Realizing the Potential of Community-University Partnerships.

The article discusses the potentiality of community and university partnership in bringing growth and development both in the community and its residents. It is expected that universities across the nation contribute to their neighboring communities through college students volunteering in neighboring schools, faculty conducting research activities to support local evaluation efforts and launching community-development initiatives. Community youth-development strategies can enhance the power of youth to affect community development and at the same time engage communities to embrace their role in the development of youth. In order to support their development, programs and systems must be well coordinated and relevant to the local context.