| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.36 |
| Liaison | Matthew Williams |
| Submission Date | Dec. 4, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Florida
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Fiona
Hogan Strategic Projects Manager Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
Partnership with Community Weatherization Coalition
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus?:
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above:
The UF Office of Sustainability partnered with CWC to explore how existing UF resources (both research and human resources) could be utilized to support CWC, a local non-profit organization. CWC conducts home energy weatherization services and retrofits for free in Alachua County as a way of addressing inequitable utility bill burdens and the leakage of natural resources. The OoS facilitated relationships between CWC and 6 undergraduate courses and 3 graduate courses in the FY 17-18. This helped CWC identify resources and partnerships to address their organizational needs. This partnership has continued in the FY 18-19 with further human resources as well as financial support from OoS.
The CWC program promotes conservation of environmental resources and addresses economic leakage in our communities due to utility burdens that disproportionately affect marginalized populations. Representation from these communities is present on every level within CWC, from the board to the volunteer staff.
2nd Partnership
Community Resource Paramedic: An Innovative Approach to Meeting the Needs of Gainesville’s Most Vulnerable Populations
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
The partnership supports at least one, but not all three, dimensions of sustainability
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Not Sure
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (2nd partnership):
Funding for the project “Community Resource Paramedic: An Innovative Approach to Meeting the Needs of Gainesville’s Most Vulnerable Populations” was provided to support the partnership between UF and Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR). This partnership has aimed to address the increasing volume of 911 calls GFR respond to by implementing a community-based health care model. The intent of this model is to build first responders’ capacities to respond to underlying issues (such as social determinants of health), to better utilize the student and research resources available in UF and our larger community, and to increase community members’ access to mechanisms to better advocate for themselves.
https://vimeo.com/293243886
3rd Partnership
Neighborhoods as Community Assets—Preparing for the Future While Protecting Neighborhoods
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (3rd partnership):
This project seeks to address a critical link between urban redevelopment, neighborhood preservation and gentrification by developing and implementing a scalable pilot citizen-participatory process to better understand these issues. It was launched in the historic black Porters Neighborhood successfully and will be continuing.
This program addresses issues of social equity and well-being, management of environmental features in the community space, and promotes economic empowerment from a grassroots level. Neighborhood associations have been centrally involved to help tailor processes to best serve their communities.
Optional Fields
UF has made a concerted effort to collaborate more efficiently with the city of Gainesville and its larger community. This resulted in 7 projects (2 of which are mentioned above) receiving funding to further their collaboration.
https://strategicdevelopment.ufl.edu/2017/04/uf-announces-winners-of-more-than-300000-in-uf-city-of-gainesville-research-awards/
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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