Students work in groups of two to four and connect with a designated staff person from your agency to develop and/or carry out a contained project based on the mandate of your organization. The students will conduct a needs/capacity assessment to identify or confirm the project focus and collaborate with you to clarify the purpose, goals and strategies of the project. To do this, students are required to understand the mandate of your group or agency, the population you serve, and the intended project outcome. They are asked to identify characteristics of working in partnership, their role within the partnerships, and to describe project outcomes.

Students will also develop project evaluation criteria. In the past students have conducted need and capacity assessments by applying a specifically developed assessment tool or organizing focus groups. They have worked with others to develop policy, information brochures, set-up small programs, or to develop and deliver presentations. In general, we have received positive feedback from our partners about our students.