| CSU Utilizes More FWS Dollars
for Community Service
In 2002-2003, the CSU devoted more than $5.2 million
from the federal work-study program for community service
placements, a 5% increase from the previous year.
Every university that receives FWS is required to allocate
at least seven percent of its funding to support community
service jobs. Thousands of CSU students are thus able
to earn wages to help pay for college expenses while
providing meaningful service that connects with their
career interests.
Twenty-seven percent of the CSU’s total FWS funding
was designated for community service placements, well
above the estimated national average of 14% and triple
the minimum requirement. Some campuses do even better.
CSU Sacramento commits 67.3% of its federal work-study
funds to community service; much of that supports the
tutoring program America Reads. Other CSU campuses with
noteworthy percentages include:
- CSU Fresno – 55.8%
- CSU Monterey Bay - 52.4%
- CSU San Bernardino – 41.3%
California Campus
Compact will host six regional workshops on best
practices for promoting effective FWS placements for
students. On January 22, 2004, CSU San Bernardino will
host the first workshop; two other CSU campuses will
host meetings in the future. Campus Compact has recently
published an article
examining the efforts and best practices of the community
service FWS program across the country.
CSU Long
Beach receives $400K COPC Grant CSU Long
Beach (CSULB) and its partners received one of ten national
grant awards from the Community
Outreach Partnership Center (COPC), a part of the
US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Over a three-year period, service learners and faculty
will provide literacy assistance and workforce development
training to housing authority residents. One of the
end goals of the project is to share lessons learned
in hopes of creating more community-university partnerships
in other Los Angeles County housing developments.
The leaders of this project, “Greater Long Beach/South
Bay Community Partnership” include CSULB, CSU Dominguez
Hills, a community college, nonprofits, and the Housing
Authority of LA County. These organizations have been
recognized for their collaborative work with two national
awards.
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