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California Campus Compact and the California State University:
An Enduring Partnership of Commitment, Collaboration and Community Engagement
MAy 2010
WORKING FOR CALIFORNIA
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kTable of Contents INTRODUCTION 1
ABOUT CALIFORNIA CAMPUS COMPACT 2
ABOUT COMMUNITy ENGAGEMENT IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITy 3
AN ENDURING PARTNERSHIP 4
COMMITMENT 4
Return on Investment 4
Presidential Leadership 4
Cone Award Winners 5
COLLABORATION 6
CACC-Carnegie Foundation Faculty Fellows 7
Bridge-Building Leadership Initiative 8
Diving Deep Institute 9
Advocacy and Awareness 10
Training and Technical Assistance 11
Research and Publications 12
COMMUNITy ENGAGEMENT 13
Youth to College Initiative 13
Students in Service AmeriCorps Program 15
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 16
SOCIAL INNOVATION GENERATION 16
A THRIVING PARTNERSHIP 17
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Partnerships have long played a critical role in the ability of a university to meet its
mission. Partnerships with local community organizations, businesses, government and
the philanthropic sector have resulted in innovative solutions, maximized resources and
increased opportunities for students to learn, faculty to teach and conduct research, and
campuses to meet the needs of their communities and the workforce demands of the
future. The California State University (CSU) has excelled at developing and nurturing
partnerships to accomplish its mission since the first CSU campus opened its doors
more than a century ago.
During the challenging economic times California now faces, partnerships are more
crucial than ever to sustaining communities, helping students access higher education
and providing high-quality learning opportunities that meet the ever-changing needs
of California and its residents.
For more than 20 years, a highly productive and successful partnership between the
California State University and California Campus Compact (CACC) has existed to
address these and similar meaningful goals. This partnership has involved thousands
upon thousands of students, faculty, staff, administrators and community-based
organizations in community service, service learning and other forms of community
engagement. As this report demonstrates, the partnership of commitment, collaboration
and community engagement between the CSU and CACC generates: (1) innovative
learning experiences for CSU students; (2) inspiring teaching and scholarship practices
for CSU faculty; (3) increased resources for CSU campuses to effectively carry out their
missions; and (4) impactful service in communities throughout California.
Introduction
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kCalifornia Campus Compact, founded in 1988, is a coalition of California’s leading
colleges and universities. CACC builds the collective commitment and capacity of
colleges, universities and communities to advance civic and community engagement
for a healthy, just and democratic society. Through innovative programs and initiatives,
grant funding, training and technical assistance, professional development, and
influential research studies and publications, CACC each year invests in and champions
more than 500,000 students, faculty members, staff, administrators and community
members involved in diverse and groundbreaking civic and community engagement
activities that deeply impact people of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life.
www.cacampuscompact.org
About California Campus Compact
“ California Campus Compact is
an extraordinary force for inspiring
higher education institutions
across California to make civic
engagement an integral part
of campus life. California Campus
Compact’s support and network of
resources has played a key role in
our ability to enrich the breadth
and scope of the civic and community
engagement opportunities we
offer students in their educational
programs and experiences.
—Richard Rush
President, California State University,
Channel Islands and
Chair, California Campus Compact
Executive Board
Dr. Elaine Ikeda, CACC Executive
Director, with Dr. Richard Rush,
Chair, CACC Executive Board
2009/2010
“
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Since the first California State University campus opened in 1857, the CSU has
provided an exceptional academic environment for its 433,000 students and valuable
opportunities for students to be of service to their universities, communities and the
country. In 1997, the CSU created a systemwide Office of Community Service Learning
(now called the Center for Community Engagement), the first of its kind in the country,
to provide coordination and support for community engagement efforts across the CSU.
All CSU campuses have an office of community engagement and/or service learning.
A 2007 CSU survey revealed that more than 194,000 CSU students performed
community service totaling 32 million hours, representing a 43 percent increase
in the number of students involved in service from a decade ago. CSU faculty also
are engaged through community-based participatory research, applied expertise and
service-learning courses. Nearly 65,000 students participated in 2,575 service-learning
courses during AY 2008-2009, and campuses have strong partnerships with more than
5,700 community-based organizations.
