CCPA Program Examples

St. Agnes College in Karnataka, India
Watershed Management & Development Program: Students help village communities in watershed management with the assistance of the faculty from the college.
Video about the Watershed Management & Development Program at St. Agnes College.

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Panjab University in Panjab, India
Adult Literacy Program: students teach reading and writing to adults illiterates to make a difference to their life and their own under the supervision of faculty.
Panjab University News Release

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Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, India
Polio Eradication Program: Students use communication skills to help parents understand the importance of vaccinating children against polio with faculty supervision.
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Emory University, Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, and Atlanta Public Schools work with the Zap Asthma Consortium in which the students work with community volunteers to improve the health and quality of life for inner-city children with asthma. As part of the program, community residents are trained as health outreach workers. Over 1,000 families with children from 26 Atlanta public schools have been involved in the project since it began.
In a partnership with Mercer University of Macon and Neighborhood Revitalization the Mercer students and faculty work with community members, local governments, the housing authority, and businesses to restore and re-energize historic neighborhoods surrounding the campus. The partnership focuses on improving the physical infrastructure of the community and on preserving home ownership for current residents, student service learning, job training, advocating for public school improvements, tutoring youth, and enhancing resident leadership.
Faculty and students from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues work with local middle and high school students and teachers in advanced study of bioengineering and bio science. Students from the colleges make presentations at local schools and provide opportunities for hands-on learning with advanced science equipment and tissue engineering technologies. School students and teachers also visit GTEC labs for summer study camps for in-depth science and engineering training.
Albany Technical Institute faculty with students work to advance the training of front line skilled laborers by offering scholarships to students based on achievement, community service, and recommendations from instructors and employers.
Partnership between Wesleyan College and Macon's Anthony Homes, Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table is a community resource center and a second home where families address their basic needs including food and clothing, educational support, advice, and guidance. The center's programs include after-school homework tutoring for area school children, a community garden, parenting support, and community meals. The work of the program director is supported by an endowed faculty position at Wesleyan. Students in her classes and other Wesleyan programs enhance their classroom learning by working at Aunt Maggie's with staff, community members, and faculty.
Faculty from the Kennesaw State University in Georgia, work with the YMCA of Cobb, Cobb Family Resources, and the local United Way to help struggling women and minorities attain long-term self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship and small business development. The program includes continuing alumni support, a small business incubator, and access to a micro loan fund to launch new businesses.
Savannah College of Art and Design student's organization creates murals for non-profit organizations within Savannah and in surrounding communities. Mural themes are based on the vision of each non-profit. During the last seven years, students from the college have worked with more than 50 community organizations
Medical College of Georgia students provide oral health care to people with HIV/AIDS. The partnership focuses on issues including social stigmatization, limited access to dental care, financial barriers, and unusual health concerns and conditions that accompany the dental and oral health needs for people with HIV/AIDS.
Georgia State University's Department of Anthropology and Geography students work with the Teaching Museum South and the DeKalb County Department of Health to educate and disseminate culturally appropriate nutrition information to area schools, public health clinics, and restaurants.
The Department of Physical Therapy at the Medical College of Georgia works with the Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta to develop and implement safe and effective fitness programs for low-income and minority senior citizens.
Wentworth Institute of Technology in Massachusetts and collaborative delivers multiple technology-driven programs and provides new opportunities for low-income residents to develop technology skills, expand knowledge and capacity, and promote community through technology. The collaborative has provided more than 100 low-income families with personal computers and technology skills in Boston, ex the Youth@ArtTech summer program annually serves 60 local youths ages 12-14; and has added four additional community partners to plan and execute future community programs.
Partnership between Adrian College and Cambios in Michigan was founded in response to a racial incident in the Arian community with the primary goal to address racism and discrimination by working with local elementary school teachers and students through multicultural children's literature. Volunteers for the Reading to Eliminate All Discrimination (R.E.A.D.) program work with middle and high school students. College students read one book in local elementary classrooms each week and discuss the themes of the book with the students. It has helped in teaching courses, conducting research and giving community workshops using the R.E.A.D. program to create an optimal blend of learning, research, and service for higher education participants while impacting the lives of families and communities through the partnership.
Partnership between Clark University and Main South neighborhood in Massachusetts. Main South is one of the most challenged neighborhoods in Worcester, Massachusetts: 35% of the families have incomes at or below the poverty level; the unemployment rate is 10%; the median household income is 64% lower than the city average; 28% of the families are headed by single mothers; and 39% of the adults lack a high school degree. Working with the Main South Community Development Corporation, the University Park Partnership focuses on five areas of need: physical rehabilitation and home ownership; public safety; economic development and creation of jobs; social and recreational programs for families; and education.
Aquinas College in Michigan with Baxter Holistic Health Clinic and other partners work together to end childhood lead poisoning in Kent County. The partner organizations represent housing providers, medical providers, early childhood development, environmentalists, community organizations, higher education, government and others. These groups work together to canvass neighborhoods to create awareness, test children for lead toxicity, survey homes for hazards, and work to address housing rehabilitation in the community.
Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, an all-women's college dedicated to empowering women since 1837, and Girls Incorporated of Holyoke, a branch of the national organization that has been inspiring girls in Holyoke to be strong. It started with educational psychology students encouraging teens to look at their own hopes and fears through activities ranging from self-collages, audio journals, and their own research to tutoring and other concrete skill-building supports. Groups have learned alternatives to traditional research methods.
Wesleyan, Illinois State University and Habitat for Humanity have completed 11 homes, one each year since 1995. Students also support Habitat for Humanity behind the scenes with planning and funding, raising $38,500 to build the most recent home over the 2005-06 academic year. Low-income families purchase the completed homes at an affordable price and pay an interest-free mortgage, which goes to support the building of other homes.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Women's Center, one of the oldest centers for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States draws on the University for Staff, volunteers and members of its board of directors. Each year more than 100 SIUC students volunteer to help the organization. The University depends on the Women's Center for expertise in matters related to sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and treatment. The University and the center also collaborate on research and on coordinated community efforts to eliminate violence against women and children.

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