The University Community Collaborative of Philadelphia (UCCP), housed within Temple University's Politcal Science Department, was formed in 1997 to leverage the University's human capital resources to assist neighborhood-based organizations. Its mission is to support the community building efforts of local organizations in the Philadelphia area through action-oriented, community-driven research and technical assistance activities. Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students are recruited to work on a diverse array of community driven initiatives.

The UCCP focuses its efforts in two primary areas: community economic development and youth civic engagement. Our approach in both areas is one of collaboration and intensive network development across communities, universities, age cohorts, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cities. The underlying objective is to increase the capacity of individuals and organizations to articulate their goals and to access the resources of governmental, economic, and social systems to achieve those goals.

Website: http://www.temple.edu/uccp/