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COLLABORATIVE!e University Community Collaborative prepares and supports youth and young adults to become con"dent, e#ective leaders and creates cultures that value and integrate the contributions of youth,

thereby building stronger communitites.

Annual Report 2012

UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY

Director’s Messagepg. 3Youth Leadership in Actionpgs. 4-5Taking !eir Leadership on the Roadpgs. 6-7Expanding the Network by Building Capacitypgs. 8-9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE Annual Report 20122

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Organizational Changes pg.10

Organizational Snapshot pg. 11

What Makes !is Possible pg.12

How You Can Help pg.13

his past year has been about change: name changes, logo changes, new partners, new funding sources, and new op-portunities.

A$er many years of debate and many years of hearing that our name is too long, we bit the bullet and changed it. We are now the University Community Collab-orative, but, please call us “the Collabo-rative.” It is short, easy to remember and totally captures our approach. Along with the new name, we have a new logo and are in the process of redesigning our website to be more interactive, more colorful and more useful. True to our “collaborative” spirit, we have been working with Target-ed Solutions on the logo design and Je# Frankl on the web design. Collaboratively, we will get there! !is year brought new partnerships as well. We have had the pleasure of working with wonderful sta#, students and par-ticipants from a variety of organizations and schools including: the Lenfest Center in North Philadelphia; Gratz and Pickett High Schools (both under the Mastery Charter School umbrella); Lower Mer-ion and Harriton High Schools in Lower Merion Township; APM; the Intergener-ational Center at Temple University; and LISC, among others. !ese partnerships have allowed us to expand our leadership development programming to more stu-dents and our training and technical assis-tance to a wider variety of organizations, geographical locations and content areas. We are also a co-founder of the West Al-legheny School Consortium which in-

cludes public, private and faith-based schools in North Philadelphia dedicated to sharing resources and expertise in order to improve the educational experience of the students and the professional develop-ment opportunities for the teachers. On the funding front, we were thrilled when the San Francisco based W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation selected us as one of four organizations to fund in Philadelphia. !eir support, along with that of our other funders, is critical to the work that we do with young people and with organizations. Amidst all of this change, we remain steadfast in our belief that young people can do amazing things with the right bal-ance of opportunity and support and, that the only training for leadership is leader-ship. In the next few pages you will see a sample of how our participants exercise leadership in the various programs of the Collaborative, in the larger society and in other countries. We are very proud of these young heroes. We are, as always, grateful to all of our institutional and individual supporters. Your commitment to young people and your faith in the Collaborative is the foun-dation of all our e#orts. !ank you for be-ing part of our journey. Warmly,

Barbara Ferman, Ph.D.Executive Director

Executive DirectorBarbara Ferman

Assistant DirectorMichiko Hunt

Training + TechnicalAssistance Manager

Ieshia Nelson

Media and Communications Manager

Nuala Cabral

VOICES Program Coordinator

Johannah Bennett

POWER Internship Coordinator

Sasha Wijeyeratne

College Access CoordinatorAkilah Abdul-Rahman

2012 Leaders Corps Jessica Arce

Mosi BlaylockIndia Blunt

Saeed BriscoeGary BrowneDavid Cruz

Ashley DouglasHelena EsdaileJasmine GibsonGary Henderson

Fritz LubinAdedoyin (Dee) Otolorin

Taneka PriceMa’at Saeed

Kenny Williams

2012 InternsKaitlin Borell

Colleen ConnorsAshley Douglas

Lisa DoyleJasmine GibsonAnna Hargrove

Diane IsserKathleen Jordan

Samantha Phei#erKerrin Simmons

Elliott SternLillian Wehbe

Javontae Williams

A Message from the Director

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Youth Leadership InACTION

!rough our programming, youth have the opportunity to address issues that impact their lives, their schools and their communities. Using work-

shops, community presentations and, of course, "lm, young people are setting an example of what leadership looks like in practice.

TOP: The POPPYN Crew received the Community Impact Award from PhillyCAM for their coverage of youth engaged in positive activities in Philadelphia. POPPYN, which airs weekly on public access TV and is available on YouTube, was created by our youth to counter the negative portrayals of youth in mainstream media.

BOTTOM: POPPYN produced four 30 minute episodes in 2012, high-lighting several young leaders in our city and exploring topics such

entrepreneurship. Their 10th ep-isode “Youth & Politics” was pro-duced during election season and screened in the Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall.

