About the Centre for Community Partnerships

About Us

The Centre for Community Partnerships was founded to develop, with community organizations, partnerships that are defined, sustainable and action-oriented for students on all three University of Toronto campuses.  These partnerships have a dual aim to build educational capacity within communities of the GTA and Peel regions, and to enhance and broaden student learning.  Through the establishment of academic and co-curricular service opportunities, students enhance their learning of the social, cultural, ethical, and political dimensions of civic life.

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Our Mission:

The mission of the Centre for Community Partnerships is to strengthen, through community engagement, a culture of learning and development that fosters global citizenship and leads to socially conscious practice.

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Our Vision:

As a result of the work of the Centre for Community Partnerships:

• University of Toronto will be recognized as graduating socially-responsible students;
• University of Toronto faculty will be recognized as socially-engaged scholars and educators; and
• Communities will be enriched and see University of Toronto as a resource and collaborative partner.

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Our Goals:

1. Build student capacity for learning and leadership through service-learning and community engagement.
2. Build faculty capacity for research and teaching that strengthens student learning and involves and develops communities.
3. Support community capacity-building through partnerships with the University to improve and enhance student learning.
4. Increase the institutional capacity of the University of Toronto for student community-based learning and development.