CSU campuses are nationally respected and recognized: 14 were named to the 2009
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and 10 have received
the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching.
www.calstate.edu/cce
About Community Engagement in the California State University
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kAn Enduring Partnership of Commitment, Collaboration and Community Engagement
Given the intersecting goals of California Campus Compact and the California State
University, a partnership between the two organizations was a natural, mutually
beneficial development. San Francisco State University, under the leadership of
Dr. Robert Corrigan, has hosted CACC since 1995, and the vast majority of CSU
campuses have been active, involved members of CACC since its founding.
The symbiotic relationship between the CSU and CACC is exemplified by three
outstanding characteristics: commitment, collaboration and community engagement.
COMMITMENT
Since its founding more than 20 years ago, CACC has provided CSU campuses
with catalyzing support to help nurture and grow their commitment to community
engagement. CSU campuses frequently and actively participate in CACC’s training
and technical assistance opportunities, professional development programs, and grant
initiatives. In AY 2009-2010 alone, the average cash value received from CACC in student
education awards and grants to fund service-learning and civic engagement programs
and projects, including faculty development, per California State University member
campus, was $24,885—60 percent more than the average cash value received among all
member campuses in California ($14,863).
In return, CSU presidents (both current and former) have demonstrated their support,
leadership and collective commitment to community engagement and developing CACC
into the strong, vital organization that it is today by serving on the CACC Executive Board.
Membership Return on
InvestmentAy 2009/2010:
The average cash value received
per member campus
was $14,863.
The average cash value received
in student education awards and
grants to fund service-learning
and civic engagement programs
and projects, including faculty
development, per California
State University
member campus,
was $24,885.
Dr. Tomas Arciniega (former)California State University, Bakersfield
Dr. Rollin RichmondHumboldt State University
Dr. Ruben ArmiñanaSonoma State University
Dr. Richard RushCalifornia State University, Channel Islands
Dr. Robert A. Corrigan San Francisco State University
Dr. John Welty California State University, Fresno
Dr. Donald Gerth (former)California State University, Sacramento
Dr. Blenda Wilson (former)California State University, Northridge
Dr. J. Michael OrtizCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Dr. Ellis McCune (former)California State University, East BayActing Chancellor
Dr. Norma Rees (former)California State University, East Bay
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CONE AWARD WINNERS
Annually, CACC highlights the crucial work that CACC member campuses do to
reinforce the vision of the engaged institution and the importance of community-
campus partnerships to the field of service learning and civic engagement by
honoring an employee of a member campus with the Richard E. Cone Award for
Excellence & Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education.
The Richard E. Cone Award is bestowed upon an individual who has made significant
contributions to the development of partnerships between communities and
institutions of higher education—partnerships through which student learning
and the quality of life in communities are simultaneously improved.
Five CSU employees are among those who have been honored with the
Richard E. Cone Award since its inception in 1999:
2000: Chris Fiorentino, California State University, Fresno
2001: Maureen RubinCalifornia State University, Northridge
2002: Annie Bolick-FlossHumboldt State University
2006: Julie FoxCalifornia State University, Stanislaus
2010: Gerald EismanSan Francisco State University
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COLLABORATION
Recognizing that collaboration works best when partners are equipped with the tools,
talents and knowledge to most effectively accomplish their goals, CACC has provided
numerous professional development and training opportunities for CSU faculty, staff
and administrators over the last two decades. Most recently, in 2007-2009, CSU faculty,
staff and administrators have benefited from the California Campus Compact-Carnegie
Foundation Faculty Fellows: Service Learning for Political Engagement Program and the
Bridge-Building Leadership Initiative. In 2010, CSU professionals will participate in
Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community
Engagement Practitioners.
