COVID-19 Critical Needs

DPS Foundation is teaming up with Duke University and Duke Health’s “Doing Good” employee giving program to provide rapid response funds to…

DPSF is launching 3 initiatives to galvanize financial and non-financial community resources to support our students, families and educators through this crisis. We need your help in three areas:</p>

We’re reflecting on the past three weeks of Durham FEAST---how much support has been put in place, and how much there is still to do. So many people in Durham have been involved in this effort. Thanks to all of our work, we have been able to care for our students. Here's ...

The Durham Public Schools Foundation (DPS Foundation) is announcing an initiative to deliver prepared meals, produce, canned goods, books, and other supplies to 1,500 DPS families on a weekly basis for at least the next two months. This effort is made possible by support from Biogen Foundation, Pacific Western Bank, MC Taylor and Hiss Golden Messenger, Merge Records, Mayor Steve Schewel and his wife Lao Rubert, and 1,085 community members who have made donations over the past

A week and a half ago DPS announced that schools would be closing. Since that moment, our community has come together in an incredible demonstration of support and caring for each other. Since we emailed about urgently needed funds for students impacted by school closures, <strong>841 people have given $112,412! </strong>We are amazed by this outpouring of care for and from our community. There are two priorities for these funds.</p>