A Visit to Catawba Trails Farm
July 22, 2021
This week a team from MMC went on an inspirational visit to Catawba Trails Farm in north Durham, a UCAN...
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Welcome to Merrick-Moore!
We’re the Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization founded in 1952 to serve the Merrick-Moore neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina. Here you can learn about our community and our most recent projects.
July Neighborhood Clean Up Day
July 15, 2021
Our community, unfortunately, has been a dumping site for many people who are discarding bulk trash and yard waste. On...
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‘Our Community Stories’ series features Merrick Moore neighborhood
May 1, 2021
Neighborhood Improvement Service Department's Our Community Stories series focuses on learning about historically Black neighborhoods in Durham, and in the...
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Traffic related issues on Cheek Road
March 21, 2014
Traffic related issues on Cheek Road is a long standing problem that is progressively getting worse. Aggressive drivers, no sidewalks...
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FEATURED PROJECT
The Samuel Green Sr Community Garden, located at 2421 Cheek Road,will provide a space to address food insecurity and foster a sense of community in the Merrick-Moore Neighborhood. The development of the garden is being facilitated by a grant from the UHaul Mini Grant, and we’re planning to plant our first crop in the Fall of 2021.
The Merrick-Moore Community was developed by V. F. Pope and H.L. Noell in 1947 and was surveyed by S. M. Credle on February 2, 1947. Merrick Moore High School was named after John Merrick, an American businessman […]
Our mission
The Merrick-Moore CDC, in its diverse community, exists for charitable and educational purposes, to improve the overall quality of the poor, underprivileged and disenfranchised, by strengthening the bonds amongst our residents.
Here are some of our recent advocacy projects:
