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MacFarlane, Jaclyn R.; Turner, Tandra T.; Russell, Christina A. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2018
Funded through the New York City Young Men's Initiative (YMI), the Cornerstone Mentoring Program is designed to support youth in key life and educational transitions as they progress into middle and high school, through the development of relationships with positive and caring adults. Launched in 2012, the mentoring program is implemented in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Community Development, Community Programs, Youth
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Bucher, Jacob – Teaching Sociology, 2012
This article covers the importance of creating and developing agency in community partners when engaging in community-based learning. Often when faculty incorporate service- or community-based learning into their classes, we measure the "learning" part but not the "service" or "community." Focusing more on the latter involves working "with"…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Education, College Students, Older Adults
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; White, Larry J. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2012
This evaluation study provides descriptive information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2011 through May 2012. The report draws on information from online surveys of directors of 24 CCLC programs and from school teachers of nearly 4,000…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Program Evaluation, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education
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Cook, Alicia Skinner; Fruhauf, Christine A. – International Education, 2012
With the goal of enhancing knowledge and skills related to cross-cultural aging, a linked service learning project was implemented through a partnership with an elderly community center in Hong Kong. The project linked Semester at Sea (SAS) study abroad students with gerontology students at Colorado State University through collaborative service…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Community Centers