Neyius Energy Chief Reflects on Volunteering
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time volunteering in Bangladesh; through Courtney Jordan Foundation, and it was an experience that I…
Our Work
Youth and Community Development
From the Durham Youth Alliance to new initiatives for young people: building confidence, belonging and the networks that sustain progress.
Youth development is one of the Foundation’s founding commitments. In 2011, the Courtney Jordan Group ran the Durham Youth Alliance in Durham, North Carolina, alongside its education and homelessness-prevention programmes.
The Foundation believes that lasting change comes when communities build the individual: with self-confidence, an understanding of their rights, an ability to earn an income and the respect of their family and community.
What we do
- Durham Youth Alliance. The Foundation’s original youth programme, including the DYA Summer Camp in Durham. Following the Foundation’s restructuring, the summer camps are no longer held, as its focus shifted to building resources in the world’s most underdeveloped communities.
- Spread Thru. An initiative designed and cultivated by Kristen Picot for the Foundation’s North American Special Programs. Read the announcement.
- 2nd Chance 180. The Foundation’s original homelessness-prevention programme, whose lessons shaped its focus on sustainable independence.
- Volunteering. Opportunities for people to serve alongside the Foundation. A volunteer reflects on Bangladesh.
From this area of work
Other areas of work
Education and Learning
Scholarships, education hubs and skills that open doors, from the Foundation's first school to classrooms in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Entrepreneurship and Economic Independence
Microfinance, start-up investment and small-business support that let people build enterprises, employ others and lift their communities.
Community Resilience and Opportunity
Resources For All: essential goods, clean water and access to resources that make communities more stable and self-reliant.