INC NEWS - Positive groups working for Durham

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Laura;

Your list is missing at least one entry:-) :

Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
P.O. Box 2679
Durham, NC 27705-2679
(919) 698-8161
http://www.ellerbecreek.org/
"The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing Ellerbe Creek and its adjacent lands as an urban oasis for people and wildlife. Our vision is the creation of a necklace of green space bordering the creek from its headwaters near Cole Mill Road to Falls Lake."


Paula Childers
ECWA Board of Directors



-----Original Message-----
>From: Laura Drey <lkdrey2 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jan 15, 2007 5:20 PM
>To: Interneighborhood council <inc-list at DurhamINC.org>
>Subject: INC NEWS - Positive groups working for Durham
>
>I believe that it is more important than ever for Durhamites, and the press,
>to make ourselves aware of positive things that are happening where we have
>chosen to live.  Some of the groups are working to build on the
>accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, the civil
>rights movement and other issues that were of importance to them (such as
>opposing to the Viet Nam War.)  I believe in celebrating their lives and
>work everyday.    
>
>Organizations Serving Durham*
> 
>
>The list includes organizations that work on all sorts of issues.  The
>following groups are working to improve the Durham community¹s welfare,
>provide for Durhamites social and economic justice, and seek to improve our
>health, environment and/or enhance our culture and in some cases operate in
>the Triangle area, southeast region, country and internationally.
>
>* (other) = source from other people or I am not very familiar with the
>group.  Mission statements are quotes from web pages or were submitted from
>staff or a board member.
> 
>Non-profit groups that are Tax Deductible, are 501 c 3
>
>Achievement Academy  220-5241
>PO Box 15656  Durham, NC 27704
>The Achievement Academy of Durham empowers hard-working, at-risk students to
>become productive, successful members of the community through GED and
>postsecondary education.  www.achieveduram.org
>
>Aids Community Residence Association (ACRA) 956-7901
>PO Box 25265,  Durham, NC 27702-5265
>Provides diverse housing options, compassionate care, and supportive
>services for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.
>www.acra-org.com/ 
> 
>Carolina Justice Policy Center   682-1149
>PO Box 309  Durham, NC 27702
>is dedicated to developing and promoting effective, equitable, and humane
>solutions to criminal justice problems.  www.justicepolicycenter.org
>
>Carolina Wren Press
>120 Morris Street  Durham, NC 27701
>publishes books for adults with an emphasis on quality writing, especially
>by writers historically neglected by mainstream publishing.  Books for
>children specializing in multicultural, nonsexist, and nontraditional
>content are published under the name Lollipop Power Titles.
><http://www.carolinawrenpress.org/books.html#ct>
>
>Center for Death Penalty Litigation 956-9545
>201 West Main Street, Suite 301  Durham, North Carolina 27701-3228
>provide direct representation to death sentenced inmates of North Carolina's
>death row and consultation assistance to virtually every lawyer practicing
>capital litigation in the state.  www.cdpl.org/
>  
>Child Care Services Association  403-6950 967-3272  779-2220
>2634 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite 100  Durham, NC 27707
>Child Care Services Association (CCSA) is a nationally recognized nonprofit
>working to ensure affordable, accessible, high quality child care for all
>families through research, services and advocacy. We are more than just an
>agency working to improve child care; we are also an association of groups,
>individuals and volunteers committed to supporting the right of young
>children and their families to have the best possible life.
>www.childcareservices.org/
>
>Clean Water for North Carolina (formerly Clean Water Fund)  401-9600
>2009 Chapel Hill Road Durham, NC 27707
>has worked for clean, safe communities and workplaces with hundreds of
>communities and thousands of North Carolinians; researches environmental
>problems, analyzes public policy, and educates and empowers people.
>www.cwfnc.org/whoweare.htm
>
>Common Sense Foundation  821-9270
>P.O. Box 10808  Raleigh, NC 27605-0808
>progressive think tank promoting fairness, justice, and opportunity in the
>state public-policy debate.
