Abstract
Christopher LaFontaine is a senior studying psychology and sociology at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has concentrated on community engagement and service learning as areas of focus for the past year. He plans to pursue a career in applied sociology and he has been involved with applied research among vulnerable populations. Christopher has worked with homeless veterans in Fort Wayne and has studied health conditions in a rural county that ranks low in health outcomes. In this article, he describes his experience with service-learning partnerships between community organizations and an institution of higher education.
Recommended Citation
LaFontaine, Christopher
(2018)
"Community Initiatives Multiply University Partnerships,"
Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement: Vol. 5
:
Iss.
1,
Article 19.
DOI: 10.5703/1288284316828
Available at:
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pjsl/vol5/iss1/19
DOI
10.5703/1288284316828
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