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Mission

Our collaborative seeks to build a new partnership between universities and the cities in which they reside that brings together academia with the state and community-based organizations. We work with community groups and local and state government to solve the most pressing problems together. We center skills, transparency and open communication in our way of relating to surrounding communities. We value the indigenous strength already existing in communities and want to support local efforts to resolve vast inequities. The collaborative uses a mixed methods approach including qualitative and quantitative perspectives as well as participatory research methods. We work with community-based organizations, the state, and private partners to identify and address community needs and gaps while producing quality scholarship.