Partnerships between schools and service programs can yield excellent results when implemented with the needs of the school in mind and with buy-in among teachers and staff. In the long run, these collaborations serve to enhance the success of students and educators, as well as the larger community. Following are some of our most relevant resources related to this topic.

• Collaborating with Schools: A Guide for Community-Based Organizations
• LEARNS: Understanding School Culture: Exploring Perspectives
• An Approach to Community University Partnerships: Discoveries on the Road to America's Promise
• School-Community Partnerships Bibliography - Print and Online Resources

Online Courses

• Leveraging Partnerships for Community Impact
• Engaging College Students as Volunteer Leaders

Effective Practices

• Developing service-learning and community partnerships
• Developing partnerships with schools
• Building school/university service-learning collaborations and strong projects
• Enhancing undergraduate service-learning through community partnerships

Lending Library

• Sustaining School and Community Efforts To Enhance Outcomes For Children and Youth: A Guidebook and Toolkit (Revised)
• School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action
• Working Together: From School-Based Collaborative Teams to School-Community-Higher Education Connections: An Introductory Packet

Related Websites

• Community Schools: Partnerships for Excellence
• School-Family-Community Partnerships Team