The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Durham

MISSION:

TO SERVE THE ELDERLY, FRAIL, DISABLED, CONVALESCING & OTHERS WHO CANT PROVIDE PROPER NUTRITION FOR THEMSELVES. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS DELIVER LUNCHES EACH WEEKDAY TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS & HEALTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SO THEY CAN REMAIN INDEPENDENT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

MISSION:

DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE PROVIDES A PIPELINE OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN OF DURHAM. DCI DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A SYSTEMATIC CONTINUUM OF ACADEMIC, MENTORING, WORKPLACE, AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR DURHAM YOUTH WHICH MAXIMIZES THE USE OF RESOURCES.

MISSION:

BUILDING FROM BELOW IS DEDICATED TO RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE, SELF-DETERMINING COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK IS BASED ON AN ORGANIC FARM AND LEARNING CENTER WHERE WE BUILD OUR VISION FOR A DEMOCRATIC, EGALITARIAN, AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY BY INVESTIGATING THE SHIFTING SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOPING PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF ORGANIZATION SUCH AS WORKER COOPERATIVES, AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMING, AND AFFORDABLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING.

MISSION:

TO EMPOWER TRANSITION AGE YOUTH TO LIVE STABLE, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HOUSING AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES.

MISSION:

TO TACKLE THE ACCELERATING CRISIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY WORKING TO TRANSITION NC TO CLEAN, EFFICIENT ENERGY & BY WATCH-DOGGING UTILITY PRACTICES. WE PURSUE THIS WORK THROUGH GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, LEGAL CHALLENGES AND MEDIA EXPOSURE OF PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide mental health services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

ENSURING AND ENCHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AS PARTICIAPATING MEMBERS OF RICHLY DIVERSE URBAN SOCIETY

MISSION:

TO ENCOURAGE MORE KINDNESS IN THE WORLD, BEGINNING WITH PEOPLE IN OUR PRISONS AND JAILS.

MISSION:

PROMOTE CHRISTIANITY AMONG MANKIND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND OTHER MINISTRIES.

MISSION:

THE COALITION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION LEADING A MOVEMENT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY NORTH CAROLINIAN HAS A HOME IN WHICH TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

MISSION:

THE CAROLINA ABORTION FUND SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE AN ABORTION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL, LOGISTICAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.

MISSION:

PROVIDE REHABILITATION FOR ADULTS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS LIVING IN DURHAM COUNTY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to develop, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing that is available to people who qualify on the basis of income, age or disability for publicly subsidized housing e.g., HUD housing or housing assistance under Section 8 of the Housing and Urban Development Act.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to build, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing for low-income individuals and families, older adults and people with disabilities; or which make purchasable housing available to low or moderate income families by offering lower priced housing and/or affordable payment plans, by arranging for interest or mortgage subsidies or by involving eventual owners in the construction process (sweat equity).

MISSION:

TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP AMATEUR ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS; TO ENCOURAGE, TEACH AND PROMOTE NC RESIDIENTS OF ALL AGES TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF CURLING, BOTH AT THE CLUB LEVAL AND AT HIGHER LEVELS

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF LEBANON FIRE DISTRICT.

MISSION:

SEEDS EDUCATES YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH GARDENING, GROWING FOOD AND CULTIVATING RESPECT FOR LIFE, FOR EARTH AND FOR EACH OTHER.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide civil rights, social action or advocacy services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM BY FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS IN FIVE MAIN PROJECT AREAS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARKING, APPEARANCE, SAFETY, PROMOTION.

MISSION:

PRESERVE AND RESTORE CHILDHOOD INCOME HOME OF PAULI MURRAY AS A CENTER FOR HISTORY AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF PAULI MURRAY AND HER WORK.