[Durham INC] Durham Celebrates National Community Development Week April 25-30

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: April 20, 2011

 

 

 

Durham Celebrates National Community Development Week April 25-30

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Next week, the City of Durham will celebrate the 25th
Anniversary of National Community Development Week with daily events,
culminating in a Southside Community Fest. 

 

The week-long celebration, hosted by the City's Community Development
Department, will provide a variety of opportunities for Durham residents
to learn how Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs
operate as well as how these valuable programs contribute to the local
economy, serve households in need, and provide flexibility to develop
public-private partnerships to improve Durham neighborhoods. Events
include:

 

Tuesday, April 26, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes (CASA) Grand Opening Event
for 217 W. Geer St. Residents are invited to enjoy breakfast with CASA
as they showcase their newly renovated seven-unit building, which will
operate workforce housing for households with incomes at or below 50
percent of the area median income. A program is planned including a
proclamation by Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell.

 

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, from 10 a.m. to Noon

Board Development Strategies for Non-Profits is a workshop designed for
non-profits to enhance their knowledge of how to diversify their board
membership. This training will assist non-profits to effectively operate
and deliver goods and services. The workshop will be held inside Council
Chambers at Durham City Hall, located at 101 City Hall Plaza.

 

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 and Thursday, April 28, 2011

The first edition of The Southside News will be distributed door-to-door
in the Southside community by staff with the City's Community
Development Department.

 

Thursday, April 28, 2011, from 10 a.m. to Noon

The Southside Housing Update, an open discussion regarding upcoming
plans for the Southside community, will be held with realtors, lenders,
builders, developers, and property owners inside Council Chambers at
Durham City Hall, located at 101 City Hall Plaza.

 

Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The first-ever Southside Community Fest, with activities planned
specifically for Southside residents, will take place at the
intersection of West Enterprise and South streets. Non-profits and
service providers will showcase their goods and services along with fun
activities including games, entertainment, and refreshments. As part of
the event, the middle school student winners of the essay contest, "What
Does Community Development Mean To Me?" will be announced. The top three
prize winners will read their essays as part of the event along with
having their essay featured on the Community Development's web page of
the City's website.

 

For more information about Durham's National Community Development Week
celebration, contact Juanita Massenburg, senior project manager with the
City's Community Development Department, at (919) 560-4570, ext. 22240,
via e-mail at Juanita.Massenburg at DurhamNC.gov, or visit the City's
website at www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/ComDev. 

 

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