What: Grant awarded to East Side Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)

Who: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), Macalester College, Metropolitan State University

Contact: Mike Greco, Communications Coordinator, CURA, 612-625-7501, curaweb@umn.edu; Kris Nelson, COPC Director, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, 612-625-1020 or nelso193@umn.edu

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (9/28/2001) -- The East Side Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) was recently awarded a $149,000 New Directions grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The East Side COPC is a cooperative program of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), Macalester College, and Metropolitan State University that supports collaborative community projects between higher education students, faculty, and staff and various community organizations on St. Paul’s East Side. Funded by HUD, the national COPC program is designed to involve colleges and universities in local community development efforts. The New Directions grant will be used to train new organizational staff and community leaders, support affordable housing efforts, develop plans for Latino and American Indian cultural centers, establish a community health clinic and outreach campaign, and support after-school programs for local children.

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