“ I have been energized
by the number of students in my
Agricultural Issues course who
commented on the value of the
course, specifically the opportunities
to visit with the invited speakers
and the field experience. Students
engaged the speakers, asking
valuable questions from how to go
about getting involved
in political policy to how to learn
about future internship opportunities
in their governmental affairs
department. To date, 31 of 46
students have joined the California
Farm Bureau Federation’s Farm
Team and are actively engaged in
letter-writing campaigns regarding
agricultural policy. In addition,
the quality of student projects
has increased overall since I have
implemented many of the new
political engagement components
in the course.
—S. Patrick Doyle
California State University, Chico
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California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation Faculty Fellows: Service Learning for Political Engagement Program
CACC partnered with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to
bring together 23 outstanding tenured and tenure-track California faculty members
from academic disciplines as diverse as engineering, political science, English and
agriculture as Faculty Fellows in the Service Learning for Political Engagement
Program. Nine faculty members were from CSU campuses. Through this two-year
program, which began in July 2007 and concluded in June 2009, Fellows developed,
implemented and evaluated courses that use service learning to increase students’
understanding of, and skills and motivation for, political participation.
During the program, Fellows provided service-learning opportunities focused
on political engagement for more than 1,600 students in 13 academic disciplines.
Fellows also developed collaborative relationships with more than 90 community
organizations and disseminated the results of their work nationally.
Participating CSU faculty included:
California State University, SacramentoCatherine Gabor, Assistant Professor, English Greg Kim-Ju, Assistant Professor, Psychology
California State University, Chico Lynn Bercaw, Associate Professor, Education S. Patrick Doyle, Assistant Professor, Agriculture California State University,
Stanislaus David Colnic, Assistant Professor, Politics and Public AdministrationNancy Jean Smith, Professor,Teacher Education
California State University, Fullerton Katja Guenther, Assistant Professor, Sociology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lynne Slivovsky, Associate Professor, Electrical EngineeringTom Trice, Associate Professor, History
“ Focusing on being an engaged
agricultural citizen didn’t
really interest me until I came to
Chico this semester and started my
agricultural business major. The
Agricultural Issues course helped me
realize how important it is for
not just the agricultural community,
but everyone who is a consumer
to really do research on important issues.
—Student from
S. Patrick Doyle’s
Agricultural Issues course
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kBridge-Building Leadership Initiative
CACC’s Bridge-Building Leadership Initiative (BBLI) took place January 2007 through
May 2009. BBLI was an ambitious, one-of-a-kind intensive leadership development
experience for emerging and seasoned professionals of color in higher education
who integrate community engagement agendas, such as social justice, equity and
multiculturalism, with the interests of stakeholders in diverse communities. Through
BBLI, the 10 leader-participants, four of whom were from CSU campuses, took part
in three intensive retreats, multiple higher education conferences, individualized
coaching sessions, personal and professional development planning sessions, monthly
conference calls, and regional reflection sessions.
Throughout the year and a half, program leader-participants:
• Strengthened their skills for developing and adapting personal style
and behavior to a wide range of constituents for more effective leadership;
• Learned about frameworks and approaches for bridging multiple cultures;
• Exchanged models and tools for implementing and promoting effective
civic and community engagement to further social justice;
• Experienced personal transformation through increased self-knowledge; and
• Created individual plans to integrate the initiative’s key concepts through
their work and life.
Participating CSU professionals included:
San José State University Maribel Martinez, Program Coordinator, Associated Students-Cesar Chavez Community Action Center
California State University, Northridge Norris Dorsey, Lecturer, School of Business
California State University, Channel Islands Pilar Pacheco, Assistant Director, Center for Community Engagement
San Francisco State University Perla Barrientos, Associate Director, Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
“ The support that I
received from California Campus
Compact was great. The
Bridge-Building Leadership
Initiative helped me develop my
leadership skills that
I could use not only on my own
campus, but also within the field of
community service learning and civic
engagement. The skills I acquired
through this program helped me
become more assertive
regarding what I can contribute as
a leader in the field.
—Perla Barrientos
San Francisco State University
“
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Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners
Offered by Campus Compact in partnership with California Campus Compact,
Diving Deep is a one-of-a-kind advanced professional development program.
