Repost from UNCG Now Article by Betsi Robinson The small but determined group gathered in front of the Bryan YMCA took hold of the bright green metal structure and hoisted it onto concrete footings nearby. Traffic along Market Street downtown slowed as drivers strained for a glimpse. State and federal… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Article by Elizabeth Biddle Raleigh Bailey, founding director of CNNC, has stepped down from his position. Bailey will continue with the center on a part-time basis as director emeritus, continuing work with selected projects and doing field research. Bailey has been a leader in the immigrant/refugee… Continue reading…
Repost from The Center for New North Carolinians Article by Elizabeth Biddle On Friday, October 4th, a new community center opened at Oakwood Forest, a predominantly Latino mobile home park on U.S. 29 North in northern Guilford County. Opening the community education and tutoring center at this isolated mobile home park… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Lanita Withers Goins It’s one thing to devote your professional career to studying anti-poverty measures. It’s something else to feed your research to your teenage children. Unless you’re UNCG economics professor Dr. David Ribar. In a quest to discover if the federal government’s Thrifty… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Raleigh Bailey (Office of Research and Economic Development) received a competitive renewal of funding from the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service for the project “AmeriCorps ACCESS Project.” The purpose of this project is to help immigrants gain access to human services, build… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Raleigh Bailey (Office of Research and Economic Development) received new funding from the Cone Health Foundation for the project “Immigrant Health ACCESS Project.” Immigrants are uninsured and face multiple barriers to access appropriate and available health care and often end up at the hospital emergency… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Lanita Withers Goins Faculty from the UNCG School of Health and Human Services will partner with Odell Cleveland, the chief administrative officer of Mount Zion Baptist Church, for the Healthcare Faith Community Summit Thursday, Nov. 14. The event, which will start at 7:45 a.m., will to bring… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now On a third-floor hallway in Gatewood Studio Arts Building, Stacy Bloom Rexrode sits on a stool in front of her latest creation, carefully looping cranberry-colored yarn though a crochet hook. She’s a second-year MFA student at UNCG, and sculpture is her preferred form of expression. But… Continue reading…
Article by Mary McLean Each year, approximately 1.6 million American children experience homelessness. Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence face unique sets of problems, particularly with regards to education. Homeless students must often leave their friends, teachers, and school districts behind at a moment’s notice. The… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Chris Payne (Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships) received new funding from Guilford Child Development for the project “Parent and Family Engagement Training and Technical Assistance for Early Education Providers.” The abstract for this NC Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Grant… Continue reading…
