After starting with StepUp,  Corey was hired as a BUILD Apprenticeship, working at ReCity as a maintenance worker.  He is quick to see what needs to be done and takes the initiative.

Mayor pro tem Mark-Anthony Middleton wants to allocate $1 million in the budget to extend the program following the successful completion of the pilot launched last year.

Durham program providing stipend to ex-offenders sees success

Natalie was able to apply for this grant through her employer to support the work of StepUp Durham.

DURHAM, NC - Today, the initial spending and demographic results of Excel, Durham’s guaranteed income pilot were rolled out as part of a major, nationwide step forward for the guaranteed income movement.

Durham Neighbors, StepUp Durham, and the City of Durham on August 20th, 10am - 1pm, at Ninth Street Bakery gathered and shared food, fun, and stories of guaranteed income in our city.

StepUp Durham helped Holly rebuild

Tyler Brackfield is one of the participants who was selected for the program. While Brackfield said he is on the right track now as he is working for a company that specializes in electrical automation, he said it wasn’t always been this way.