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POPPYN


Students in our Youth Action Scholars program ride the 23 bus to observe, question and analyze the spatial dis-tribution of race, class and poverty in Philadelphia. Going from one end of Germantown Avenue to the other, the 23 Bus provides a window into inequal-ity in Philadelphia and the nation.

POWER

VOICES

In 2012, VOICES participants addressed a variety of topics through video including news literacy, media entertainment,

they facilitated a dialogue with peers and family members about these issues.

POWER Interns explored issues of teen relationships and parenthood, hosting

well. The POWER Interns are staying on for a second semester with the Collabo-rative, developing a workshop to engage their peers in envisioning and building healthy teen relationships.

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YOUTH ACTION SCHOLARS


Taking Their LEADERSHIP on the roadAt the Collaborative we are committed to fostering youth leaders who can grapple with some of the most pressing issues of our times. We are always proud when these young people apply the knowledge, skills and dispositions developed at the Collaborative to other sectors of society both within Philadelphia and beyond its borders. Below are just a few examples.

GOVERNMENT Earla Joseph graduated from Temple University in 2012 and almost im-mediately went to work in the Mayor’s O%ce where she is helping the city to address college access as the College Outreach Coordinator at PhillyGoes2College.

Julia Hillengas has been working in the May-or’s O%ce for the past 2 years, "rst as a VISTA, working on issues of community and family en-gagement with the Graduation Coach Campaign. Now she is currently working to improve the quality of community engagement and access to resources as Manager of College Access Part-nerships for PhillyGoes2College, an initiative of the Mayor’s O%ce of Education.

Earl Joseph began work-ing in the Mayor’s O%ce in 2012 where he is the SERVE Philadelphia Vol-unteer Coordinator. Earl says, “I collect and pro-mote/advertise volunteer opportunities across the city. I also help individu-als and organizations "nd volunteer opportunities and teach them how to navigate our website. Last but not least I lead a team of 21 other VISTA’s across various city agencies (plan/fa-cilitate monthly meetings, coordinate information shar-ing, and resource gathering). I learned that accountability is only an issue because people are too afraid to hold oth-ers accountable.”

It’s always good to have a friend in the MAYOR’S OFFICE.

Well...we have several.

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SHOUT-OUT

EDUCATION

NON-PROFIT SECTOR INTERNATIONAL

While part of the Leaders Corps, Lynsey Grae" worked on POPPYN where she developed the media literacy com-ponent for the episodes (known as “breaking it down”). Lynsey became a teacher at KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy in July 2012. When the opportunity to teach an elective course came about, Lynsey seized upon it and de-veloped the school’s "rst media literacy class.

Taesha White began VOICES the summer before entering the 9th Grade and was a member of our Leaders Corps throughout her college years. Upon graduating from St. Joseph’s University, Taesha ac-cepted a position at !e Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation as a Clerical Skills Trainer where she trained people with mental and physical disabilities and helped them overcome life’s barrier. In December of 2012, she transitioned to the Cen-ter for the Urban Child at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children as the Administrative Assistant where she currently assists with adding positive and active health services to the youth and young adults in the hospital community.

!rough our partnership with the Experiment in International Living, we have been sending participants to a wide range of foreign countries where they’re engaged in meaning-ful cultural explorations through art based community service, language immersion and home-stays with local families. In Summer 2012, four participants won scholarships totaling $28,000 to go programs in Argentina, Costa Rica, France (and bordering Germany) & Spain.

Rasheed Davis, a junior at Park-way Northwest, is a superstar participant who was so inspired by his experience in VOICES that he ambitiously recruited nearly 20 students to our programming.

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EXPANDING the NETWORK by BUILDING CAPACITYThrough training and technical assistance and through strategic, goal-oriented partner-ships, the Collaborative builds the capacity for leadership among youth, within orga-nizations and among adult staff and mentors. Collectively, these activities expand the network of skilled, talented and passionate leaders committed to a more just society.

!e Collaborative helped to establish stu-dent governments at Pickett and Gratz High Schools. Providing training in issue identi"cation, public speaking, community mapping, and agenda setting, the Collabo-rative is continuing to support these young leaders as they tackle important issues re-lated to school climate.

