Achieving the Promise of Authentic Community-Higher Education Partnerships: Community Case Stories

Twenty-three experienced community partners from across the country convened for the Community Partner Summit held April 24-26, 2006 at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, WI. The Summit was sponsored by Community- Campus Partnerships for Health, funded by the WK Kellogg Foundation, the Johnson Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, and supported by the Community- Based Public Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association, the National Community-Based Organization Network and the National Community Committee of the CDC Prevention Research Centers Program.

Participants were invited to submit case stories of their experiences to inform the discussion and to subsequently serve as a resource to others. From a community health clinic in New York City’s Chinatown, to an African American community development initiative in Georgia, to a rural health and human services provider in Kentucky, the case stories contained in this document reflect the experiences of a diverse group of community partners who have joined forces with higher educational institutions in an effort to improve the wellbeing of their local communities. Each case story includes a narrative description, key messages and lessons learned, and author contact information.

See also: Achieving the Promise of Authentic Community-Higher Education Partnerships: Community Partners Speak Out!
and Achieving the Promise of Authentic Community-Higher Education Partnerships: A Community Partner Summit - Executive Summary