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Mission & Goals
The Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) program is an initiative of the US Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Office of University Partnerships (OUP) that is
designed to help colleges and universities develop and sustain effective partnerships for
rebuilding community.
 SPRING the Southwestern PA Regional Network for Growth in Service Learning, has announced its 2008 service learning mini-grants Request for Proposals for upcoming spring, summer and fall terms. Learn about about this second year of this regional service learning mini-grant opportunity.
Read the recent Pittsburgh Tribune Review article that cites Pitt’s work in Oakland: “Pitt seeks trust from community,” including a feature on John Wilds, COPC Project Manager.
Pitt COPC and other Universities testify in Harrisburg on University-Community Partnership for the PA House Urban Affairs and Local Government Committees, June 20, 2007: see press release.
New Directions Grant:
In October 2004 the University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $200,000, two-year Community Outreach Partnership Center New Directions Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of University Partnerships. This grant will deepen the work of the University's Community Outreach Partnership Center in neighborhoods surrounding the Oakland campus - Hazelwood, Central Oakland, South Oakland, West Oakland, and Oak Hill.
It will also allow the COPC to pursue three new initiatives:
1) Active Living and Youth Development,
2) Community Organizing for Public and Environmental Safety, and
3) A Neighborhood Database.
Please view our COPC New Directions video for more information on these exciting initiatives and our university-community partnerships.
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