Location
MD215, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
Start Date
29-5-2015 3:00 PM
End Date
29-5-2015 4:10 PM
Description
The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project (65th Street Project) is a high-impact and multi-component community mobilization effort aimed at increasing student academic achievement, fostering student leadership, and improving parent participation for disadvantaged children living in neighborhoods where gang violence, a lack of access to resources and low civic engagement create a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. The Project serves 7th -12th grade schools in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, a low-income and diverse community that is adjacent to the University campus.
The 65th Street Project is a service-learning organization that collaborates with Hiram Johnson High School and Will C. Wood Middle School; both located in an underserved, low income, and multi-ethnic community. The two projects at these schools are the mentoring program, and a "bridge program". Since the inception of the mentoring program in 2002, over 1,800 Sacramento State students have served approximately 23,500 community members, primarily providing tutoring services to students in need. The "bridge program" brings 7th - 12th graders and their parents to the Sacramento State campus and, over the last 12 years, has brought over 3,000 students and parents to the university, motivating a number of students to focus on the future of their education.
In light of the 65th Street Project, the panel will examine the historical development of the Project; as well as the leadership development of the student staff, the bridge program, and the presentation of US History to 7th Grade students centered around their ethnic experience.
Recommended Citation
Mark, G. Y., Luo, D., & Liu, S. (2015, May). Journey to student empowerment: The the 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project. Paper presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Love Journey: Community Engagement through Service-Learning, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
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Journey to student empowerment : the 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project
MD215, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project (65th Street Project) is a high-impact and multi-component community mobilization effort aimed at increasing student academic achievement, fostering student leadership, and improving parent participation for disadvantaged children living in neighborhoods where gang violence, a lack of access to resources and low civic engagement create a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. The Project serves 7th -12th grade schools in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, a low-income and diverse community that is adjacent to the University campus.
The 65th Street Project is a service-learning organization that collaborates with Hiram Johnson High School and Will C. Wood Middle School; both located in an underserved, low income, and multi-ethnic community. The two projects at these schools are the mentoring program, and a "bridge program". Since the inception of the mentoring program in 2002, over 1,800 Sacramento State students have served approximately 23,500 community members, primarily providing tutoring services to students in need. The "bridge program" brings 7th - 12th graders and their parents to the Sacramento State campus and, over the last 12 years, has brought over 3,000 students and parents to the university, motivating a number of students to focus on the future of their education.
In light of the 65th Street Project, the panel will examine the historical development of the Project; as well as the leadership development of the student staff, the bridge program, and the presentation of US History to 7th Grade students centered around their ethnic experience.