CEF: Community Empowerment Fund
Rachel Hendrix is currently working as a Student Gallery Guide at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and an Advocate at CEF: Community Empowerment Fund. Rachel is also a Member of the Duke Association for Business Oriented Women. Rachel previously served as a Research Intern at HSRC and a Research Assistant at the Dictionary of Art Historians. In the past, Rachel worked as a Waitress at Captain's Table Chatham and as a Sandwich Maker at Chatham Cookware Cafe. Rachel is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in History at Duke University.
This person is not in any offices
CEF: Community Empowerment Fund
Founded in 2009, CEF provides person-centered support, financial education, and asset building tools to individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Our approach combines person-centered support with financial services that pursue equity in order to reduce the racial wealth gap. CEF Members receive sustained one-on-one support from volunteer Advocates, trained in racial equity and trauma-informed care, to help achieve their chosen goals. Working with Advocates, Members secure housing, gain employment, and build savings in order to increase assets and sustain transitions out of poverty. CEF creates a community of support that empowers Members, offers experiential learning opportunities for Advocates to grow and learn, and advocacy and collaboration to address the systemic causes of homelessness and poverty. CEF’s work is grounded in recognition of the detrimental impacts of systemic racism on Black and Brown members of our communities. We leverage the combined resources of passion for sustaining transitions out of homelessness, dedicated volunteers, partners with shared values, and cross-spectrum collaborations to offer holistic support to each Member.