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34443
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Charles Robinson, a native of west Charlotte, is helping the community by opening shelters for the homeless and mentoring through Team TruBlue, an organization that works with children in schools. Robinson has cultivated a grassroots network to respond to community crises, violence and crimes.
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28520
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In Yadkin County, teacher and pastor Chris Hauser is working to fill both the spiritual and physical needs of those in his community. Hauser organized Impact Yadkin to help homeowners with construction repairs and to make their homes more accessible. At the same time, local youth volunteers learn hard work, compassion, service and a desire to better their community.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Feb 2017, p30, por
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28763
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Juvencio Rocha-Peralta is the Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina whose headquarters are located in Greenville. Rocha-Peralta is concerned about the future of the community of Mexicans in North Carolina, the future of their children, and the future outcome of heightened fears of deportation since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Roach-Peralta discusses his history, his groups mission, and the work still to be done.
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29314
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The North Street Neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina has become an example of community living and the cohousing movement in the Triangle. Filled with families, singles young and old, and students, the Neighborhood shares common spaces and appliances, while residents also gather for meals and meetings.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 33, August 2017, p11-13, por Periodical Website
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Kasib Abdullah founded Believers United for Progress (BUFP), an organization that provides meals for 300 kids in afterschool programs, in 2005. BUFP encourages positive behavior by recruiting at-risk kids to volunteer, therefore ensuring the organization reaches even more people in an effort to restore Durham’s Hayti district.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 3, January 2016, p10-11, il, por Periodical Website
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29684
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Three years ago, disabled Air Force veteran John Mahshie opened Veterans Healing Farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The healing farm supports veterans in the transition from military to civilian life by building community relationships and learning new skills, such as permaculture gardening and animal care.
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31450
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The neighborhoods of Biddleville and Smallwood were once divided along racial lines. Now new and old residents are reinventing them together.
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25509
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Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD) has operated a shelter with a drug rehabilitation program, a food pantry, a clothing closet, and a community cafeteria for more than 30 years. Every day UMD serves three meals with the help of volunteers.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 6, November 2015, p150-156, por, map Periodical Website
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The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) closed February 29th because revenue failed to exceed expenses. The southeast Raleigh institution served the community for 110 years. Its closing has elicited community outpouring for lost programs and services offered by YWCA.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 11, Mar 2012, p7, il Periodical Website
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27967
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Durham’s mentoring program Durham Companions’ recent history is detailed. The group has experienced some poor leadership lately and was in threat of being defunded. The group has a strong history of mentoring troubled youth in an attempt to increase school attendance and reduce juvenile crime. Funding has been cut by the state, but after some criticism by Durham’s county commissioners, the group will continue to receive funding and mentor youth.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 28, July 2010, p5-7 Periodical Website
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28046
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New Hill Community Association is the winner of a 2010 Indy Citizen Award for their positive contribution to society in the Triangle area. The association is fighting Western Wake Partners who want to put a wastewater treatment plant in the tiny, unincorporated, historically African-American town. Both black and white residents have joined forces to fight the project. The project would serve Cary, Apex, and Morrisville, but not New Hill and there are options to place the plant away from residents which are not being considered.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 47, November 2010, p21 Periodical Website
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28192
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People are upset within Durham’s black community about a lack of leadership. Young, black leaders are present and visible in the community, but the older, more established black leaders of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People are resisting their assumption of leadership positions. Some younger leaders are said to be more concerned with growing their businesses and holding onto their jobs rather than fighting for the community. Others believe that the Durham Committee’s infighting and lack of a defined agenda embraced by the community are preventing younger leaders from joining the group.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 2, January 2007, p10 Periodical Website
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The Committee to Save the Lakewood Y in Durham is the winner of a 2007 Indy Citizen Award. When plans were announced that the branch of the YMCA would be closed due to financial problems, the neighborhood residents took action. The branch is an inclusive place where socio-economic status and race never mattered and has been a staple of the local community. The committee is concerned that losing the YMCA and its programs will have a negative effect of the neighborhood and could lead to a decline in this inner-city neighborhood.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 47, November 2007, p15 Periodical Website
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Community agencies often request public funds from city or county governments. This article reviews the varied requirements and procedures used across North Carolina.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 58 Issue 3, Winter 1993, p25-29, il
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28380
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The NC Community Land Trustees are winners of a 1992 Independent Citizen Award. The group has been promoting a new model of home ownership in Durham’s neglected West End neighborhood. The group buys run-down houses and rehabilitates them with volunteer labor and the prospective owners help. Then, using low-interest loans, the new residents buy their homes while the Land trust keeps the title to the land beneath them. When the residents move, they sell their house back to the organization, making home ownership affordable for low-income families.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 48, November 1992, p14 Periodical Website