Sponsoring a CDF Freedom School Program would require serious grant writing and fundraising. The budget was set at approximately $100,000. With the assistance of Reynolds Chapman, Executive Director of Durham Cares, our fiscal sponsor, Dr. Aubrey Incorvaia, a Community Partnership member and grant writer, and generous individual donors, churches, and community organizations, $133,000 was raised. Some of our major financial donors included Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, VA, Valour Academy of Raleigh, United Methodist Church Conference of NC, Duke and Durham Office of Community Affairs, Triangle Community Foundation, and CSX. In-kind donations were also abundantly donated by local churches and organizations such as Epworth UMC, Pilgrim UCC, Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church, Goodwill, Book Harvest, American Dance Festival, Triangle E-Cycle, and Museum of Life and Science. Breakfast and lunches were provided by Durham Public School Child Nutrition Dept. through their Summer Feeding Program.