Building Capacity through Mentorship!e Collaborative is working with Lower Merion High School, through its Minority Achievement Program, to build e#ective mentor-mentee relationships around aca-demic success, educational decision-mak-ing and professional networking.

Building Capacity through Student Governments

Building Capacity throughEducational Partnerships !e Collaborative joined with leaders from four education-al institutions- William Penn Charter, Logan Hope Street School, Saint James School, and Taylor Bayard School to form the West Allegheny Consortium which will share re-sources, expertise, and best practices around curriculum, teaching and professional development for sta# and stu-dents. !e Schools Collaborative is developing the web platform that will support key aspects of this work.

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As a founding member of the National Action Civics Col-laborative (NACC), we have continued to promote Action Civics as a way for youth to develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions necessary for e#ective civic and political participation. With generous funding from the McCormick Foundation, the Collaborative hosted a 2 day convening in Philadelphia that was intended to solidify the principles and practices of Action Civics while also expanding our network. !e convening was attended by 42 people from diverse con-stituencies and resulted in additional workshops at local and national conferences and a proposal for a major convening in 2014 in New York City.

Building Capacity by Tackling the Civics Challenge


Collaborative sta# are assisting faculty, sta# and teachers from West Chester State University and Motivation High School in Southwest Philadelphia in developing a partnership around me-dia literacy and production that will involve college and high school students in media projects.

Building Capacity by Building UnderstandingStudents from Mastery Lenfest and Harriton High Schools have been meeting on a bi-weekly basis to dis-cuss issues of community, identity and stereotyping.

In partnership with the Inter-generational Center at Temple University, Asociación de Puer-torriqueños en Marcha (APM), and the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), the Collab-orative implemented the Leader-ship Academy in Eastern North Philadelphia. Under the auspices of the Sustainable Communities Initiative, the Academy provided leadership training for commu-nity residents across the life span.

Building Capacity through developingNeighborhood Leaders

Ieshia Nelson, Training and Technical Assistance Manager

Building Capacity by FosteringUniversity-High School Partnerships

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ORGANIZATIONALCHANGES

On a bittersweet note, Natalia Smirnov, Media & Com-munications Manager, le$ to pursue a PhD in Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. Inspired by her media work at the Collaborative with high school and college students, Natalia decided to pursue the theoreti-cal, empirical and practical foundations of the wonder-ful work that she did here. Of course, we continue to work with Natalia on Action Civics projects.

Leana Cabral, who coordinated our POWER Intern-ship, le$ to become the Education Director at the Len-fest Center in North Philadelphia. Just up the street from Temple (sort of), the Center has become one of our newest collaborators.

Fortunately, we attracted some wonderful new sta# to the team:

Nuala Cabral, is the new Media and Communica-tions Manager. An educator and award winning "lmmaker/activist, Nuala is also Leana’s sister, so-lidifying our “family” atmosphere. Sasha Wijeyeratne is the POWER Internship Co-ordinator. Coming to us through the Philly Fellows program, Sasha has already expanded the scope and size of POWER. Akilah Abdul-Rahman, is the College Access Coor-dinator, a new position made available through the Pennsylvania Campus Compact’s VISTA program. Akilah is working with the newly formed student government associations at Gratz and Pickett High Schools, a new venture for the Collaborative.

From Le$: Nuala Cabral, Media and Communications Manager; Johannah Bennett, VOICES Program Coordinator; Michiko Hunt, Assistant Director; Barbara Ferman, Executive Director; Ieshia Nelson, Training + Technical Assistance Manager; Sasha Wijeyeratne, Power Internship Coordinator; Akilah

Abdul-Rahman, College Access Coordinator

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ORGANIZATIONALSNAPSHOT

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTE 5YOUNG LEADERS (former participants and Temple students) spent 2 weeks getting trained on facilitation and curriculum design, earning a position in UCC’s Leaders Corps.

LEADERSCORPS 17

CORPS MEMBERS facilitated and supported all of the programs and activities below, partici-pated in professional development trainings and conducted workshops for partner organizations.

VOICES(A#er-School

Program) 89PARTICIPANTS completed 110 hours of civic engagement, leader-ship and media training.

POWER INTERNSHIPHIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS & SENIORS completed over 80 hours of political edu-cation and anti-oppression training, creating PSAs and designing a community event.

