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University Green: How Urban Forestry Partnerships Plant More Than Trees
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James, Patricia; Maslin, Mindy; Pringle, Susan M.; Van Clief, Barbara – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
The University Green program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is an urban forestry partnership between four universities and their surrounding communities. The program offers excellent strategies for fostering improved college-community relations and stewardship by students and residents alike. University Green aims to improve the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Forestry, Partnerships in Education, Horticulture
Planning and Partnerships for the Renewal of Urban Neighborhoods
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Sterrett, Stephen A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
Urban universities are a key resource for municipal government, businesses, community organizations, and citizens to foster partnerships for successful renewal of distressed urban neighborhoods. From its experience over the past decade, the Ohio State University has created a successful model for engagement with its neighborhoods and the City of…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Universities, School Community Relationship, Educational Change
Using the Community Reinvestment Act To Help Finance Initiatives for Children, Families and Communities. Financing Strategy Brief.
Gruenstein, Debbie – 2002
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is designed to encourage banks and thrifts to meet the financial credit and service needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, requiring that lenders use their private-sector resources to meet the financing needs of all communities in which lenders conduct business. This brief outlines several types of…
Descriptors: Banking, Community Development, Family Programs, Federal Legislation
Sharing: A Parish-to-Parish Model of Development.
Campbell, Cathy – Momentum, 1985
Describes the Archdiocese of Chicago's Sharing program, in which affluent parishes link up with their poorer counterparts to form friendships, solve problems, and overcome the anonymity of charitable work. Reveals outcomes including the annual sharing of $2 million among parishes. Offers examples of parish-to-parish support and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Catholics, Church Programs, Community Development
The University as a Partner: Rebuilding an Inner City Neighborhood.
Gilderbloom, John I.; Mullins, R. L., Jr. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
The University of Louisville (Kentucky) Housing and Neighborhood Development Strategies (HANDS) is a multifaceted program using the university's resources to address the problems of an impoverished urban neighborhood. One component, the Community Design Team, is composed of graduate students and provides technical assistance such as conceptual…
Descriptors: Community Development, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Neighborhoods
University of Dayton's Fitz Center: Leadership in Building Community
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Creighton, Sean – Metropolitan Universities, 2006
The University of Dayton's Raymond L. Fitz, S.M. Center for Leadership in Community has a long history that is emblematic of its mission to "initiate and sustain partnerships with urban neighborhoods and larger communities by working at comprehensive community building and providing a context for connected learning and scholarship" (Fitz…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Community Relationship, Leadership, Institutional Mission