Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program FY 1999 Grantee

ROWAN UNIVERSITY, GLASSBORO, NJ -- $397,900

Rowan University will receive a Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program New Grant for $397,900 to work in the Camden, New Jersey, Empowerment Zone. The neighborhoods in the Zone represent a diverse cross section of the City, ranging from relatively stable, single family environments in Parkside and East Camden, to the more economically and educationally distressed areas of North and South Camden.

Among the activities Rowan will undertake are:

• Establishing partnerships with Camden's major health care institutions to employ residents as community health workers and to create career ladders for welfare-to-work individuals;

• Offering courses at the University for community leaders to help them evaluate, select, and implement strategic plan and service delivery options;

• Initiating a health and wellness campaign for neighborhood children and their families, including prevention, immunization follow-up, and the use of mobile health services;

• Identifying and training community-based leaders on the use of the Camden Geographic Information System, to help them in their planning, fundraising, and outreach activities.

Contact: Dr. Jerome Harris, 609-256-4130

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