Aliados
Universities, foundations, public institutions and neighborhood organizations that work alongside CCATE. Most of these partnerships began with one person walking through the door and asking how to help.
Colaboraciones destacadasFeatured partnerships
A partner since 2012 and, since 2022, co-host of an intergenerational research-practice partnership with the Graduate School of Education, the School of Social Policy and Practice, and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies. Penn students mentor here every week; Penn cited this partnership in the application that earned its 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Read about the research
Faculty from the Department of Geography and the Environment and the College of Nursing co-lead the Veritas Project with CCATE’s Environmental Justice Research Circle, studying lead exposure in Norristown. Villanova nursing students take part in Health Weeks. The Veritas Project
CHOP educators teach first aid at summer camp and take part in Health Weeks; the hospital has supported the summer program directly. The Health Circle
Co-host of exhibitions at the Mexican Cultural Center and a participant in CCATE’s community assemblies. The Consulate presented CCATE with the Ohtli Award in 2018. Awards
Todos nuestros aliadosAll partners
Universities & Colleges
Foundations & Funders
Government, Schools & Institutions
- Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Municipality of Norristown
Community & Neighborhood Partners
- Literacy Council of Norristown
- Carver Community Center
- Norristown Area CARES
“Todo el conocimiento del mundo, desde todos y para todos.”
All the knowledge of the world, from everyone and for everyone.
Partnership at CCATE runs both ways. University students who come to mentor leave having learned research methods from community researchers; the institutions on this page cite this work in their own publications and applications. We are not a site where others do their outreach.
¿Quiere colaborar?Want to work with us?
We welcome organizations and institutions interested in community-led work — and individuals who want to teach, mentor or volunteer an afternoon.
¡Viva la comunidad!