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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

The CaliforniaState University

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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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