The Roosevelt Institution

Center on Community Development

http://rooseveltinstitution.org/cornell/communitydevelopment

The mission of the Center on Community Development is to ensure that strong communities are built and sustained. Communities are the building blocks of a civil society and for many, they often take the place of a strong and supportive family. No one should be left out and denied basic resources such as affordable housing, a good education, and effective healthcare.

Currently, the members of our group are most interested in providing strong after-school programs, ensuring that children are experiencing a rich, multicultural education, and developing a more effective training system to those who wish to work with underserved communities. One of our members is also developing a national education initiative, "Every Child Right on Track". We also understand the value and importance of hands-on experiences, and many of our members have done social justice work in Ithaca, NYC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ecuador that will complement our research and writing.

Suggested resources

Meetings:
Tuesdays 4:30 pm, Tower Cafe

Group members:
Nina Zhang
Alyson Blum
John-David Brown
Lauren Cohan
Robert J Coniglio
Peter J Davis
Miles Garrett
Catherine Greeley
Rachel P Jacobs
Joanna K Kyriazis
Martha O'Connell
Amy R Pearlman
Simma T Reingold
Julia Schneider
Perry Slack
Nessia S Sloane
Laura Temel
Sarita Upadhyay
Diana Wang