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Corporation for National and Community Service, 2014
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) supports mentoring for children and youth from disadvantaged circumstances through several of their programs. CNCS believes that caring and capable adults can make a critical difference in the lives of children and youth in need. Mentoring is a proven method to ensure students complete…
Descriptors: Mentors, Disadvantaged Youth, Children, Capacity Building
Office of University Partnerships, 2013
In a time of declining federal funding, partnerships that can leverage resources to accomplish complementary goals are vital to creating and maintaining successful communities. HUD's Office of University Partnerships (OUP) has fostered these partnerships by investing funds in institutions of higher education (IHEs), which use these grants to…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Universities, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance
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Visher, Mary G.; Wathington, Heather; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Schneider, Emily – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2008
Learning communities are a popular strategy that community colleges nationwide have embraced in support of developmental students. In a learning community, a cohort of students takes two or more courses linked by integrated themes and assignments that are developed through ongoing faculty collaboration. While the number of learning community…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Community Programs, College Programs
Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges, 2004
The "Horizons" project features model programs, national data collection and dissemination, and an information clearinghouse. In addition, "Horizons" provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance through regional workshops on service learning and civic responsibility, chief academic officer summits,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Students, College Faculty, Educational Opportunities