The York University-TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC) supports the University’s commitment to build a more engaged university by facilitating mutually-beneficial collaborations between York University and the Black Creek community. Since its opening, the CEC has realized this mandate by enabling community-based research projects, pathways into postsecondary education, and partnerships between the University and neighboring organizations in Black Creek:
Take Your Kids to Work Day with youth from Jane Finch
Annual Walk with Excellence, celebrating students graduating from high schools in Jane Finch and signifying their journey to post-secondary education; one incoming York student from each of the five participating high schools will also receive a bursary | Bursary Link →
Creation of the Jane Finch Student Orientation, now part of the larger Black Creek First Year Network →
Connect the Dots Conference — 2013. Read the conference report here →
Creation of the Jane Finch Community Research Partnership program (2016)
Catalyst Grants: since 2014, CEC has offered start-up funding for collaborative projects between York University and the Black Creek community
Readers to Leaders program (R2L) to promote literacy skills among high school students in Jane Finch
ACE (Advanced Credit Experience) program in collaboration with the Faculty of Education.
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