Category Archives: Centers and Institutes

I’m excited to start as the director for the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management. My vision for the center is to expand on our partnerships with local, national, and international nonprofit and public organizations to build on our internationally recognized research and develop research-practice partnerships to solve social problems.

Once a dropout factory, Evans High School in Orlando has become a model for how to turn around poor-performing schools across the state.

Through Community Partnership Schools, food pantries and other nutritional services are a crucial part of efforts to combat food insecurity and ensure K–12 student success.

Keystone Heights Junior-Senior High is the latest school to join forces with a notable University of Central Florida program that will assist students with medical needs, counseling and academics.

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced a notice inviting applications for the Full-Service Community Schools Program to provide high-quality academic, integrated health and social service, and engagement support for all students.

Sad but true: Poverty is a reality far too many families face.

Not far from bustling downtown Tampa and just west of University of South Florida, there is a transformative movement happening — one that is changing lives, strengthening families and rarely getting the attention it deserves.

Another money bomb has fallen from the bank account of MacKenzie Scott, this time a large donation to support a group that provides services inside schools for at-risk students, aimed at helping them thrive and graduate.

United Way of St. Lucie & Okeechobee has been awarded $75,000 from the University of Central Florida to establish St. Lucie County’s first Community Partnership School at White City Elementary.

OCPS ACE is one of 26 schools involved with the UCF Community Schools Program, which is truly a gem for local students.