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Community Town Hall

Community Engagement Center hosted a Town Hall for our community partners on Wednesday, August 19. The Town Hall provided a forum for exploratory discussion to identify community assets and Safety Net needs, with a focus on food security, mental and physical health, education, housing/shelter, and financial literacy. In particiular, our discussion contributors highlighted community needs currently being addressed by their organization(s), as well as partnership opportunites to meet growing community needs.

See Discussion Contributors (PDF)

Outcomes

Community Assets

Special skills, programs, resources, etc. that serve the community as identified by our Community Partners.

Community Needs

The following Safety Net resources address the four key questions of our Town Hall discussion:

  1. What are the needs within the community?
  2. Who is meeting these needs?
  3. What are the challenges and infrastructure barriers to meeting unmet needs?
  4. How can University and Community partner to better support existing community assets and address unmet needs with a measurable impact?