P.A.C.T. - Partners Achieving Community Transformation

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2014-05-01

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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement

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PACT is a non-profit partnership comprised of The Ohio State University, City of Columbus and Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority. PACT's vision is to create a financially and environmentally sustainable, healthy community where residents can have access to safe and affordable housing, quality healthcare and education, and employment opportunities on the Near East Side of Columbus.

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IMPACT. 1: To promote a culturally and economically diverse, healthy community by providing education, job training, and employment opportunities. -- 2. To be a catalyst for continuing and expanding redevelopment efforts in the surrounding area — while including stakeholders in major decisions throughout the redevelopment process — and to promote and protect commercial and retail development within the defined geography. -- 3. To provide recreational opportunities for children and families.
OSU PARTNERS: AAAS Community Extension Center; College of Medicine; College of Nursing; College of Social Work; Office of Government Affairs; Office of Outreach and Engagement; Office of Student Life; Todd A. Bell National Resource Center; Wexner Medical Center
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: City of Columbus; Columbus Metropolitan; Housing Authority; Near East Side Stakeholders; Purpose Built Communities
PRIMARY CONTACT: Trudy Bartley (tbartley@eastpact.org)

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Engaged Scholars, v. 2 (2014).

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/85127

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Engaged Scholars: Volume 2 (2014)