We envision a community where all residents love their neighbors.
our mission
The mission of DurhamCares is to work toward a more caring, connected, and just Durham.
Learn more about how we live out this mission:
Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope, Church Mobilization, Resources, events.
the team
Reynolds Chapman
Executive Director
Miriam Valle
Operations and Finance Director
Cathy Watson
board chair
Evan Cate
Board Director
Valerie Helbert
Board Director
Tamario Howze
Board Director
Tanya Johnson
Board Director
Jilian Palmer
Board Director
Erica Starke
Board Director
Joye Speight
Board Director
Amy Pittman
Board Director
Holistic approach
We believe that whole communities with whole people call for holistic care.
There are no simple solutions to the complex challenges our city faces. The gifts our city has to offer are found throughout, even in places that have been overlooked. That is why we take a holistic and community-driven approach modeled off the eight key components of Christian Community Development. We create initiatives for collaboration and teach principles that foster healthy community engagement in a variety of settings.
DurhamCares takes its mission inspiration from the story of the Good Samaritan – the call to love God first and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matt 22:37-39). Our vision is the biblical concept of shalom (Jer. 29:7), a comprehensive flourishing for all people. We envision a city where there is peace and justice, where there is nothing missing and nothing broken – where Durham residents love their neighbors.
As a Christian organization we work primarily with churches while affirming, celebrating and collaborating with groups and people of other faiths.
Values
2024 Year-in-review
See the full breadth of our work by taking a look at our 2024 Year-in-Review
As you watch the testimonials, you will see the way the Pilgrimage and Genesis Journey deepen relationships and inspire the work of justice, the way that Locked in Solidarity confronts mass incarceration in community with others, and the way that collaboration is essential to the impact that comes from Freedom School, Mt. Level Community Partnership for Racial Justice, and Bull City Madness.
2023 Year-in-review
Thank you for all the ways you have partnered and cared for DurhamCares over the past year.
2022 Year-in-review
Read about our work and impact from 2022. We are grateful for all those who partner with us in living out our mission.
Strategic plan 2025 - 2027
This strategic plan is our roadmap for the next three years. It’s a vision for deepening our roots and widening our reach. It contains objectives and a prospective timeline for accomplishing them.
We would love for you to join us.
