Humber College Community Partnership Fund Now Accepting Application
Expand Your Community Partnerships!

Humber College Schools/Departments are invited to develop and submit proposals for innovative and engaging initiatives/events with local community non-profit organizations. This funding opportunity supports projects delivered in the Winter, Summer and Fall semesters. In this round of funding the HCCP Fund selection panel will also consider proposals for small demonstration projects and events.

Projects/events funded through this initiative provide the opportunity for academic schools and administrative departments to further cultivate relationships with partners and stakeholders – bringing the community to Humber and taking Humber into the community in support of Humber’s new Strategic plan.

The priority of these initiatives is to enhance the lives of local children, youth, Aboriginal peoples, newcomers and other groups who would benefit from projects/events in ways that enrich learning and increase exposure and access to post-secondary educational possibilities.  These might include pathways into education, training and/or employment and/or build organizational capacity of community agencies who share this same focus.

Community Development is a core piece of the projects/events supported by this fund and is the process of helping communities build on their strengths to support individuals towards their full potential.  These projects will work in partnership with local people and organizations to meet identified needs.   Some guiding principles to consider: keep projects simple and involve as many community people as possible in all planning from the start.

Having Humber students participate in projects is also welcome, as long as their involvement is an opportunity to deepen and apply theoretical knowledge but is not tied to receiving grades for their role. Some examples include: being involved as a mentor, in a volunteer or a paid capacity.

Submissions due:  Friday, November 14, 2014 by 5:00 p.m.
E-mail: lynn.vanlieshout@humber.ca to receive funding application and guidelines
E-mail: sabra.desai@humber.ca  to discuss possible funding ideas, links to community partners and to refine concepts.