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To adapt their Kenyan initiative Coping Together to the realities of North Carolina, a researcher and her team collaborated with local partners Together for Resilient Youth (TRY) and West End Community Foundation.
Education and nonprofit organizations may apply for grants to support education and college & career readiness work. Application window is open until January 3, 2022.
Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs' College Advising Corps staff arranged an in-person Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on Nov. 5 for Duke AmeriCorps members.
The West End Community Foundation partnered with Duke's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to share the story of the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park - part of a historically Black Durham neighborhood.
Duke has a part in helping tell the stories of Geer Cemetery, which was established in 1877 by African Americans born enslaved.
Duke staff and faculty have helped bring positive change to the community by contributing to Doing Good, Duke’s annual employee giving campaign.