60POPPYN

YOUTH NEWS

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MASTERY GRATZ & PICKETT

44COLLEGE

GRADUATESHIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATES

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ORGANIZATIONS

YOUTH (H.S. & Middle School)

ADULTS

Ten high school students participated in the POPPYN crew this year.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS received a six week leadership training for their student government.

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What Makes This POSSIBLE

REVENUESFoundations Earned Income Government Donations

75% 13% 11% 1%

PARTNERS

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc.Campaign for Non Violent SchoolsCIRCLE (Boston)Civic Mission of SchoolsEarth Force (Denver)Education WorksExperiment in International LivingGeneration Citizen (Providence, Boston and New York)Hip Hop Heritage Program, SEAMAAC!e Intergenerational Center Mikva Challenge (Chicago)North Philadelphia Arts and Culture AlliancePhillyCAMPhilly Youth CommissionPhilly Goes 2 CollegePhilly Youth Media CollaborativePenn CharterResearch For ActionYouth on Board (Boston)

SCHOOL PARTNERSBodine High School for

International A#airsFranklin Learning CenterFreire Charter SchoolGeorge Washington Carver High-School of Engineering and ScienceMarianna Bracetti Academy

High SchoolMastery Charter, Pickett CampusMastery Charter, Lenfest CampusMastery Charter, Simon Gratz High School

Mastery ShoemakerMastery Charter School, !omasParkway North West High School for Peace and Social JusticeParkway West High School!e School CollectiveLower Merion High SchoolSouth Philadelphia High SchoolYouthBuild Charter School

FUNDERSFOUNDATIONS

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback FoundationKinder Morgan FoundationLocal Initiatives Support

Corporation (LISC)McCormick FoundationPatricia Kind FoundationPew Charitable Trusts (Pew Fund)Philadelphia Foundation (Fund for Children)W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone FoundationWilliam Penn Foundation

GOVERNMENTCorporation for National

and Community Service (through Drexel University and PHENND)

Mayor’s O"ce, Philly Goes to College

INDIVIDUALSCarolyn AdamsRobert AikenAnn-Marie AndersonCecil and Fairley BakerMichael and Elaine BroidaLeonard CaldwellMitzi & Richard ConnersRobin JonesZeb and Nancy KendrickRobert KersteinAmy LandesmanMichael and Marlene LandesmanBernard Mennis and Barbara FermanKatherine MooreGary Mucciaroni and David

SilvermanSusan MudambiMasaru Nakawatase and Jean HuntJe#rey RudnickEllen SolmsSheri StahlerBenedict Stavis and Marjatta LyyraAndrea SwannDesmond and Wendy !ompsonGeorge Von ShavenDeborah WagnerSkip WeinerCatherine and Christopher

Wolfgang

EXPENSESSalaries and Bene$ts for Program Sta"

Program Supplies & Equipment

AdministrativeCosts

70%19%11%

Philadelphia Youth Network

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How YOU Can HelpDONATE HIRE US VOLUNTEER

!e Collaborative is support-ed primarily by foundation grants and individual dona-tions. We need your help in order to continue this work.

Here’s how you can donate:

Send cash or check as a tax deductable donation directlyto the Collaborative:

University Community Collaborative 4th Floor Gladfelter HallTemple University1115 Pollet WalkPhiladelphia, PA 19122

!e Collaborative provides fee-for-service trainings, tech-nical assistance and organiza-tional consultation in thefollowing areas:

Youth-Adult PartnershipsYouth Leadership Youth CouncilsYouth PhilanthropyYouth MediaProject-based LearningYouth Worker TrainingYouth MentorshipYouth Civic EngagementProgram Planning and

Curricula DevelopmentCommunity Building

StrategiesIn addition, the Collaborative’s youth media team, V-Media, can produce custom promo-tional videos and PSAs for your organization or issue.

!e Collaborative needs tal-ented and dedicated youth and adults to help further our mission to build stronger communities.

YOUTH AND COLLEGE STUDENTS:

Join one of our youth programs and develop leadership skills

Help promote the Collab-orative’s opportunities in your school and

communityArrange a youth-led

workshop at your school or organization

Intern with the Collabora-tive as a youth mentor

ADULTS:Host a fundraising party

at your house or workplace

Volunteer your expertise in marketing, fundraising or public relations to pro-mote the Collaborative’s work

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!e only TRAINING for LEADERSHIP isLEADERSHIP

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1115 Polett WalkPhiladelphia, PA 19122

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