>www.common-sense.org/
> 
>(other)  Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina 667-1557
>PO Box 1929  Durham, NC 27702
>is to promote and protect community wealth.  We advocate for change in the
>lending practices of financial institutions to promote wealth building for
>underserved communities and to end predatory lending practices that strip
>wealth.  Committed to creative advocacy, CRA-NC uses research, education,
>mobilization, media, litigation, regulatory challenges, legislative advocacy
>and stockholder actions to initiate change.   www.cra-nc.org
><http://www.cra-nc.org>
>
>Conservation Council of North Carolina Foundation  839-0978
>PO Box 12671  Raleigh, NC 27605
>works to protect, preserve and enhance North Carolina¹s natural environment.
>www.conservationcouncilnc.org
>
>Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center  401-9333
>111 Cloister Court  Overlook Building   Suite 220  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
>At Cornucopia House people with cancer learn that they are not alone...that
>there is hope... and that they can affect the quality of their lives. Our
>programs and services support and empower individuals and families with
>cancer to explore the best choices for their own approach to coping with
>cancer.  http://www.cornucopiahouse.org/
>  
>Democracy North Carolina   967-9942
>105 West Main Street  Carrboro, NC 27510
>is a nonpartisan organization working to fulfill the promise of "one person,
>one vote, " the bedrock principle of equal rights and self-determination. We
>the people deserve and demand a government that is responsive to us and
>committed to the public good.  http://www.democracy-nc.org/
>
>Duke Community Bereavement Services  644-6869
>1001 Corporate Dr.  Hillsborough, NC 27278
>The mission of Duke Community Bereavement Services is to facilitate a safe
>and healing grief process for persons of all ages in the Triangle region who
>are adjusting to a loss due to death.  Duke Community Bereavement Services
>provides a wide range of services for all ages: short-term individual grief
>counseling (pet loss included), support groups and grief workshops, and a
>bi-annual Service of Remembrance. Our comprehensive program for children and
>teens includes Camp ReLEAF, an overnight bereavement camp for grades K-8. We
>also provide crisis intervention services to individuals and organizations
>when a sudden or traumatic death occurs. DCBS is a community resource for
>grief education, offering community presentations, professional training,
>referrals and networking with community resources, and a lending library for
>our clients. 
>http://dhch.dukehealth.org <http://dhch.dukehealth.org/modules/dhccbereave>
>(see bereavement services)
>
>Duke Hospice  620-3853
>4321 Medical Park Dr.,  Suite 101  Durham, NC 27704
>Duke Hospice provides palliative care to meet the physical, emotional and
>spiritual needs of our patients and their loved ones. Duke Hospice helps
>patients and their caregivers face the end of life with comfort, dignity,
>and compassion.  We provides care in patients' homes, nursing homes,
>assisted living facilities, hospitals, and our hospice inpatient facility in
>Hillsborough.
>www.dukehealth.org <http://www.dukehealth.org>    www.dhcc.dukehealth.org
><http://www.dhcc.dukehealth.org>
>http://dhch.dukehealth.org/modules/dhcchospice/
> 
>Durham Affordable Housing Coalition 683-1185
>331 West Main Street  Suite 408  Durham, NC 27701
>is dedicated to promoting safe, fair and affordable housing in Durham.
>http://www.dahc.org/
>
>(other) Durham Area Corp, (DAC), doing business as Dependable Alternatives
>in the Community  683-3006
>411 West Chapel Hill St  Suite 603  Durham, NC 27701
>Philosophy is to
>provide a quality service to the community for people who are either
>under-served or in need of services.  serves a wide range of people with
>disabilities, from infants needing early intervention for developmental
>problems to adults with mental illness.  www.dacinc.org/
>  
>Durham Arts Council¹s United Arts Fund  560-2708
>120 Morris Street  Durham, NC 27701
>promotes excellence and access in the creation, experience and active
>support of the arts for all the people of in Durham and the Triangle Region
>in North Carolina.   http://www.durhamarts.org/
>
>Durham Community Land Trustees   490-0063
>1208 West Chapel Hill Street Durham, NC  27701.