Diving Deep is designed to explore cutting-edge issues in the field of service
learning and civic and community engagement and support seasoned practitioners
in influencing their campuses and contributing to advancing the service-learning and
civic and community engagement movement on the local, state and national levels.
As participants in Diving Deep, practitioners from throughout the nation will gather
with a team of distinguished facilitators to explore the future of the service-learning and
civic and community engagement movement over 3 ½ days in July 2010.
Participating CSU community engagement leaders include:
California State University, Northridge Merri Whitelock, Director, Community Engagement
Humboldt State University Annie Bolick-Floss, Director, Career Center and Service Learning Programs
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kAdvocacy and Awareness
A hallmark of CACC’s collaborative work is building relationships with legislators,
media and civic organizations at the local, state and federal levels, to be allies and
collaborators in building policy support to promote, sustain and advance civic
engagement in higher education and K-12.
• CACC and the CSU participate collaboratively in the California
Service Alliance, convened by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
CaliforniaVolunteers Office to advise on statewide activities related
to service and volunteerism.
• In conjunction with the national office of Campus Compact, CACC
worked in AY 2008-2009 to encourage the U.S. Congress to support
the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act through letters
signed by members of the CACC Executive Board, letters and phone calls
from CACC staff, and phone calls from faculty, staff and administrators at
CACC member campuses. CACC also collaborated with the Center for
Community Engagement at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in compiling
and presenting a list of programmatic suggestions, questions and concerns
regarding the Serve America Act. This information was submitted to the
CaliforniaVolunteers Office and served as feedback on the Serve America
Act from colleges and universities throughout California.
• At the request of former State Senator John Vasconcellos, CACC is serving
on the planning committee for his Engaging Californians in Updating
California’s Master Plan for Higher Education project and is providing
counsel as information is gathered from education stakeholders regarding
the challenges students face in accessing and succeeding in higher
education in California.
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Training and Technical Assistance
In spring 2009, CACC sponsored Service Learning and Civic Engagement: Thriving in
Uncertain Times, a series of five regional dialogues across the state focusing on the
past, current and future involvement of California higher education institutions in the
service-learning and civic engagement field. More than 85 students, community
partners, service-learning directors, faculty and senior administrators from nonprofit
organizations and colleges and universities throughout California participated in
these conversations. During the dialogues, participants identified trends in the field,
determined many of the challenges they face in doing this work and discussed
strategies to address those challenges. The dialogues provided participants with
an opportunity to share lessons and insights regarding where the service-learning
and civic engagement movement has been, where it is heading and how those
involved can continue to advance and strengthen the work in the face of the current
economic climate and other challenges.
The five dialogues were co-hosted by four CSU campuses—California State University,
Dominguez Hills; California State University, San Marcos; California State University,
Stanislaus; and San Francisco State University.
Faculty, staff, administrators and students from the following CSU campuses
participated in the dialogues:
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Humboldt State University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Sacramento
San Francisco State University
San José State University
California State University, San Marcos
Sonoma State UniversityCalifornia State University, Stanislaus
“ Access to California Campus
Compact’s resources,
including conferences and
publications, has helped us guide
our center’s development and the
development of faculty members’
understanding of service-learning
best practices. The
California Campus Compact Executive
Director’s occasional campus
visits have provided opportunity
for conversations with
the president and other executive
leadership, raising their
awareness of service learning
and civic engagement on campus
while the Students in Service
AmeriCorps program has allowed
us to provide greater support to
students in our Domestic Violence
Court program, increasing the
program’s capacity. Those are only a
few examples of why membership in
California Campus Compact is so
valuable to us.
—Carina Sass
Associate Director,
Center for Community Engagement,
California State University,
Long Beach
“
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kResearch and Publications
From February through April 2009, the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium,
which includes the California, Colorado, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, Montana,
Oregon, Utah, and Washington Campus Compact offices, conducted a Faculty
Engagement Survey of more than 2,500 faculty members at 47 campuses throughout
the region to explore how higher education faculty bring involvement in their local
communities to their work as educators and how this involvement affects them.
