Donations to Partnering with our Schools support a variety of programs to support academic achievement, including the Afterschool Reading Academy, which helps young struggling readers to improve their literacy skills and build a love of reading.
Donations to Supporting our Young People go, in part, to support the East Durham Children's Initiative, to develop support and resources for children and families to provide a pathway or pipeline from birth through high school graduation, ready for college or career.
Donations to Supporting our Neighborhoods go to projects that promote housing, economic development and quality of life in Durham's neighborhoods, including the creation of a community garden in the West End.
Donations to Partnering for a Healthier Durham go, in part, to support the Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, where Durham’s uninsured may receive free and low-cost medical care.
Donations to the Community Care Fund support grants for a wide variety of local projects that promote health, academic achievement, neighborhood development and more. Last year's grants included one to Innovation4Motivation, a program that provides high-quality enrichment for middle school students during their time away from school.
Donations to United Way of the Greater Triangle support your choice of any non-profit organization, or a general fund that works to meet the most pressing needs in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties. This is what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Doing Good in the Neighborhood is the campaign that makes it easy for Duke University and Duke University Health System employees to make a difference in Durham and the region. Through the campaign, Duke employees can donate in a variety of ways, including payroll deduction, to one or more of six giving categories.
Many thanks to our 2010-11 campaign donors, who have pledged $588,280 in support of our local schools, neighborhoods and non-profit organizations!
In the final week of our 2011-12 Doing Good in the Neighborhood campaign, all donors who give (or renew their gift) by close of business on Friday, December 9 will be entered into a series of drawings for prizes from …. Continue reading
A big thank you to the hundreds of Duke University and Duke University Health System employees who already have donated in support of the schools, neighborhoods and non-profit organizations that benefit from Doing Good in the Neighborhood! Your gift is …. Continue reading