>Durham Community Land Trustees is committed to providing permanently
>affordable housing for low to moderate income people and promoting community
>revitalization in the neighborhoods in which it serves.
>http://www.dclt.org/
>  
>Durham Crisis Response Center  (919) 403-6562  403-9425 (ext  200)
>206 N Dillard St  Durham, NC 27701
>24-Hour Crisis Line: The crisis line serves as the gateway to all of the
>shelter and support services offered by DCRC, including case management,
>counseling, and legal advocacy. Information and Case Management, Sexual
>Assault Services for Individuals & Families, Legal Advocacy, Survivors¹
>Groups, Specialized Safety Programs, Temporary Emergency Shelter.
>http://durhamcrisisresponse.org/
>
>(other) Durham Farmers Market   484-3084
>www.durhamfarmersmarket.org
> 
>(other) Durham Library Foundation  560-0193
>P.O. Box 3809, Durham, N.C. 27702-3809
>develops and encourages the long-term financial health and growth of the
>Library through annual gifts, endowment and capital contributions.
>www.durhamcountylibrary.org/pr/foundation.htm
> 
>Durham People's Alliance  682-7777
>331 West Main Street  Suite Box 503  Durham, NC 27701
>is a grassroots organization of Durham citizen-volunteers that works to
>improve life in our community including the following issues: Social and
>Economic Justice - Safe Neighborhoods - Affordable Housing Educational
>Excellence - A Healthy Environment - Smart Growth.
>http://www.durhampa.org/
>
>(other) Durham Public Education Fund
>
>Durham Technical Foundation (part of Durham Technical Community College)
>1637 Lawson St  Durham NC 27703
>
>El Centro Hispano  687-4653
>201 West Main Street, Suite 100  Durham, NC  27701
>is dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the quality
>of life of Latino residents in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding
>area.  www.elcentronc.org/
>
>Eno River Association   620-9099
>4419 Guess Rd Durham, NC 27712
>is dedicated to conserving and protecting the nature, culture, and history
>of the Eno River basin.  http://www.enoriver.org/
> 
>(other) Equality North Carolina Foundation  829-0343
>P.O. Box 28768  Raleigh, NC 27611
>is a statewide advocacy organization that works to secure equal rights and
>justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender North Carolinians.
>www.equalitync.org/
> 
>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina  919.875.0707
>3808 Tarheel Drive Raleigh, NC 27609
>provides food to people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and
>eastern North Carolina.  http://www.foodbankcenc.org/
> 
>Full Frame Documentary Film Festival  687-4100
>324 Blackwell Street, Suite 500  Washington Building, Bay 5  Durham, NC
>27701
>celebrates the power and artistry of documentary film. The festival is an
>important arena for documentary filmmakers ‹ a place where they can showcase
>their work theatrically in an environment that stimulates conversation and
>community between other filmmakers, industry executives and the general
>public.  Festival will be held April 12 ­ 15, 2007 in downtown Durham.
>http://www.fullframefest.org/
>
>Genesis Home 683-5878
>P.O. Box 25426  Durham NC 27702
>works to end homelessness for families with children, and for young people,
>by providing shelter and teaching the life skills that foster independence.
>http://www.genesishome.org/
>
>(other) Habitat for Humanity of Durham  682-0516
>215 N. Church St.,  Durham, NC 27701
>"Habitat for Humanity of Durham transforms lives and communities by making
>homeownership possible in partnership with people who care."
>http://www.durhamhabitat.org/
> 
>(other) Hear Our Public Employees (HOPE) 828-8059
>PO Box 12133  Raleigh, NC 27605
>is a coalition to secure full rights for workers in North Carolina¹s state
>and local governments.
>www.nchope.org  
>
>Housing  for New Hope   682-3777; 220-3777
>18 West Colony Place, Suite 250    Durham, NC 27705
>works to prevent and end homelessness ONE VALUABLE PERSON AT A TIME.   The
>organization's mission is to encourage and assist homeless people and other
>persons in crisis to move toward lives marked by increased levels of
>stability, dignity, hope, and independence.  Housing for New Hope provides a
>unique continuum of care for the most needy of Durham's citizens through
>outreach and crisis assistance, transitional housing, and permanent housing.