Five CSU campuses were selected to participate in the survey. The survey collected
data on a variety of dimensions, including (1) how faculty are involved in service
learning and/or community-based research; (2) the nature of service learning and
community-based research practices, such as teaching and reflection strategies;
(3) the specific elements that faculty members identify as challenging to and
supportive of their use of service learning and/or community-based research;
(4) student learning and development outcomes that faculty expect; and
(5) the personal and professional impacts faculty experience due to their
use of service learning and/or community-based research.
In October 2009, participating campuses received customized reports of faculty
responses from their own institution as well as a complete research study report
that included combined findings from all participating institutions in the region.
Participating CSU campuses included:
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Dominguez Hills
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COMMUNITy ENGAGEMENT:
Through cutting-edge initiatives and grant programs, CACC provides myriad
opportunities for CSU campuses to participate in community engagement efforts
and activities. CACC’s Youth to College Initiative and its Students in Service AmeriCorps
Program are but two examples of the initiatives and programs that CACC has initiated
over the last two decades.
youth to College Initiative
CACC’s three-year Youth to College Initiative (2006-2009) was designed to help raise
the percentage of lower-income and underserved youth preparing for and succeeding
in college in California. Two of the four campuses selected to serve as the lead
institutions in their region were from the CSU. Campuses were selected based on
their deep commitment to youth and communities; their academic, civic engagement
and service-learning leadership; their wide networks of community partners; and their
ability to train and organize faculty, students and community volunteers. Each of the
regions included K-12 schools that serve high concentrations of students who are less
likely to follow a college preparatory track.
Key activities across all four campuses included:
• Involving at least 3,000 students and youth per year for three years;
• Working with at least three other colleges in their region to provide
service-learning and community partnerships training and
technical assistance;
• Implementing a minimum of six new service-learning courses at their
institution or on college partners’ campuses;
• Demonstrating collaboration with on-campus and community programs
that are targeting the same populations as Youth to College;
• Planning or collaborating on activities for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
of Service that involves college students and/or youth; and
• Educating state and federal government representatives about
Youth to College activities.
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kThe two participating CSU campuses were California State University, Fresno
and Humboldt State University.
California State University, Fresno’s program addressed the need for
services that advance the personal, social and academic competencies
of underserved youth in the Central Valley. The program also fostered an
increased desire to attend college and a commitment to community service.
A combination of tutoring and mentoring, college literacy training, community
service, and higher education service-learning generation was used to promote
the goals of the project and the success of the youth involved.
Humboldt State University’s program provided tutoring and mentoring for
youth as well as campus tours for students and parents. Through community
and campus collaborations, Humboldt State held workshops on service
learning and community partnerships and involved college students and
youth in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service activities.
Over the three-year period of the Youth to College Initiative, more than 22,000
college students participated in service-learning projects involving 23,630 youth.
An external evaluation report on the three-year Youth to College Initiative confirmed
its “overwhelming project success,” with nine out of 10 college students reporting
improved attitudes for academic learning and nine out of 10 at-risk youth participants
reporting an increased likelihood of their now earning a college degree. In particular,
the service-learning experience significantly increased plans for pursuing a college
education by students and youth of color. Nearly 80 percent of African American
youth strongly agreed that after participating in service learning they now are
more likely to go to college.
“ The grant from California
Campus Compact for Youth to College
allowed us to provide increased
direct services to
youth from at-risk communities
by providing academic
tutoring and mentoring.
It also has enabled us to strengthen
our relationships with our K-12
partners.
—Annie Bolick-Floss
Director,
Career Center and
Service Learning Programs,
Humboldt State University
“
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Students in Service AmeriCorps Program
Ten CSU campuses participate in CACC’s Students in Service AmeriCorps program,
which encourages and supports college and university students to make a difference
in their communities while earning an educational scholarship.
During AY 2009-2010, CACC made available more than $600,000 in scholarship awards
for participating students. Upon successfully completing a term of service, students
received a scholarship valued at between $1,000 and $2,300, depending upon the
number of hours of service they contributed. Participating CSU campuses received,
on average, $43,700 in education awards for their students.
