham County shine a green light to raise awareness of local, state, and federal services available for veterans and their families. These vital resources are sometimes not known about by those in need.

Next, Durham County will recognize Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11^th; however, the day before the Veteran Services Department will hold Durham County’s 14^th annual Veterans Day Recognition and Celebration event. Free and open to everyone, the theme of this year’s event will be “Loyalty and Service: Honoring All Who Served.” Crooms invites the Durham County community to the Human Services Building, 414 E. Main Street, on November 10 for the event at 11 a.m.

In segment two, Stewart visits the show for the first time. She talks about National Adoption Month, and its theme of “Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds.” She highlights the importance of lifelong support systems for youth in care and recruiting families that reflect their backgrounds and needs.

Stewart talks about the process of finding foster care families, and what is involved in becoming one. She also talks about the length of time that Durham County children can wait for adoption, and how many are waiting for adoption currently.

Learn more about foster care and adoption services from DCoDSS here.

We hope you learn something from this month’s show!

About “In Touch with Durham County”

The “In Touch with Durham County” show is a regular program that provides governmental programming and access to your local government and provides timely, ongoing coverage of Durham County Government. The show airs on the Durham Television Network (DTN). DTN is available on Spectrum (channel 8 and 1302), Frontier channel 70, and AT&T U-verse channel 99. Residents may also download the BoxCast app, available for Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV and search for “City of Durham” to find content available on demand.

To view past editions of the “In Touch with Durham County” show, visit the DCo YouTube Channel here.

For more information on the Durham County Public Information Office, visit the PIO website, call 919-560-0000 or email publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov.

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