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- Campus Compact, National Program based at Brown University
Campus Compact is a national coalition of nearly 1,100 college and university presidents — representing some 6 million students — dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.
- Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz
The State University of New York at New Paltz has created a new Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach, which will serve as the principal locus of the college’s efforts to raise its level of engagement within communities, government and businesses across the Hudson Valley.
- Center for the Study of Violence Against Children University of Kentucky, College of Social Work
Center for the Study of Violence Against Children is a model for effective university-community engagement and a catalyst for establishing the University of Kentucky as a leader in the areas of research and practice as it relates to violence against children.
The Kettering Foundation is a nonprofit operating foundation, chartered in 1927, that does not make grants but welcomes partnerships with other institutions and individuals who are actively working on problems of communities, governing, politics and education. The Foundation recently funded a CIRCLE study on univserity students' civic engagement.
CIRCLE promotes research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans. Since 2001, CIRCLE has conducted, collected, and funded research on the civic and political participation of young Americans. CIRCLE is based in the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.
With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is working with teams from 12 schools and graduate programs of public health as they develop and implement strategic action plans to become fully engaged institutions with a focus on eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities.
- Kwanzaa Freedom School at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities hosts this six-week literacy and skill-building program for nearly two dozen North Minneapolis high school students.
- Office of University Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP) facilitates the formation of campus-community partnerships by sharing information about community partnership development generally and about OUP's various funded programs. The web site provides resources on funding, research, news, events, technical assistance, and highlights of campus-community activities nationwide.
- Purdue Liberal Arts Community Engagement (PLACE) at Purdue University, Indiana
Purdue researchers have begun this the Purdue Liberal Arts Community Engagement program to talk to community leaders on research and projects they have been doing related to immigration and diverse communities. Place will support three overlapping and mutually reinforcing programs: Building Community, Public Square Forum, and Individual Engagement.
Housed in the College of University Studies and Programs (CUSP), the SLI serves as an instructional unit, an academic resource center, a center for developing community partnerships, and the home of an innovative student leadership program.
- University Community Partnerships Section on the Community-Wealth.org web site
Community-Wealth.org is a clearinghouse of information on community wealth building strategies, including university community partnerships. Their website includes an overview of the strategy, supportive organizations, models and best practices, research resources, and links to articles, books, and reports.
CBR can provide vital research evidence on the nature of health disparities and barriers to health equity. The Wellesley Institute has developed a 1/2 day workshop on tools and techniques to enhance the policy impact of CBR and does on-site workshops that offer practical tools and techniques for community-based researchers.
