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A Key to Homeownership

Stacie Daye spends a lot of time at her kitchen island, creating meals such as Jamaican beef patties, shrimp curry and salads with collard greens, arugula and peppers from her garden.

The kitchen island, with its sparkling granite countertop, is one of Daye’s favorite features in the north Durham house she and her husband Craig purchased in 2018.

Duke Regional Spelling Bee 2021

After a day of spelling, Cana Gerald-Hasan of A. L. Stanback Middle School was declared the Duke Regional Spelling Bee champion and is moving on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Improving our Parks: Lakeview Park

Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) staff began meeting with residents living near Lakeview Park. They were invited by the neighborhood and the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership to help re-vision the park. Over the course of two years they developed a master plan for the park with the growing Braggtown Community Association.

2021 Community Engagement Awards

Duke Civic Engagement awards the 2021 Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award to Hannah McKnight and the 2021 Duke Employee Community Service Award to Scott “Esko” Brummel.
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Latin-19 Tackle COVID-19 Disparities

Formed as the pandemic ramped up earlier this year, LATIN-19 built connections, spread information and looks ahead with hope.
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Willard Street Apartments

Through a joint partnership with DHIC and partners, Self-Help, the City of Durham and AJ Fletcher Foundation, Duke's 2.5M contribution helped create 82 new affordable units.