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Keller, Abiola O.; Vuyk, Amy; Knox, Joshua – Metropolitan Universities, 2019
Low health literacy disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority communities and lower-income socioeconomic groups. To address this critical determinant of health inequity, two nonprofit organizations, Repairers of the Breach, a day shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness, and Bread of Healing a neighborhood-based clinic serving…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Knowledge Level, Homeless People, African Americans
Haviland, Sara B.; Robbins, Steven; Belur, Vinetha; Cherfrere, Gernissia; Klieger, David – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
Employers report struggles to find work-ready candidates who possess a desired combination of job-specific technical, general math and reading, and social and behavioral skills. Community colleges are ideally situated to address these shortages, delivering a trained local labor force and often collaborating directly with employers and regional…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Job Skills, Soft Skills, Skill Development