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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ci/
Community Impact (CI) at Columbia University
is an independent nonprofit organization. CI strives to serve disadvantaged
people in the Harlem, Washington Heights, and Morningside Heights
communities with high-quality programs. CI strives to advance the public good
and foster meaningful volunteer opportunities for students, faculty, and staff
of Columbia. CI
provides food, clothing, shelter, education, job training, and companionship
for residents in its surrounding communities. CI consists of a dedicated corps
of more than 900 student volunteers participating in 25 community service
programs, which serve more than 8,000 people each year. CI has partnerships
with more than 100 community organizations and agencies that do service work in
the area. Many of these organizations refer their clients to Community Impact’s
programs and work collaboratively to influence residents’ lives positively.
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