by Administrator
31. January 2012 11:28
Each year, Durham Congregations in Action (DCIA) awards Seed Money grants to emerging projects that offer approaches to growing needs in the Durham community. We are honored that the Partnership's Early Childhood Faith Initiative has been selected this year among the following new programs, which were announced as grant recipients during the DCIA Annual Meeting on January 24.
- Achieving Health for a Lifetime, in collaboration with Healing with CAARE, will be offering new, free fitness and sports programs for families and adolescents in Northeast Central Durham.
- Circles of Support and Accountability will be organizing volunteer teams from faith-communities to provide social support and reflection with sex offenders in the Durham area, to support rehabilitation and prevent recidivism.
- Durham Crisis Response Center's Faith Based Initiative will be equipping faith-communities for ministry with domestic violence victims, and extending its network of contacts and support for victims.
- Durham Economic Resource Center will be extending its workplace training and job-placement service for chronically unemployed adults.
- Durham’s Partnership for Children's Faith in Books project will be providing bilingual board books for young children to congregations in Northeast Central Durham.
- John Avery Boys and Girls Club will be building its coaching staff and improving accessibility for Latino youth in its programs.
- Latino Educational Achievement Partnership will be providing pre-Kindergarten readiness services for Latino children and families.
DCIA is an interfaith, inter-racial organization of 62 congregations. The DCIA mission is to bring together congregations to promote understanding across boundaries of faith, race and ethnicity and build an inclusive community of justice and peace.