Dr. Sharon L. Anderson This is Me

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1. 1. WMU News

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   Published on: 3/25/2002   Last Visited: 3/25/2002

   An award for $337,429 from the Michigan Department of Community Health to Dr. Sharon L. Anderson, director of the Center for Community Asset Building, to improve the educational achievement levels of students attending Benton Harbor (Mich.) Area Schools;

2. 2. WMU News

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   Published on: 6/1/2001   Last Visited: 8/4/2001

   An award for $503 , 100 from the Michigan Department of Community Health to Dr. Sharon Anderson , director of the Center for Community Asset Building , and Alise Saul , project director at the Center for Community Asset Building , will be used to work with the Benton Harbor Boys and Girls Club to improve educational achievement and high school completion rates in Benton Harbor schools. In addition , Anderson and Dr. Osama Abudayyah , assistant professor of construction engineering , materials engineering and industrial design , received a previously announced $399 , 996 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish and operate a Community Outreach Partnership office in Benton Harbor.

3. 3. WMU News

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   Published on: 5/9/2001   Last Visited: 8/7/2001

   In 1999 , the University participated in an economic summit in Benton Harbor , which involved a variety of community leaders and representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and HUD , says Sharon L. Anderson , director of the Center for Community Asset Building. It was determined that our center would focus its community outreach efforts on Benton Harbor , working on a number of initiatives over a period of years. The COPC project is one part of a holistic strategy for the city of Benton Harbor..
   
   WMU faculty and staff members from a variety of disciplines are involved in the three-pronged project funded by the grant. Project components include :.
   
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   According to Anderson , because of high staff turnover in the office it has often been difficult for staff members to track projects and grants. The system is expected to be implemented late this spring.
   
   Indigenous Capacity Building. This component is the most complex , Anderson says. A multifaceted needs assessment recently completed by three WMU faculty members and one CCAB staff member indicated that many of the resources people identified as needed to build strong families were already available in the community--people just didn't know where to find them. The indigenous capacity building effort will focus on connecting people with local services , along with creating a few new programs to fill in obvious gaps. Plans include : a 211 information and referral line being developed in conjunction with the local United Way ; parenting education and health screening programs ; youth development ; family literacy ; and an effort to transform an area food pantry into a family pantry that carries non-food items for emergency needs.
   
   This program is an excellent example of the way WMU partners with agencies and community members to improve the quality of life in Southwest Michigan , says Anderson , who received a Building Better Communities Award last year from former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo.