Grown in Durham
Every child in Durham deserves to thrive.
Our Mission
We create ways for children, families, and communities to come together, imagine, and bring to life the personal and systemic transformation that will support the well-being of young children and everyone in their lives.
Our Vision
Durham is a place where all young children and their families thrive. They experience joy, freedom, care, respect, and safety and grow up to witness the next generation experience young childhood in liberatory, just, and nurturing environments.
Our Values & Approach:
Those who are experiencing problems are also best able to find the solutions: young children, their families, and community-rooted leaders that serve them.
Equity and power-sharing can and must be intentionally pursued.
Children grow up in the context of their broader community of Durham and children will thrive when the adults in their lives also thrive and support each other in ways that honor our humanity.
Our 5 to Thrive
These are 5 key priority areas that Durham families have identified as being most important to them. We are currently focused on these 5 key areas.
Cash
Childcare
Safe spaces
Wellness support
Connection to village
Our Work
We invest in and support those who are closest to and most impacted by inequities and other human rights issues in Durham that affect families with young children.
Community-led research and solution-design
We create space for those with lived experience to define challenges and design solutions to those challenges.
Informing and Advising
We invite those who live in and/or impact Durham to learn about, contribute to, partner with and/or invest in solutions designed by those with lived experience.
Investing
We invest in solutions endorsed by those with lived experience.
Organizing and Policy Advocacy
We support people with lived experience in advocating for policy changes that remove barriers to people thriving.
Community Building
We bring people together to share their stories and perspectives, learn from each other, build relationships, and find ways to share and expand power.
Join the movement
More specific opportunities are coming summer of 2023!
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