Building Healthy Communities
Project Momentum
Building healthy communities across the Twin Counties — one program at a time.
Our mission
For two decades, Project Momentum has worked beside the people of Edgecombe and Nash Counties — meeting communities where they are and responding to the needs they name. We are a licensed mental health and substance use provider, a youth employment engine, and a research organization, all rooted in the same belief: lasting change grows from local knowledge.
Rocky Mount sits at the crossroads of two counties and two stories. While the city is home to a near-even split of Black and white residents, more than twice as many Black neighbors live in poverty. Just east, Edgecombe County carries some of the state's highest rates of food insecurity and chronic disease. We do our work in that gap — turning data, relationships, and decades of trust into services that help families move forward.
What we do
Four threads, one community
Substance Use Services
Licensed DWI assessments and evidence-based education (ADETS) that help neighbors meet legal, employment, and recovery milestones with dignity.
Mental Health & Youth
Community-based research and healing Circle interventions that address the mental health needs of rural African American youth and families.
Community Engagement
Healing Circles, youth counseling partnerships, and initiatives that bring neighbors together around the issues that shape their lives.
Research & Advocacy
Decades of community-rooted research — from substance misuse to food access — that turns local knowledge into lasting change.
20
Years serving the Twin Counties
2
Counties at the heart of our work
5,000+
Community assets mapped by local youth
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We are grateful for the organizations and individuals who help power this work. There are many ways to get involved.