To Serve the College or the Community? Results from a Study on Community Service Federal Work-Study

This research brief describes a study coordinated by Campus Compact on Federal Work-Study (FWS) positions dedicated to community service. The goal of the study was to examine current community service work-study efforts, document good practices, and understand practitioners' opinions regarding a potential increase in the mandated percentage. From these findings Campus Compact also hoped to create a set of policy recommendations for improving the use and increasing the mount of FWS funds in the community. Seventy-eight focus group participants from 52 institutions represented diverse public and private, urban and rural, two- and four-year institutions.