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Paper Presentation

University-Community Partnerships

Session: Collabortive Engagement leads to Sustainable Outreach

Creating Community Interdependence through Cultivated Intentional Outreach Initiatives

This presentation will focus on the development and implementation of a service program for the individuals with disability that create moderate- to severe- cognitive and communication challenges. This presentation will describe the implementation of a University Community outreach program for young adults over the age of 21.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
  1. Describe interdependence between university, community members and the individuals served by this outreach program.
  2. Describe the Community-in-Community model and how it promotes contribution to community by the individuals served by this outreach program.
  3. List barriers for for continued growth and development for the identified population served by this outreach program.