By Sarah Cline
November 23, 2017
Durham food security may take a blow due to policy changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Community members, policymakers, and experts met last Thursday in Durham to discuss the federal policy changes and outcomes. The meeting, entitled, “Can SNAP End Hunger? A forum on food justice,” was held at Westminster Presbyterian Church […]
Read moreBy Beth Clifford and Sarah Cline
November 6, 2017
Durham’s election for its new mayor is happening on Nov. 7. This is your final chance to get out and vote, and here is The VOICE’s guide for when you head to the polls. No endorsement is made on this guide. Farad Ali Overview Farad Ali is a leader in community business and the […]
Read moreBy Sarah Cline
October 18, 2017
The conditions at the Durham County Correctional Facility need to change, according to the Inside Outside Alliance. And they’re doing everything in their power to make it happen. As part of ongoing protests for prison reforms at the correctional facility, protesters gathered outside of the jail last Friday to voice their grievances with the treatment […]
Read moreBy Sarah Cline and Taylor Mabrey
October 4, 2017
Jazz music floated through the air. The Durham Pavilion was illuminated by beautiful string lights. It was time for the annual SEEDS Harvest Dinner, and Durham had shown up for it. Everyone throws around the buzzword community. It is currency in the nonprofit world and education system alike. The Harvest Dinner exemplified thatSEEDS has captured […]
Read moreBy Sarah Cline
September 20, 2017
The apartment complex on Martha street just looks like any student housing. It has a hunter-green awning that shelters a bright green door, but still looks like any other apartment complex in the neighborhood. Walk through the doorway, though, and the LIFE Skills Foundation comes alive. According to the 2016 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]
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