Our fiscally projects
Durham Mutual Aid - Gas Explosion Response
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Rainbow Collective for Change
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Community Food Strategies
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MAAME
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Circular Triangle
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All Neurotypes
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Project Reflect
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ShiftChange
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Project Reflect
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City of Durham Equitable Engagement: Fayetteville St. Corridor
In October 2019, Iveywood Consulting and Upstream Works Collaborative were jointly awarded a contract to conduct engagement services for the City of Durham. The team focused on the Fayetteville Street Corridor in a historically Black neighborhood in Durham. They piloted innovative ways to improve community engagement in the neighborhood and across the City of Durham. The project established an organizing fellowship for a leadership team that will become familiar with the priorities and practices of the City, allowing them to identify problems and create new ways of addressing them. Project completed in August 2020.
Point4health
Upstream Works Collaborators Julia Katz and Mary Elbech received two grants to implement Point4Health, a tactical urbanism project with residents of Durham, NC’s West End neighborhood. Wayfinding signs, legacy gardens, and a painted crosswalk and pathway connected older adults from DHIC’s Maplewood Square community to resources and cost savings at the Durham Co-op Market, located just 0.4 miles away.
50 MealS A Day
When COPA and thousands of other restaurants were forced to close our dining rooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us got to work finding new ways to feed people. Innovative programs like Feed the Frontline and Durham's Feed the Fight sprang up all over the country. Restaurants were being paid to feed frontline workers. At the same time, we had to begin using our PPP funds. But we had very little work in our restaurant for the team. So we supplemented with work on our farm, Terra Sacra. The COPA team jumped in enthusiastically and began working together to build up the infrastructure on our nascent farm. Not long after the shutdown, our nation's food supply chain began to break and people experienced shortages. But we never did. We had already developed strong relationships with local farmers. They were able to step up and fill in the gap for us. Soon, Chef Roberto began to see how all these pieces could come together to strengthen our entire local food chain while also reducing hunger in our community. That's when 50 Meals a Day was born. Chef Roberto realized that if he could support local farms by both buying from them and investing in their infrastructure, our local food supply chain would be stronger and better. And if he could raise enough money to feed 50 people at a time 6 days a week, he could make a significant impact on hunger in our community while keeping his team employed. After all, a chef has 2 main jobs: 1) to feed people and 2) to take care of the team.
Durham Bowls
Durham Bowls was originally a project by Food Insight Group. Durham-based chefs and School Nutrition Managers teamed up to develop 10 unique and delicious recipes that meet the strict requirements of school nutrition programs. That means a tight budget, limited kitchen tools, and strict nutritional requirements. Each recipe featured local ingredients and has been taste tested and approved by Durham students and families.
EAT NC
EAT NC, formerly Durham FEAST, had a mission to connect people to good food, especially during times of crisis. EAT NC covered the last miles between the farmer, producer, distributor, cook, and eater. EAT NC was funded by Durham County government, in partnership with many community organizations and individual donors. EAT NC was intentional in directing project funds to women and minority owned business from farmers to chefs to delivery drivers. And EAT NC was committed to providing quality, value, and love to the eaters we serve.