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| North Carolina Community Shares | |||
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Cheryl Hopkins |
A federation of social justice organizations tackling the state's toughest
challenges: health care, education, safe jobs and affordable housing. | ||
| Organizations belonging to North Carolina Community Shares: | |||
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American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina | |||
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Provides free legal assistance in constitutional rights cases to North
Carolinians throughout the state and educates citizens about their rights. | ||
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Charlotte Organizing Project | |||
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Trains, organizes, and empowers low-income and minority citizens to create
neighborhoods safe from crime and drugs. Advocates for increased home and
business lending to minority communities. | ||
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Clean Water Fund of North Carolina | |||
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Helps North Carolina citizens take effective action to protect surface and
groundwater from documented toxic hazards. | ||
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Courtwatch of North Carolina | |||
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Monitors the North Carolina court system for judicial responsibility; to help
parents locally, collect child support through a cooperative effort with the
courts and child support enforcement services. | ||
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El Centro Hispano | |||
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Improves the overall quality of life of the Latino community by implementing
grassroots educational, leadership development and crisis intervention programs. | ||
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Empowerment, Inc. | |||
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Empowering people to control their own destinies through affordable housing,
community organizing and economic development. Programs include: Community
Homebuyers Club, Neighbors United and Midway Business Center. | ||
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Habitat for Humanity of Durham County | |||
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Seeks to eliminate poverty housing in the Triangle through volunteerism and
the creation of decent housing for low-income people. | ||
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Institute for Southern Studies | |||
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Combines information power with people power by providing research, analysis
and information shaped by social justice activists and organizers in
disenfranchised communities. | ||
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Land Loss Prevention Project | |||
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Helps small farmers, minority and rural landowners who are in danger of
losing their land by providing pro bono legal assistance, education, and
encouraging policy reforms. | ||
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Legal Services of North Carolina | |||
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Provides free legal representation to poor people in civil matters, both
ensuring access to justice and contributing to the stability of society. | ||
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Literacy South | |||
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Provides staff development, advocacy, publishing, evaluation, and research in
participatory learning for adult literacy practitioners in North Carolina. | ||
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Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas | |||
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High quality programs for individuals and families including adoption,
residential child care/treatment, family counseling and education, refugee
services, prison ministry and developmental disability services. | ||
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NC WARN | |||
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Working with communities and the general public to reduce the toxic
radioactive pollution which is adversely affecting human health and environment. | ||
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North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute | |||
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Provides leadership, education, and organizing by and for the Black community
in North Carolina including voter registration and education, and non-partisan
Get-Out-the-Vote activities. | ||
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North Carolina Center for Peace Education | |||
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Works with children and adults to build peace in our schools, families and
communities through education in creative conflict resolution, intergroup
relations and leadership development. | ||
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North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence | |||
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Seeks to end violence in the home through a network of 67 local programs
across North Carolina and increased public awareness, training and effective
policy to combat domestic violence. | ||
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North Carolina Equity | |||
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Improves the economic opportunities and quality of life for North Carolina
women and families by creating family-friendly work policies, educational
programs and leadership development. | ||
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North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development | |||
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Strengthens the inclusion and contributions of minorities to the larger
economic arena. Designs, implements, and evaluates minority economic development
policies and programs throughout North Carolina. | ||
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North Carolina Lambda Youth Network | |||
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A statewide leadership network led by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
allied young people, ages 13-24 that provides resources, education and training. | ||
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North Carolina Low-Income Housing Coalition | |||
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Works for decent, safe and affordable housing for North Carolina’s
low-income citizens through education, policy reforms and organizing. | ||
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North Carolina Minority Support Center | |||
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Provides technical and financial assistance to community development credit
unions statewide, helping to increase access to affordable credit and economic
opportunity for low/moderate income people. | ||
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North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Project | |||
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Safeguards the health of North Carolina workers with safety, training,
information and policy reforms. Works to prevent the 200,000 on the job injuries
that happen each year. | ||
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North Carolina Youth for Tomorrow | |||
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Builds the capacity of young people to serve as staff, volunteers and board
members in North Carolina's nonprofit sector. | ||
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OutCharlotte | |||
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Produces arts related and educational programs that celebrate the lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender community, including an annual festival, film
series, and leadership training opportunities. | ||
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People of Faith Against the Death Penalty | |||
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Educate and mobilize faith communities to act to abolish the death penalty in
North Carolina. | ||
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Planned Parenthood of North Carolina - West | |||
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The health centers provide a full range of quality, affordable reproductive
and limited primary care health services and education programs for families of
the Triad, Charlotte and Asheville. | ||
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Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties | |||
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Provides education and clinical services aimed at reducing unwanted
pregnancy, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, especially among teens
and low-income women and men. | ||
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Planned Parenthood of the Capital and the Coast | |||
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Provides accessible, high quality reproductive health care and information to
clients. Serves as an advocate and educator to the community on responsible
human sexuality. | ||
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Southerners for Economic Justice | |||
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Empowers working people through education and organizing to advance their
right to earn a living wage and to live free from abuse. Conducts workshops
statewide. | ||
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Student Action With Farmworkers | |||
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Links college interns with farmworker service organizations in rural North
Carolina to increase migrant and seasonal farmworkers’ access to health, legal
and education programs. | ||
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Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA) | |||
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A two-year, self-help program serving drug addicts and alcoholics emphasizing
vocational training, education, interpersonal skills and self-esteem. | ||
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WNCU 90.7 FM Public Radio | |||
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Provides enriched educational and cultural programs through public radio that
is consistent with the teaching, research and service missions of North Carolina
Central University. | ||
