{"id":1890,"date":"2015-12-15T16:39:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/commfirst\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2018-03-08T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:34:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About CFICE<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Key-Abbreviations-About-PAge.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Key-Abbreviations-About-PAge-e1499275504381.png\" alt=\"Image outlining key CFICE abbreviations: CBOs = Community Based Organizations; CCE = Community-Campus Engagement; CCPs = Community-campus partnerships; CES = Community Environmental Sustainability; CFS = Community Food Security; PR = Poverty Reduction; VAW = Violence Against Women\" width=\"307\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Key-Abbreviations-About-PAge-e1499275504381.png 307w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Key-Abbreviations-About-PAge-e1499275504381-160x118.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Key-Abbreviations-About-PAge-e1499275504381-240x177.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a>Community-First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) is a seven-year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca\/home-accueil-eng.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSHRC<\/a>-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cu-glossary\/action-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">action research<\/a>\u00a0project. The goal of CFICE&#8217;s research is to strengthen Canadian communities by answering the question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>How can <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cu-glossary\/community-campus-partnerships-ccp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community-campus partnerships<\/a> be designed and implemented to maximize the value created for non-profit, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cu-glossary\/community-based-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community-based organizations<\/a>?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Project work is divided into two project phases:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cross-sector-work\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2.png\" alt=\"The 2 Phases of the project: Phase I: Sector-Specific Work\u00a0(years 1-4, 2012-2015), which is about gathering the research, and Phase II: Cross-Sector Work\u00a0(years 5-7, 2016-2019), which is about applying the research for positive change.\" width=\"744\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2.png 744w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2-160x49.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2-240x74.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/GatherResearch2-360x111.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Through both <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/sector-specific-work\/\">Phase I<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cross-sector-work\/\">Phase II<\/a>, the project seeks to achieve the following outcomes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Strengthen<\/strong> public policies and programs in critical areas (PR, CFS, CES, and VAW)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhance<\/strong>\u00a0non-profit community-based organizations&#8217; (CBOs&#8217;) abilities to form community-campus partnerships that achieve mutual goals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage <\/strong>universities and colleges to adopt<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a community first attitude when partnering with CBOs<\/li>\n<li><b>Create<\/b> more effective and long-lasting partnership opportunities through\u00a0government and foundation support<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support\u00a0<\/strong>pan-Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/cu-glossary\/community-campus-engagement-cce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community-campus engagement<\/a> (CCE) networks<\/li>\n<li><b>Recruit<\/b> multi-generational leaders who can design and implement more effective CCE<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>CFICE is co-directed by Carleton University and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityservicelearning.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Alliance for Community-Service Learning<\/a>. The project operates under the guidance of a <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/about\/committees\/steering-committee\/\">Steering Committee<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/about\/committees\/program-committee\/\">Program Committee<\/a>, and with the support of a Secretariat housed at the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/3ci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Centre for Community Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6145\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure.png\" alt=\"A diagram illustrating the organizational structure of the CFICE project.\" width=\"983\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure.png 983w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure-240x179.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure-400x299.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Org-Structure-360x269.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find out more about us, read through our midterm report!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFICE-Midterm-Report-Narrative_FINAL1_ForWEB_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3264\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report-400x514.jpg\" alt=\"Cover page of the CFICE Midterm Review Report for SSHRC depicting the CFICE logo and title.\" width=\"400\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report-400x514.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report-160x205.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report-240x308.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report-360x462.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midterm-report.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About CFICE Community-First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) is a seven-year SSHRC-funded action research\u00a0project. 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