LET’S MAKE HEART 24/7. CITYWIDE. FULLY FUNDED.
In June 2022, City of Durham’s Community Safety Department launched the HEART program to offer the care that Durham residents need when we’re experiencing nonviolent mental health crises or quality of life concerns. They offer crisis call diversion, care navigation, and community response. During the pilot phase HEART workers have delivered aid, supplies, community resources, and much more to community members who look just like you and me, in over 6200 responses, taking an average of 5.47 minutes to arrive at the scene.
All of Durham deserves access to skilled, compassionate, unarmed care in crisis. That’s why Have a HEART campaign is uniting small businesses, houses of faith, agencies, organizations, and individuals, to call for fully funded 24/7 citywide access to HEART. Check out the Community Safety Department website to learn more about HEART.
Have a HEART campaign is not affiliated with the City of Durham. This is a grassroots effort to show support.
TAKE ACTION
Sign the petition: our goal is 3000 signatures
Share the petition in your networks (conversations, text, email, social media)
Grow our coalition: Connect us to businesses, faith leaders, organizations, or neighborhood associations
Share a 2 minute message at City Council budget public hearings (Monday 3/20, 7pm and/or Monday 6/5, 7pm) and share your support for fully funding HEART, 24/7 and citywide!
BRING A FRIEND!
Celebrate the Have a HEART campaign with us on Tuesday, June 20th, 6-7PM, outside of City Hall (101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC) before City Council votes on our city budget.
Join the Have a HEART coalition rally on Monday, June 5th, 6-7PM, outside of City Hall just before participating in the City Council budget public hearing inside.
Canvass with us on Thursday, June 1st, 6-7PM, in our neighborhoods to spread the word about our budget priority of full funding for the HEART program, location shared to those that have signed up to volunteer here.
Join the Have a HEART coalition rally on Monday, March 20th, 6-7PM, outside of City Hall just before participating in the City Council budget public hearing inside.
Outreach to small businesses and Durham residents: Saturday March 11th, 1PM (email haveaheartdurham@gmail.com for location)
