Kevin Lu and Joyce Zhou at a Team Durham summer camp
Two local charities have benefitted from some American support, thanks to Durham University. Changing Lives and the Waddington Street Centre welcomed student volunteers from Duke University , who were visiting the UK as part of Durham University's partnership with Duke, which is based in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Each year for the past six years, Duke students have visited Durham, UK, under the DukeEngage civic engagement programme, which offers Duke students opportunities to serve community partners locally in North Carolina, nationally in the USA and globally. This year, six students spent four weeks in North East England. Supporting vulnerable people Harry Han and Sean Cho were based with national charity Changing Lives, who support 17,500 vulnerable people to build a better future each year, at one of their projects in Chester-le-Street. Linda McKie, Project Lead for Changing Lives, said: "Changing Lives were delighted to have assistance from two American students in support of our work with people experiencing homelessness in our area. "Harry and Sean attended our outreach session with people sleeping rough, making contact with vulnerable individuals and signposting them to support that could help them off the street.
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