Community College National Center for Community Engagement Accent on Student Success: Engaged Together for Service (ASSETS) Initiative Report

This report is the first year of data findings (of a three year grant project) involving nine of the ten community colleges (one college did not submit data) who received funding from the Community College National Center for Community Engagement through a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant as part of the Corporation for National and Community Service in an effort to expand the field of service-learning and civic engagement in diverse communities nationwide. The grant is intended to address two dimensions of this effort: 1) training and technical assistance; and 2) facilitation of sub-grantee projects in meeting community needs. This report focuses on data gathered as part of the second dimension in 4 pre-identified categories of college-community projects: a) Baby Boomers; b) Disadvantaged Youth; c) Homeland Security/Domestic Preparedness; and d) Start-up Service-Learning. Specifically, the ASSETS grant is intended to: develop an intergenerational approach of service through projects that incorporate baby boomers, K-12, and community college students; promote academic and civic engagement opportunities for disadvantaged youth by engaging middle and high school students in service-learning projects in their communities; support previous LSAHE grantee work on service-learning homeland security projects; and facilitate professional development to all sub-grantee colleges, but especially those initiating service-learning courses and programs.