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​Personal Responsibility to Overcome with Understanding & Determination
Our History
Founded in 1996, P.R.O.U.D. has 27 years of effective service providing adjudicated and other disconnected youth with training and resources to achieve life-changing goals.
Mission
The purpose of our program is to foster responsible behavior among Durham's youth, to deter court-referred youth from becoming repeat offenders, and to decrease the dropout rate of students in Durham schools.
Our Dedicated Staff
Shay Draffin, Administrator
Yasmin Boone, Intake Counselor & Facilitator
Jim Polk, Education Consultant
Meoshi Dargan, Facilitator
Quillie Coath, Executive Director
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