About

EDCI

 

Focus Area

120 block area east of downtown Durham bounded by Alston Avenue on the west, Holloway Street on the north, Miami on the East, and Hoover and 147 on the South.

Plan

Working with residents of the community and other key stakeholders and partners, we are developing a plan to create a continuum of services from birth through high school ready for college or career. Key elements of the plan will include: 


  1. BulletCommunity Involvement and Empowerment

  2. BulletEarly Childhood Services – parenting classes, home visiting, high quality, affordable child care

  3. BulletElementary School Improvements/Enhancements at YE Smith

  4. BulletSecondary School Improvements/Enhancements at Neal Middle School and Southern High School

  5. BulletAfter School and Summer School Services

  6. BulletFamily Support – system of care, library services, housing assistance, financial literacy, social services, etc.

  7. BulletHealth and Wellness – expand on the programming provided at the Holton Wellness Center

  8. BulletAdult Literacy and Job Training – use Holton Career and Resource Center in the evenings and on weekends

  9. BulletDocumentation and Evaluation – led by the Child and Family Policy Center


View the list of East Durham Children’s Initiative Stakeholders and Partners.


Read the results of the Community Conversation in October, 2009

Perspective

This initiative is modeled after the highly successful Harlem Children’s Zone. In the book, “Whatever It Takes” about the Harlem Children’s Zone, President Obama is quoted during a speech on urban poverty in Washington DC in July, 2007 saying: “the first part of my plan to combat urban poverty will be to replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone in twenty cities across the country.”  In fact, the president’s proposed budget for FY 2010 includes funding to pilot this initiative in communities around the country.

Vision:

To develop the support and resources for children and families to provide a pathway or pipeline from birth through high school graduation ready for college or career.

Holton Career and Resource Center