ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Central Florida is a resource that provides information about East Central Florida for use in policy planning and decisions that benefit the region.
Government and community leaders, agency representatives and citizens are some of the groups who turn to the center for information. Graduate students and faculty members from the university play a critical role in the center by collecting and analyzing data and transforming it into functional information.
The center was launched in 2001 with support from the Winter Park Health Foundation and the Florida Hospital Community Health Improvement Council.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY
- Support for community-based research, evaluation and data analysis
- Easy access to community data through the center's Web site
- Transformation of information into practical data
- Discussions and development of public policy in a nonpartisan environment
- Enhanced public policy planning and decision making
- Use of "Access to Better Community Data" (ABCD)
The ABCD Project, a partnership between the center and UCF Library, has developed a Web-based database with timely and relevant information about the Central Florida community. The database, known as "Access to Better Community Data," uses a data directory to provide easy access to records and information from local, regional, state and national sources. The ABCD database is accessible through a Web site in the UCF Library Web system.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR UCF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PH.D. STUDENTS
- Participation in ongoing community-based research projects
- Linkage of student research interests with community needs
- Access to community-based data sets
Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Community Partnerships is to link college faculty, staff and student expertise and skills with the research needs of public and private sector organizations in our service area. To this end the center:
- Conducts research on community issues
- Performs evaluations and assessments of community programs and services
- Assists public and private organizations with needs assessments and program planning
- Partners with public and private organizations to initiate, expand and improve community services
- Maintains a repository of studies and information on community demographics, needs and services
Nancy Ellis, Ph.D.
Director
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