Greensboro Reporter

A Guilford County nonprofit with a focus on social justice is one of 40 nonprofits that executives at Duke Energy said on Nov. 10 will receive a portion of $1 million in grants for their work toward racial equity and justice in North Carolina.

“We all have a role and responsibility in advancing justice and equity,” Stephen De May, Duke Energy’s North Carolina president, said in a November release about the initiative. “Duke Energy is committed to creating equal opportunities for the communities we serve, and we’re proud to support organizations already leading this critical work across North Carolina.”

Guilford County's National Conference for Community and Justice for the Piedmont Triad will use its $25,000 to help create a more equitable community. 

The National Conference for Community and Justice for the Piedmont Triad will use a $25,000 grant to help create a more equitable community. | Stock Photo

“In addition to providing much-needed support for NCCJ’s current work,” Community and Justice Executive Director Ivan Canada said in the release, “this grant also represents an investment in our long-term vision to advance social justice and racial equity and to build more compassionate and respectful communities throughout North Carolina.”

The energy provider and its foundation committed to a three-year cycle of providing grant funding for organizations promoting social justice in addition to the $1 million the Duke allocated last August, the release said.