We believe we are all responsible for taking care of one another. NDMA fosters relationships to help our neighbors meet their needs— especially neighbors who have been disenfranchised by inadequate, and often intentionally harmful, government and nonprofit programs.
Get Connected!
Email: NorthgateResponse@gmail.com
Phone: 919-886-4614 (Google Voice)
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What We’re up to now—
Our current projects center around redistributing resources. We believe our world already has everything we need in it; we just need to ensure everyone gets access to the abundance.
Economic Redistribution:
We collect money from people willing to share and are able to provide 12+ families in need with a monthly stipend to help with their essential living expenses. We cycle in and out of also providing emergency financial support as our budget and capacity allows.
Food Pods:
Often times food stamps allotments are inadequate and people without cars have difficulty accessing food banks and full grocery stores. We connect people with the means to buy and deliver food with folks who need food. We typically support 10+ pods at any given time and they deliver to their recipients twice a month.
NDMA has also seeded projects that now operate independently (though many NDMA members are concurrently involved in them):
Really, Really Free Market:
A monthly market in Durham where everything is always and forever free! Happening every third Saturday of the month from 12-2p at Orchard Park (1000 S Duke St)
Instagram: Durham.rrfm
KIDS really, really free market:
A smaller, seasonal market centering on redistributing kids clothing, toys, books, and childcare necessities. Often held at Perfect Lovers—follow them on Instagram for market updates and to learn about other cool events they host! Also, buy their coffee—so good!
Neighbors Growing Together:
Come visit our perennial food forest! We are growing fruits, herbs, flowers, and connections at the Village Commons—308 Hugo Street. All are welcome to join us for our monthly (bimonthly during peak growing season) work days and our educational classes. Dirt heals!
Join our google group to get connected:
https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/neighbors-growing-together
North Durham Tool Library:
We are a collective of neighbors in N Durham sharing tools and knowledge with each other. Fill this survey out to get connected:
Bit.ly/3LoMoLR