Non-profits

Methodist partnership helping to restore NECD

By Carl Kenney

February 5, 2010

By Corliss Pauling NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com During these tough economic times a lot of families are finding themselves out on the street. But the Jubilee Restoration Project is one local organization that is doing its part to help save the community and the people that live in it. The Jubilee Restoration […]

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DurhamCares: the eHarmony of volunteer service work

By Carl Kenney

By Sarah Rankin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com DurhamCares, one of the newest nonprofit organizations in town, opened its doors less than a year ago but since then has created a whole new way for the city’s residents to look at philanthropy. Tucked away in a small corner office in the newly renovated […]

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Family Connections serving Durham

By Carl Kenney

By Chavaria Williams NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE Thedurhmanvoice@gmail.com For Durham individuals facing emotional, educational and behavioral challenges, having a mentor through Family Connections can provide friendship, fun and a new perspective. Family Connections, LLC serves the city of Durham’s special needs residents by providing them with family-focused mental health services. Located on the […]

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Durham Rescue Mission mends vets’ lives

By Carl Kenney

November 19, 2009

By Jamese Slade NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com According to USA Today, about one in four of the homeless are veterans. That’s a statistic veterans Raymond Mays and George Johnson knew firsthand. When they found themselves at their lowest, they turned to the Durham Rescue Mission in Northeast Central Durham, a men’s program […]

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The Scrap Exchange: there’s no place quite like it

By Carl Kenney

November 5, 2009

by Emily Kennard UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Walk into the Scrap Exchange, 548 Foster St., and you might be a little confused. Bins filled with other businesses’ waste such as test tubes, floppy disks, Burger King paper crowns and dental X-rays pack the creative reuse center. But customers leave with wigs, costumes, collages […]

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Manufacturing mill turns to artsy thrills

By Carl Kenney

By Cara Oxendine NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Golden Belt Historical District, originally a textile factory with rich mill village history, is located in Northeast Central Durham and has been redeveloped to offer art space, office space, residential lofts, and retail space. NECD is Durham’s worst area for drugs, violence and crime, but […]

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The Achievement Academy: A Chance to Succeed

By Carl Kenney

By Julian March UNC Staff Writer The Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Achievement Academy is nestled in a suite in the South Bank Building in downtown Durham. Behind the door, students and volunteers move in and out of the hallway and the two main rooms. Gayle Erdheim, academic director, is on the phone with a parent […]

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Housing for New Hope Bus Tour

By Carl Kenney

by Brad Piland UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Housing for New Hope, a nonprofit organization seeking to end homelessness in Durham, took residents of The Forest at Duke on a tour of their community projects on Tuesday, Oct. 27.  During the tour, the residents met with New Hope staff members and listened to […]

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Job Corps: Building lives and launching careers

By Carl Kenney

By Emily Browder UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In the new office of Job Corps located on Briggs Avenue near downtown Durham, Samantha Monroe sits quietly completing paperwork before her interview with an admissions counselor. Monroe, 19, moved to Durham last September, unemployed and a high school drop-out. She first heard about the […]

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Uplift East Durham Changes Perceptions

By Carl Kenney

By Jamese Slade NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Despite East Durham’s stereotype as a crime-ridden and violent neighborhood, Uplift East Durham shows people what East Durham is really about. UED is an organization made up of neighborhood residents that live in East Durham. Aidil Collins, a UED member since 2003 said David Arthur […]

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Welcome Baby Prepares Parents for the Stork

By Carl Kenney

By Jamon Glover NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com For 20 years Welcome Baby has been in the business of creating stronger families. Located at 721 Foster St. in Durham and funded by Durham’s Partnership for Children, Welcome Baby has a number of programs including a car seat safety program and a free clothing […]

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Community crafting a vision for children

By Carl Kenney

October 20, 2009

By Jamese Slade NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com NECD community members might have felt like they were back at school last Thursday at the East Durham Children’s Initiative community meeting. Despite the socializing, smiles, food and beverages, attendees got down to business when organizers asked them to put their vision to paper. Police […]

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TROSA: Making a difference in Durham since 1994

By Carl Kenney

By Jamon Glover NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Whether you’ve lived in Durham your whole life or are a recent transplant, the influences of TROSA (Triangle Residential options for Substance Abusers) are hard to miss. Established in 1994 by Kevin McDonald, TROSA has been impacting the lives of people in 80 counties across […]

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TROSA: Each one, teach one

By Carl Kenney

By Julian March UNC Staff Writer The Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In the main office of Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA), Robyn Duff comfortably handles paperwork on her desk and talks on the phone. She’s sharply dressed and has a ready smile. Someone has called with good news, and you can hear the excitement […]

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SeeSaw Studio gives voice to young artists

By Carl Kenney

By Claire Atwell UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Desiree Sanders, 15, doesn’t spend her weekday afternoons hanging out at the mall or watching television like many other high school students. Instead, Tuesdays through Thursdays she goes to SeeSaw Studio, a free afterschool program in Durham, to practice drawing and designing. “It’s really interesting […]

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Fall Festival raises money for homeless

By Carl Kenney

By Brad Piland UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Members of the Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church gathered Oct. 17 for the 3rd annual TAPC Fall Festival, a fundraiser in which the proceeds go toward funding Habitat for Humanity, the Durham Rescue Mission and Housing for New Hope. “We love raising the money for these […]

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New Holton Wellness Clinic expects H1N1 vaccine soon

By Carl Kenney

October 8, 2009

By Lisa Marie Albert UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE For the second time in one day, Raleigh resident Sam Alqadi, 39, visited the new Holton Wellness Center at 401 N. Driver St., located in the old Holton Middle School building. Earlier that day Alqadi brought his 7-year-old nephew to get treatment for flu-like symptoms. […]

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Harvesting a new generation of urban gardeners

By Carl Kenney

By Emily Browder UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE On Thursday, Oct. 1, a crowd of approximately 300 people gathered at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC, to celebrate the South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, Inc.’s 15th anniversary. SEEDS is a non-profit community garden located in Northeast Central Durham, created by community leader […]

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Program offers students lessons on music and life

By Carl Kenney

September 24, 2009

By Julian March UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE By early October, about a dozen high school students in Durham will be selected to participate in a student-run record label. Over the next few months, they will churn beats, rhythms and rhymes into records to be marketed locally. And, if Sandy Wiley has his wish, […]

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Union Independent School: transforming community

By Carl Kenney

By Emily Browder UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE From the outside, Union Independent School looks like a brand new elementary school with primary colors decorating the outside of the building, a smiling receptionist waiting for you at the front desk and large oversized crayons decorating the lobby. However, UIS is far from the ordinary. […]

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Old Building Holds a Bright Future

By Carl Kenney

By Kanisha Madison NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE From the outside it may look like an old building, but when one enters, many new opportunities await. The historic building which once housed a middle school opened Aug. 18 under a new name: Holton Career and Resource Center.               […]

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Local church builds home for veteran custodian

By Carl Kenney

by Emily Kennard UNC Co-Editor the Durham Voice When Robert Daye, the custodian at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St., finishes his day at work, he doesn’t leave the church – he lives there. But soon Daye will have his own house to call home. Church members and staff, in collaboration with Habitat for […]

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Mt. Gilead: a church for the community

By Carl Kenney

By David L. Fitts, Jr. NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE Within North East Central Durham (NECD) lies a little church that calls itself “The Church on the Corner for the Care and Cure of Souls.” Mount Gilead Baptist Church has been a safe haven for those who seek a place of worship since 1908. […]

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