>http://www.housingfornewhope.org/
>
>Institute for Southern Studies  419-8311
>PO Box 531  Durham, NC 27702
>is an essential resource for grassroots activists, community leaders,
>scholars, policy makers and others working to bring lasting social and
>economic change to the region. The Institute has maintained a strong
>commitment to developing research and publication projects that directly
>support grassroots organizing, especially efforts for corporate and
>government accountability; has examined the southern contribution to culture
>and social change.  The Institute's journal, Southern Exposure, has gained
>critical praise for its thorough investigations, unsentimental portraits of
>Southern life, and resources for change.  http://www.southernstudies.org/
>
>IPAS  967-7052  800-334-8446
>PO Box 5027,  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
>IPAS has worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise
>their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries of
>women from unsafe abortion. IPAS's global and country programs include
>training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for
>reproductive-health care, and information dissemination.
>http://www.ipas.org/
>
>(other) Legal Aid of North Carolina 856-2564
>P.O. Box 26087   Raleigh, NC 27611
>Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides
>free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure
>equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic
>opportunity.   www.legalaidnc.org/
>
>List Enhancement Action Project (LEAP) a project of NetCorps  919-416-1513
>711 Iredell St.   Durham, NC 27705
>NetCorps mission is to increase the capacity of environmental, social
>justice and community-based organizations to organize, advocate, and address
>social and environmental issues through the application of appropriate
>communication and information technology, training and assistance.
>www.netcorps.org 
> 
>Manbites Dog Theater  682-4974
>PO Box 402, Durham NC 27702
>http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/
> 
>NAMI North Carolina  788-0801
>309 W. Millbrook Road Ste. 121,  Raleigh, NC  27609
>improve the quality of life for individuals and their families living with
>the debilitating effects of severe and persistent mental illness.  We work
>to protect the dignity of people living with brain disorders through
>advocacy, education, and support.  http://www.naminc.org/
>
>NCWARN   (North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network)  416-5077
>P.O. Box 61051, Durham, NC 27715-1051
>uses science and activism to tackle climate change and reduce hazards to
>public health and the environment from nuclear power and other polluting
>electricity production, and working for a transition to safe, economical
>energy in North Carolina. ³NCWARN is a grassroots non-profit using science
>and activism to tackle climate change and reduce hazards to public health
>and the environment from nuclear power and other polluting electricity
>production, and working for a transition to safe, economical energy in North
>Carolina.²  <http://www.ncwarn.org>
> 
>(other) North Carolina Peace and Justice Coalition
>http://www.ncpeacejustice.org/
>
>(other) North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association  832-7601
>PO Box 6465, Raleigh, NC 27628-6465
>http://www.ncsustainableenergy.org/
> 
>Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina  (changed name recently)
>942-7762    
>provides sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information to
>millions of women, men, and teens.
><http://www.ppfa.org/ppcnc
>
>Scrap Exchange 688-6960
>548 Foster Street  Durham, NC 27701
>³Has a shop/reuse center for industrial discards, an art gallery, warehouse
>and workshop/birthday party room.²  Also offers classes.
>http://www.scrapexchange.org/
>
>Senior PharmAssist  688-4772
>406 Rigsbee Avenue  Suite 201   Durham, NC 27701-2186
>promotes healthier living for Durham seniors by helping them obtain and
>better manage needed medications and by providing health education,
>community referral, and advocacy.  http://www.seniorpharmassist.org/
>
>SeeSaw Studio  687-4411
>326 West Geer St.,  Durham, NC 27701
>SeeSaw Studio provides public workshops and an apprenticeship program for
>youth ages 7 to 18 with a focus on underserved youth. SeeSaw's program is
>designed to address the lack of opportunities for career training in art &
>design for low-income youth and the chronically high teen drop-out rates. We
>promote confidence, collaboration, creativity and community.
