The Community Practice Lab (CPL) engaged in a wide variety of academic and community events, workshops, trainings, and presentations in spring semester 2024.
Multiple sessions presented at 2024 Carolina Engagement Week听
The CPL team contributed multiple sessions to Carolina Engagement Week 2024 in collaboration with our community partners, including:听
- Weaving and Casting a NET for Organizational Development听
- Community Collaboration for an Age-Friendly Orange County听
- Let鈥檚 Walk! Engaging Community Members in Walk Audits to Create Safer and More Accessible Communities听
- Aging in Community: Honoring the Vision for Elder Care in the Northside Community听
- IDEAL Communities: HOPE NC鈥檚 Collective Impact Approach to Creating Inclusive Housing in North Carolina听
Learn more about the CPL鈥檚 Carolina Engagement Week 2024 sessions.听
Presentation at Habitat for Humanity International Conference听
CPL Community Program Specialist Kevin Giff presented alongside Laine Staton, vice president of homeowner services for , at Habitat for Humanity International鈥檚 biannual conference in Atlanta in March. Their presentation was titled 鈥�Integrating Community Development and Engagement into the DNA of Your Affiliate.鈥� The presentation shared insights on community engagement process that CPL and Habitat Orange have been developing. Kevin and Laine also discussed actions that other affiliates can take to improve or expand community engagement in organizational practices. The conference hosted Habitat affiliates from around the world to learn, collaborate, and exchange best practices.听听
HOPE NC鈥檚 IDEAL Communities initiative entered Year 3听
CPL partners with to support the IDEAL Communities initiative. IDEAL Communities aims to create communities where people with disabilities and older adults can thrive. In 2022, HOPE launched the IDEAL Communities initiative to bring together a diverse group of partners and self-advocates to advocate for more inclusive, safe, affordable housing opportunities in the Triangle. HOPE is making huge progress towards achieving these goals, including supporting the integration of 10 inclusive apartments in Grosvenor Gardens, a historic apartment community in downtown Raleigh. As the CPL prepares to support HOPE in the third year of IDEAL Communities, we鈥檙e excited to further test the model, expand the initiative鈥檚 reach, and support advocacy for more inclusive housing opportunities.听
Presentation at Southeast AHEC Geriatric Conference on Healthy Aging听
CPL Primary Lead Dr. Ryan Lavalley presented at the 3rd Annual South East Geriatric Conference on Healthy Aging on April 1. Lavalley鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淧romoting Dignity in the Aging Client,鈥� shared best practices for dignity and optimism with older adult care. Hosted by the N.C. Southeast Area Health Education Center, the South East Geriatric Conference on Healthy Aging offers continuing education for public health workers and community practitioners. The 2024 conference focused on how best to deliver advanced, best practice care to the aged client while promoting safety and dignity.听
Community Engagement Team support of听Fairview community initiatives听
The CPL Community Engagement Team continued working with the Fairview Community Watch throughout the spring semester. Kevin and CPL Community Engagement Fellow Sayoko Kawabata consistently participated in small but important community happenings such as trash pick-up, a community garden celebration, workshops, and intensive meetings. One highlight was Fairview鈥檚 environmental workshops, sponsored by and other partners, in which the CPL supported Fairview youth in advocating for environmental issues important to them.听
CPL Team Around Town
