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University of North Carolina Wilmington Helps Tackle Obesity
In 2004, a number of community nonprofits and health-related service providers in Southeastern North Carolina recognized that obesity was a significant health threat and something needed to be done. Acting independently of each other, they wrote grant proposals to the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Foundation, both of which fund health care initiatives.
In the meantime, under the leadership of Steve Demski, vice chancellor for public service and continuing studies, a group of UNCW faculty and staff began meeting to see how UNCW could address obesity concerns in the area, building on existing faculty research strengths related to obesity and healthy living.
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Grand Opening of AHC Atkinson Lifelong Learning Center
Allan Hancock College and the City of Santa Maria, California, will host an open house to celebrate the opening of the Allan Hancock College Atkinson Lifelong Learning Center on Friday, August 18, 2006. The center is a partnership project between Allan Hancock College and Santa Maria, and funded in part through a $600,000 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grant from HUD's Office of University Partnerships.
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New Office at OJC Offers Assistance to Nonprofits With Grant Writing
A new office designed to help area nonprofit organizations in their quest to secure grant funding has officially opened at Otero Junior College (OJC). The Grant Resource Office, located inside the Southeastern Colorado Resource Enterprise (SCORE) Center, was funded through the HUD Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grant received by OJC in 2004.
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SCORE Center Opens at OJC
The Southeast Colorado Resource Enterprise (SCORE) Center, a one-stop facility that was built to meet the needs of economic development, business, housing, and nonprofit organizations in the region, has officially opened on the Otero Junior College(OJC) campus.
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Cornell Students Help Develop an Exhibit and a Play That Celebrate Southside Neighborhood Life
To celebrate the diverse history of the Southside neighborhood of Ithaca, the Cornell-Ithaca Partnership (C-IP) will sponsor a free exhibit and public reading from a new play as part of its neighborhood history initiative.
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University of Alaska at Anchorage COPC Upgrades Local Computer Lab
As part of the infrastructure component of their Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) program, the University of Alaska at Anchorage worked with a local organization, the Anchorage Literacy Project, to upgrade their computer lab.
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