>www.seesawstudio.org/
>
>SEEDS (South East Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces)  683-1197
>706 Gilbert Street  Durham,  NC  27701
>encourages respect for life, for earth and for each other.  We help
>individuals, neighborhoods and communities grow together through gardening,
>gathering and education.  www.seedsnc.org
> 
>Southeast Regional Economic Justice Network  683-4310
>P.O. Box 240  Durham  N.C. 27702-0240
>mission is to build an inclusive, intergenerational economic justice
>movement, grounded in Southern reality, that creates fullness of life for
>all.  REJN was organized to enable organizations of Southern workers, women,
>and youth, and the general public better understand and proactively respond
>to economic restructuring and worsening conditions in our communities.
>http://www.rejn.org/
> 
>(other)  SpiritHouse 688-8111 ext 288
>P.O. Box 61865  Durham NC 27715
>SpiritHouse works each day in local neighborhoods throughout the Triangle
>and North Carolina. We bring hope, raise consciousness, and work with
>low-income families and children in need.
>SpiritHouse programs focus on education, the arts, health, and economic
>opportunities. By fighting illiteracy, racism, and poverty, we help needy
>families with projects that have an impact that's measurable and lasting.
>SpiritHouse strives for a better future, social justice and cooperation, to
>eliminate illiteracy, racism, and poverty, which hinder our life choices and
>human possibilities.  http://SpiritHouse-nc.org
>
>Student Action with Farmworkers  660-3652
>1317 W. Pettigrew St  Durham, NC 27705
>bring students and farmworkers together to learn about each other¹s lives,
>share resources and skills, improve conditions for farmworkers, and build
>diverse coalitions working for social change. SAF accomplishes its mission
>by working with farmworkers to address their concerns through documentation
>of human rights violations, grassroots education and mobilization,
>leadership development of young people, policy advocacy, and support of
>labor organizing.  http://www.saf-unite.org/
> 
>Threshold 682-4124
>P.O. Box 1706  Durham, NC 27703
>providing employment, education, socialization and recreation opportunities
>to adults in Durham with severe mental illness.
>www.thresholdclubhouse.org
> 
>Triangle Community Foundation  474-8370
>4813 Emperor Blvd.  Cambridge Hall, Suite 130  Durham, NC 27703
>connects philanthropic resources with community needs, creates opportunity
>for enlightened change, and encourages philanthropy as a way of life serving
>Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.
>http://www.trianglecf.org/
>
>(other) Triangle Empowerment Center 687-7700
>353 West Main St.  lower level  Durham, NC 27701
>We believe in the individual's unique recovery process. Each person is lead
>through a series of life experiences that make up their journey. Everyone is
>an expert on his/her own life.  We are here to provide relationships based
>on reciprocity and shared experiences that promote recovery. Meaningful
>activities such as computer labs, movies, service projects, WRAP (Wellness
>Recovery Action Plan), and self-help groups serve as vehicles for change,
>expanded self-awareness and community involvement.
> 
>Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC)  833-3662
>1101 Haynes Street, Suite 205 Raleigh, NC 27604
>is the land trust for a six-county region (including Chatham, Durham,
>Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake counties.) TLC protects important open
>space‹stream corridors, forests, wildlife habitat, farmland and natural
>areas‹to help keep our region a healthy and vibrant place to live and work.
>www.tlc-nc.org/  
> 
>TROSA  419-1059
>1820 James St.
>Durham, NC 27707
>assist in changing lives and increasing law-abiding behavior by providing a
>self-supporting, two-year, residential, self-help community serving
>offenders and substance abusers at no cost to the individuals.
>http://www.trosainc.org/
>
>Urban Ministries of Durham  682-0538
>410 Liberty Street  PO Box 249  Durham, NC 27702-0249
>serves the emergency needs of Durham¹s people.  http://www.umdurham.org/
>
>WNCU 530-7445
>1801 Fayetteville, PO Box 19875 Durham, NC 27707
>Public radio station featuring jazz.   www.nccu.edu/campus/wncu
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>Walltown Children¹s Theatre
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