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Home > Centre for Community Partnerships

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Centre for Community Partnerships

We work with students, faculty and community partners to explore and enact a collaborative vision of a better world. Through community-engaged learning and research opportunities, students can learn from and work with community organizations to contribute to a more just society.

Photo: Michelle Gibson

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Why Connect With Us

Students: Community placements, workshops and training, leadership opportunities, mentorship and other support to learn in community while developing knowledge and skills.
Faculty: Support for instructors to develop community-engaged learning courses, scholarship and partnerships.
Community Partners: Connections with students and instructors who are interested in learning from your expertise and contributing to your grassroots, non-profit or public sector work.

Programs

STUDENTS: Alternative Reading Week
U of T students immerse themselves in three days of volunteering with local community organizations Learn more about STUDENTS: Alternative Reading Week

STUDENTS: Community Action Projects
Remote volunteer opportunities with local non-profit and public sector organizations in the City of Toronto Learn more about STUDENTS: Community Action Projects

STUDENTS: Community Days
A monthly program where U of T students get involved and take action for social change Learn more about STUDENTS: Community Days

STUDENTS: Community-Engaged Initiative Grants
Financial awards ranging up to $1000 designed to strengthen student and community partnerships in the City of Toronto Learn more about STUDENTS: Community-Engaged Initiative Grants

STUDENTS: Community-Engaged Learning Courses
U of T offers a variety of curricular community-engaged learning courses Learn more about STUDENTS: Community-Engaged Learning Courses

STUDENTS: Community Talks
A series of panel discussions focused on how nonprofit organizations are responding to important community issues Learn more about STUDENTS: Community Talks

STUDENTS: Doctoral Seminar on Community-Engaged Learning
This non-credit seminar brings 25 doctoral students together from across the university Learn more about STUDENTS: Doctoral Seminar on Community-Engaged Learning

STUDENTS: Social Action Pop-ups
One-time events where students can learn how to take action on a social issue by engaging with activists working on the ground Learn more about STUDENTS: Social Action Pop-ups

STUDENTS: Student and Alumni Advisory Committee
Provides input on the direction of the Centre for Community Partnerships programs and services Learn more about STUDENTS: Student and Alumni Advisory Committee

STUDENTS: Workshop Series
Participate in our remote workshops Learn more about STUDENTS: Workshop Series

FACULTY: Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Fellowship Program
Recognizes and supports innovative instructors across U of T in developing new, or enhancing existing, community-engaged learning (CEL) and/or community-engaged research (CER) courses Learn more about FACULTY: Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Fellowship Program

FACULTY: Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning
An annual meeting where faculty from across the University come together to share best practices in community-engaged learning (CEL) Learn more about FACULTY: Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning

FACULTY: Faculty Workshops & Events
Upcoming workshops and events for faculty, where you can learn from colleagues and share strategies and resources about community-engaged learning (CEL) Learn more about FACULTY: Faculty Workshops & Events

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Community Action Projects
Matches U of T students with non-profit and public sector organizations to address community-identified priorities through volunteer work Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Community Action Projects

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Community-Engaged Learning Academic Courses
Partner with courses in a range of disciplines to have students undertake placements or projects for your organization Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Community-Engaged Learning Academic Courses

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnership for Alternative Reading Week
U of T students immerse themselves in three days of volunteering with local community organizations Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnership for Alternative Reading Week

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Research Shop
Connects a small group of doctoral students from a range of disciplines to a research project proposed by your organization Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Research Shop

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Social Action Pop-Ups
One-time events where community experts discuss a local social issue and how their organization works on or is impacted by it Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Social Action Pop-Ups

COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnership Opportunities
We support local community/nonprofit organizations and work with the volunteer sector, school boards and governments in the GTA and Peel Region Learn more about COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnership Opportunities
Services

CCP newsletters
Our faculty, student, staff and community partner newsletters keep you up to date with everything at the CCP Learn more about CCP newsletters

CCP workshops by request
We offer a variety of workshops for students by request Learn more about CCP workshops by request

CCP resource library
Links to newsletters, course lists, teaching guides and more for students and faculty, related to community-engaged learning (CEL) Learn more about CCP resource library

FACULTY: CEL teaching support services
Support for CEL instructors including course development consultations and course orientations, as well as a small Community Partner Engagement Fund Learn more about FACULTY: CEL teaching support services
News

Registration is open for Alternative Reading Week 2022
Posted November 17, 2021 By Sarah Ryeland Etienne Alternative Reading Week is back with more opportunities to make meaningful social… Read more of this News Article

CCP Blogger: Reflection & Looking Forward
This article was originally published by Vivian on the Life@UofT blog. As the end of the semester is fast on… Read more of this News Article

Build experience through volunteering
Updated June 13, 2022 By Samantha Lizardo Volunteering is a great way to get practical experience in your field… Read more of this News Article
Contacts

Our team

Our team supports students, faculty, staff and community partners as they work together to create community-engaged learning opportunities for University of Toronto students.

Centre for Community Partnerships Reception

569 Spadina Avenue, Suite 315 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J7

   416-978-6558
  info.ccp@utoronto.ca

Centre for Community Partnerships Leadership

Jennifer Esmail

Director, Centre for Community Partnerships

   416-946-3112
  jennifer.esmail@utoronto.ca

Co-curricular Learning

Amina Farah

Lead Coordinator, Co-curricular Learning

   416-946-7356
  amina.farah@utoronto.ca

Catie Thompson

Coordinator, Co-curricular Learning

   416-946-7103
  catie.thompson@utoronto.ca

Nasma Ashraf

Community Engaged-Learning Programs Assistant

  nasma.ashraf@mail.utoronto.ca

Patricia Ismaili

Coordinator, Co-Curricular Learning

  patricia.ismaili@utoronto.ca

Academic Initiatives

Kateri Gauthier

Coordinator, Indigenous Community-Engaged Learning

   416-978-3704
  kateri.gauthier@utoronto.ca

Rebecca Wolfe

Coordinator, Community Development

   416-946-3758
  rebecca.wolfe@utoronto.ca

Rebs Lee

Student Programs Administrator

   416-978-6558
  rebeccav.lee@utoronto.ca

Shannon Black

Coordinator, Academic Initiatives

   416-946-7748
  shan.black@utoronto.ca

Heather Hermant (on leave)

Lead Coordinator, Academic Initiatives

  heather.hermant@utoronto.ca

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