Community partners reap many benefits from collaborating with the S.O.U.L.S. Center including:

• Increased pool of volunteers
• Staff support for project coordination
• Opportunity to educate Suffolk faculty, staff, and students about community issues and to work collaboratively to address those issues
• Networking and professional development opportunities
• Support for research projects
• Assistance with advocacy and policy-related work
• Expertise and resources for community development
• Opportunity for your organization’s staff to mentor the next generation of non-profit leaders
• New funding opportunities
• Role models for pre-collegiate youth about the prospects of attending college

Adapted from The Promise of Partnerships, Scheibel, Bowley, & Jones.