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North Carolina A&T State University Develops Economic Opportunity for Low-Income Families
North Carolina A&T State University's Leadership and Community Development Cluster is using its knowledge to develop economic opportunity for low-income families in southeast Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Musibau Shofoluwe, professor in the department of construction management and safety in the School of Technology, received a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of University Partnerships for the project. The HUD program that awarded the grant is designed to help HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in developing their communities with neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development.
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The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships
The University of Pennsylvania will name its Center for Community Partnerships for Edward Netter, a 1953 graduate of Penn’s College, and his wife, Barbara, in recognition of their commitments of more than $10 million.
“One of Penn’s great strengths lies in our ability to work hand-in-hand with our West Philadelphia neighbors to improve lives,” President Amy Gutmann said. “This extraordinarily generous gift from Barbara and Edward Netter will enable Penn students, faculty and staff to deepen and expand this creative and dynamic partnership. The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships will greatly enhance Penn’s ability to make a difference in our West Philadelphia community while creating new knowledge that can benefit communities everywhere.”
Since its 1992 founding, the Center has been a catalyst for the transformation of West Philadelphia from a declining neighborhood to one with a promising future (Almanac July 14, 1992). The Center directs the talents and idealism of thousands of Penn students in addressing problems of schools, health care, childhood obesity, environmental hazards, unemployment and economic decline. Penn faculty teach more than 50 courses a year that engage students with the community, enriching their academic experience as well as benefiting the neighborhood they serve. This type of academic work led to the development of the university-assisted community schools model which had not previously existed, one that research is finding to be effective, cost efficient and of proven success.
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Thirty Graduate From HUD-Funded Program in National City, California
In 2005, HUD awarded Southwestern College a Hispanic-Serving Institution Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grant to establish a microenterprise family childcare program. The courses are offered in Spanish and through the Continuing Education program. Southwestern College, in collaboration with key community partners, provides several critical services to help participants successfully complete the program and achieve the goal of establishing their own businesses and/or pursuing a child development career. The majority of the participants are the residents of National City and the surrounding area, which is in California, just above the U.S. Mexico border.
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University of Pennsylvania's Center for Community Partnerships Profiled for University-Assisted Community School Work
This is the third in the Coalition for Community Schools' series of in-depth newsletters on local community school initiatives. This part of the series profiles the work of colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Community Partnerships. Previous highlighted communities include Evansville, Indiana, and Lincoln, Nebraska.
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CU-Ithaca Partnership Program at Cornell University Refurbishes Computers for Area Families
Rather than pack used computer parts away in the closet, you can donate them to the Ithaca Youth Bureau, where local teenagers will refurbish them and donate them to low-income families in the area.
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California-Mexico Border Community Sees New Hope in HUD Grant to San Diego State University
The City of Calexico on the California-Mexico border is moving a step further to solid economic growth and a better way of life for its residents thanks to HUD and San Diego State University.
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