The ENGAGE team hosted a Community Engagement Showcase event on March 11th at the School of Social Work featuring impactful community engagement work that students, staff, and faculty are doing in partnership with community based organizations in communities. Short presentations on their community projects were featured, including a students’ efforts around criminal justice reform from a prior student and current founder of Michigan Liberation; a student project on a child-perspective in the foster process; Dr. Christina Bares’ work with Southwest Solutions around teen marijuana use and employment; efforts around immigration assistance with new African immigrants and refugees, among other social justice-focused projects. Check out the individual presentations at the link below. For more information about future showcases, or if you’re interested in having your work in communities featured at one of our showcases or virtual discussions, please contact [email protected].
Event Recordings
Student Presentations
- The Detroit Initiative - Arim Lee & Stephen Herrod
- Capacity Building with Alliance - Audrey Montgomery
- Youth Advocacy Project - Brittney Barros
- Michigan Liberation - Nicholas Buckingham
- Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide - Lauren White
- Gynecological Care within the Transgender & Nonbinary Community - Flyn Alexander & Corktown
- Q&A with STUDENT PRESENTERS
Faculty and Staff Presentations
- Improving our City: The Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission Project - Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
- SW 649: Policy Practice with Current Events - Carrie Rheingans
- UM School of Social Work Program Evaluation Group - Lisa Greco
- Welcome to the Motor City: Exploring Refugee Resettlement Among Afghan Refugees in Detroit and Beyond - Ashley Cureton & Shadin Atiyeh
- Housing Options for Older Adults Moving towards Equity in Southeastern Michigan - Beth Glover Reed
- Youth Engagement Through Cannabis Prevention & Employment Training - Cristina Bares & Southwest Solutions
Photos From the Event
