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United Way of the Greater Triangle and Triangle Community Foundation are teaming up with Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams to create the Bull City Future Fund, a privately-funded initiative that aims to provide overstressed youth programs with supportive resources.
The group aims to raise $1 million in its first round of funding through a combination of grants and individual contributions. The new fund will give established programs more resources they need to scale their operation by providing funding for additional staff and extended operating services.
The two nonprofits have a history of collaborating together. In April 2019, following a gas explosion in downtown Durham that killed two people, United Way partnered with TCF to create the Durham One Fund to raise money for residents and businesses that the blast impacted. The Durham One Fund raised nearly $250,000 according to the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce.
Months later in January 2020, the same partnership provided more than $50,000 to McDougald Terrace residents who were evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide and mold.
Read more about the new community fund here.
Enjoy the holiday weekend, readers. We’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday.
—Justin
Durham
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Wake
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Orange
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North Carolina
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Sunny with a high of 95 degrees.
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