Community Organization

The Community Organization Learning Community is an initiative to reaffirm community organization as an area of excellence in the University of Michigan School of Social Work. The work of this community will:

strengthen student learning
involve faculty members in research and teaching
develop campus-community partnerships
advance community organization as a field of practice and subject of study in graduate education

The program develops skills to:

Organize groups for social action
Plan programs at the local level
Develop community-based services
Involve people in decisions that affect their lives

The program - is the oldest and largest of its kind - prepares students from diverse backgrounds, and incorporates issues related to class, race, ethnicity, gender, age, and cultural differences