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At what was once the western outskirts of Durham, West End has long been home to factory, construction, Duke University and Veterans Administration Medical Center workers.

The neighborhood south of West Chapel Hill Street between Chapel Hill Road and Arnette Street has a corps of hard-working community leaders who want to revitalize their neighborhood. The West End Community Center grew out of their major efforts to raise funds and identify neighborhood needs.

The center now serves as a community gathering place and hosts an after-school program for neighborhood children and a Teen Focus program for West End teens. 

Besides supporting the West End Community Center, the Neighborhood Partnership helped develop the Juanita McNeil-Joseph Alston Teen Center. The neighborhood also benefits from the Technology Program and partnership services at the Lyon Park Community Center, including the Lyon Park Clinic. West End is represented in the Southwest Central Durham Quality of Life Committee, facilitated by Mayme Webb-Bledsoe in Duke’s Office of Community Affairs. The grassroots committee’s goals include increasing affordable housing options, celebrating the history of its six neighborhoods, strengthening neighborhood nonprofits and encouraging cooperation among businesses.

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