The Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) is a Washington, D.C.-based conservative public policy institute founded in 1995 by Star Parker. It describes its mission as addressing urban poverty and community decline through messages of faith, personal responsibility, free markets, and traditional values, and it produces research, commentary, and advocacy aimed at promoting market-based approaches to lift low-income people out of dependency.
Promotes market-based anti-poverty reforms, welfare reform, faith-based community initiatives, school choice and parental rights, limited government and pro-growth economic policies, pro-life positions and traditional social values, and crime and criminal-justice approaches emphasizing personal responsibility and community solutions.
Primarily tax-deductible contributions from individual donors and supporters, supplemented by gifts from philanthropic foundations and fundraising activities; the organization solicits recurring partner donations and major gifts.
Founder and president Star Parker; active participation in conservative and faith-based policy networks (e.g., National Religious Broadcasters), frequent engagement with conservative media and policy forums such as CPAC and Republican policymakers and coalitions.
Non-profit public policy institute / 501(c)(3) think tank
