Community Leaders
Community Leaders
CSJ is a support organization for students and faculty at Georgetown University interested in supporting social change. We want our students to see that social justice can be addressed in a number of ways, including community organizing, policy research and direct service. We also want to be a resource for the university and community alike.
Vision
Our goal is to engage these individuals in diverse activities that with community organizations. We support the development of relationships with communities rather than piecemeal activities.
Current FOCI
Social Issues
Although our programs investigate a number of issues, CSJ is currently prioritizing projects that address the important issues of affordable housing and improving educational success in Washington, D.C. Specific projects include the following:
- Dr. Sam Marullo works with the Carver Terrace community on a project to move current renters into being future owners. He also leads work with churches who want to build affordable housing or social services sites.
- Staff at CSJ are part of Georgetown University’s Ward 7 Initiative in which we are coordinating our education outreach activities in Ward 7.
- Dr. Jennifer Woolard is leading an evaluation of the City Lights Public Charter School.
Resources
In addition to matching students with community organizations, we also develop resources that help students and community members the community and how to build a partnership. The resources available online include the following:
- Brochures: We have developed brochures that consolidate social statistics for each ward in D.C.;
- Student research projects are available online to be used by individuals interested in a variety of topics
- Student and faculty community-based learning handbooks are available to assist individuals and organizations in developing community-university collaborative projects.
Click below to access our online resources.
How to get involved
Click below to post Volunteer Opportunities
Click below if you would like to propose a research project
