Friends of ONE Wake Recurring Donor Campaign

*Checks can be sent to ONE Wake, 4907 Garrett Rd, Durham, NC 27707
** IRA / Donor Advised Funds: contact info@onewake.org to set up an ACH payment

The resources we need to win: 

ONE Wake’s goal is to raise $40,000 in one-time and recurring donations to support our goal to double production in 2024 and to build a fund sufficient to hire a new organizer to expand our work across the county.

ONE Wake is excited to announce that our parent network, the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, has once again pledged to provide matching funds in support of our campaign. 

To qualify to be matched, donations must come from recurring commitments that will provide new or increased on-going support to ONE Wake. This match covers new or increased monthly gifts, doubling your investment!

Donor Testimonies

Before becoming involved with ONE Wake, I didn't really grasp the concept of community organizing. ONE Wake has demonstrated beyond doubt how effective this work can be. Donating is an expression of faith in my neighbors and an investment in my community. 

-Karla Diener

 

I believe in the mission and the work of ONE Wake. 

 

ONE Wake is making a difference in the lives of our neighbors who are most vulnerable!

 

- Jacques Kittrell

 

 

I support ONE WAKE 100% and when the opportunity was provided to make a recurring donation, it was a NO BRAINER!

 

I BELIEVE in
my community and therefore, I support ONE WAKE!

- Vicki Hewitt-McNeil

What’s at stake:

In 2024 ONE Wake is committed to double our production from 2022/2023 by advancing six grassroots campaigns to address affordable housing, mental health, and public transportation concerns at the municipal and county wide level.

Our current campaigns include:

• Winning compensation for 140+ low-income families living at the Chatham Estates mobile home park who are at risk of losing millions to relocation costs and lost equity due to the pending sale and redevelopment of their community.
• Continuation of the Cary Housing Fund with at least $6 million in local funds.
• Expansion of the SmartRide program that currently serves 13,000 rides to low-income residents in eastern Wake County on a budget of just $538,000.
• Supporting an existing community-led campaign to pilot a $3 million alternate response unit in Raleigh to reduce the interactions between armed law enforcement and residents experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Supporting existing efforts to create a permanent white flag / low barrier drop-in shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
• Securing public land, subsidy, and regulatory approval to address the widespread displacement of Black and Latino residents by building affordable homeownership and rental housing at-scale across Wake County.