Identify best practices and strategies for Carver County, local governments, and other agencies to more effectively engage the Latino population in the county about community services and programming. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Kirk Allison Public Health Local Government / Community […]
Population Type: Racial Cultural and Ethnic Minorities
Latino Community Engagement Exploration
Identify best practices and strategies for Carver County, local governments, and other agencies to more effectively engage the Latino population in the county about community services and programming. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Emilce Lopez Spanish & Portuguese Local Government / […]
Latino Community Engagement Exploration
Identify best practices and strategies for Carver County, local governments, and other agencies to more effectively engage the Latino population in the county about community services and programming. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Kathy Quick Public Affairs Local Government / Community […]
Latino Community Engagement Exploration
Identify best practices and strategies for Carver County, local governments, and other agencies to more effectively engage the Latino population in the county about community services and programming. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Carissa Slotterback Public Affairs Local Government / Community […]
Improving Emergency Communications with Limited-English-Proficiency (LEP) Chinese- and Russian-Speaking Communities
Building on work done to prepare for Fire Department re-accreditation, prepare outreach strategies using Community Risk Reduction (CRR) for our most at-risk populations. This effort would identify the risk factors, most effective engagement strategies, and resources. Additional information regarding CRR best practices can be found here. The Bellevue Fire Department’s CRR visualization tool can be […]
Analyzing Trends in Gentrification and Displacement
A team of undergraduate computer science students participating in BU Spark! will compile and analyze various datasets to understand how real estate prices, homeownership, and business ownership trends have changed over time. The City of Chelsea will use this information to visualize, contextualize, and analyze how rising real estate prices may be contributing to displacement […]
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Cultural Integration
Inventory, evaluate, and identify gaps in services and programs geared toward new immigrant groups in Rosemount. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Ryan Allen Public Affairs Local Government / Community Contact Lisa Maurer Recreation Supervisor, City of Rosemount […]
Cultural Integration
Inventory, evaluate, and identify gaps in services and programs geared toward new immigrant groups in Rosemount. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Liz Lightfoot Social Work Local Government / Community Contact Lisa Maurer Recreation Supervisor, City of Rosemount […]
Public Engagement with Diverse Communities in Medford
With an overall goal of facilitating outreach in minority neighborhoods, this report describes the process behind a successful collaborative outreach project based on bottom-up outreach strategies. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Year Program Contact Info Megan Banks Sustainable City Year Program Manager mbanks@uoregon.edu (541) 346-6395 University Faculty […]
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Understanding Spanish Culture & Language Barriers
Why does one study another language and culture, particularly Spanish in Tennessee? Bearing in mind that many of our communities have a growing number of Spanish-speaking neighbors, it is our belief that learning Spanish and understanding more fully the cultures that Spanish expresses constitutes an essential component in strengthening our collective roles as socially responsible […]
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