Every year, throughout the Students in Service program in California, students are
engaged in providing direct service to the community—and recruiting thousands
of their peers to join them in volunteering. Many participating students volunteer at
local schools and community centers, providing tutoring, after-school programming,
college-campus visits, health fairs, and art and music opportunities while other students,
supported by faculty and campus advisors, develop their own programs that provide
a service and educational opportunity in their community.
Participating CSU campuses include:
“ I’ve put in 1,000 hours
of volunteer work over the last
two years through the Students in
Service program. Volunteering as
a Students in Service member has
completely changed
my life and how I see the
world. Every project I take on, I
learn something new
about myself and about the
community.
—Nicole Muth
Senior, double-majoring in
psychology and women’s studies,
California State University, Fullerton
“California State University, Dominguez Hills
Humboldt State University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Sacramento
San Francisco State University
San José State University
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Northridge
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kLooking to the Future
SOCIAL INNOVATION GENERATION
In July 2009, CACC was awarded a $1.3 million Learn and Serve America Higher
Education grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to fund
Social Innovation Generation. Social Innovation Generation is a three-year initiative
that is catalyzing and mobilizing California colleges and universities to aid in the state’s
recovery and renewal through service, service learning and inventive solutions
embedded in social entrepreneurship, microfinance and social investment.
Social Innovation Generation is focusing on four key areas:
• Revitalizing communities through green-collar job training;
• Creating a culture of inner-city entrepreneurs through microfinance;
• Investing in communities and the nonprofit and social service sectors
through social entrepreneurship; and
• Harnessing the energy and spirit of California students as change-making
leaders to develop and implement student-initiated, student-led projects that
will have a lasting impact on economic and social outcomes in California.
During the three years that the project is funded, California Campus Compact has
committed to working with more than 85 campuses; 20,000 undergraduate and
graduate students; 500 faculty, staff and administrators; and 300 nonprofit organizations.
Prior to being awarded the grant, California Campus Compact preselected, through
a rigorous application process, nine California campuses as initial lead collaborators
on Social Innovation Generation. Five of the nine campuses are part of the CSU:
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
This campus is partnering with local nonprofit organizations and colleges
and universities in the region to address the surrounding community’s
economic needs through a unique social and technological mix of
sustainability, organic farming, computing and civic engagement.
California State University, Chico
Community Action Volunteers in Education, a program of the Associated
Students at California State University, Chico, is developing Chico Homeless
Advocates. Through this program, student leaders are providing outreach
and support to homeless individuals and families. They also are providing
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volunteer hours to support the staff of shelters and outreach programs that
focus on meal delivery, job-training, counseling and mental health. CSU Chico
is collaborating on the Chico Homeless Advocates Program with the City
of Chico, Greater Chico Homeless Task Force, Torres Community Shelter,
Jesus Center Kitchen and the Sixth Street Drop-in Center.
California State University, Fresno
This campus is designing and implementing a team-centered, case-management,
civic engagement approach to enhancing the capacity and sustainability of
Central Valley nonprofit organizations while providing students with experience
in nonprofit management consulting. The approach involves alumni and
local consultants and includes workshops, assessments and customized
implementation plans to provide nonprofit organizations with the capacity
to fully meet the needs of the community.
Humboldt State University
This campus is involving multiple disciplines in a food security/community
development and outreach program as well as green initiatives.
San Francisco State University
This campus is working with coalitions of neighborhood groups to build
localized capacity to create safe, green and economically viable communities.
A THRIVING PARTNERSHIP TODAy AND INTO THE FUTURE
Through grant initiatives, such as Social Innovation Generation, along with training
and technical assistance to nurture current and future leaders, catalyze partnerships,
and disseminate program models, studies, publications and other resources,
CACC remains committed to advancing the engagement work of campuses
throughout California.
Over the next year and well into the future, CACC looks forward to continuing
its thriving partnership of commitment, collaboration and community engagement
with the CSU as together we generate new knowledge and educate the next
generation of civic-minded leaders and problem solvers while supporting
communities and helping to build a more vibrant, sustainable California.
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