Are you a community member, community partner or community-academic liaison interested in connecting with your peers to build greater capacity, support each other in your work, and strengthen the collective network of community partners engaging in community-higher education partnerships? If so, consider joining the Community Partner Listserv and/or Community Partner Workgroups, established as a direct result of the Wingspread Community Partner Summit (CPS) convened in 2006 by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) with support from the Community-Based Public Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association, the National Community-Based Organization Network, the National Community Committee of the CDC Prevention Research Centers Program, the WK Kellogg Foundation, the Johnson Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.

Community Partner Listserv:

This electronic discussion group focuses on issues specific to the community partner perspective when engaged in community-higher education partnerships. The listserv aims to support conversations emerging among community partners engaged in community-higher education partnerships who are seeking to achieve sustainable and systemic change through their work. Sign up today at https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/communitypartnerlistserv

Community Partner Workgroups:

The Mentoring Workgroup is developing and implementing peer mentoring and leadership development activities that build the capacity of community partners to engage in authentic community-higher education partnerships and succeed in their community-building work.

The Policy Workgroup is developing and advocating for policies that support authentic community-higher education partnerships, including how funding is structured, reviewed, distributed, and evaluated.

To learn more, dial into a free informational conference call!

On each call, CPS participants and CCPH will give an overview of the Mentoring and Policy Workgroups and opportunities for involvement. No registration is required. (These toll-free numbers work in Canada and the US. If you are interested in joining from another country, email ccphuw@u.washington.edu for more information).

Nov. 13, 1 pm PST/4 pm EST - 1-800-791-2345, Code: 13511 Dec. 11, 1 pm PST/4 pm EST - 1-800-791-2345, Code: 13511

Visit the Community Partner Summit webpage at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/cps.html