Community Engagement

The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is Penn’s central administrative office for community partnership programs with local schools, nonprofits, and other community-based organizations, particularly through academically based community service (ABCS) courses, community engaged scholarship, and academic internships.

 

Civic House is Penn’s hub for civic engagement, centering community organizations and social justice education, promoting mutually beneficial collaborations between Penn and Philadelphia community nonprofit organizations. Through social justice education, trainings and workshops, Civic House prepares students for responsible community engagement and empowers them to become advocates for social change.