F.I.E.L.D.S. - Fund Raising Initiatives and Enterprising Leadership for Durham Sports
A student-run program launched in 2000 to equip and coach downtown Durham Little League teams and renovate a rundown baseball field. Results to date include a $15,000 grant from the Major League Baseball Players Association in 2001 for new uniforms and equipment. An additional $250,000 in gifts and grants have been raised to fund a field renovation and construction project. (Students are now involved in raising the final $150,000 for this project.) Students participate on the board of the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League and are involved in a student-coaching program for seven youth soccer and basketball league teams.

The Durham Giving Project
A student-created and instructed house course that focuses on the philosophy of giving, the process of grant making, and four social justice issues that affect Durham: affordable housing, at-risk youth, health care and education. The initial class was held in spring 2003. The founders and fourteen other students raised $10,000, which was granted to ten local nonprofit organizations.

CLICK-Creating Literacy in Computer Knowledge
A program that offers basic computer skills classes to sixth graders at Rogers Herr Middle School. An Americorp volunteer has been retained to run the program, a curriculum has been written and volunteers recruited.

The Girls’ Club
The Girl’s Club is a social outlet and supportive group for at-risk girls, ages 11-15 who live in predominantly minority Durham communities. The club meets in community centers, is led by Duke women, and provides seminars, mentoring, field trips, and a weeklong summer camp. The Girl’s Club is in its third year and is supported by the Office of Community Affairs. The original founders were awarded the Samuel DuBois Cook Society Award for undergraduates in February 2005 based on their work on this project.

Crayons2Calculators
Crayons2Calculators – The Durham Teacher Warehouse Corporation (C2C) – serves the educational and creative needs of students in the Durham Public Schools by providing free school supplies to classroom teachers. Launched in 2006, C2C operates a warehouse in downtown Durham that opens for supply giveaway events. To date, C2C has conducted five giveaway events for 134 teachers from a total of eight schools.