City of Pasadena 2011 Homeless Count Completed
Urban Initiatives served as consultant to the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Housing and Homeless network. Through its Office for Urban Initiatives at Fuller Theological Seminary, nearly 100 volunteers including students and members of the local community were recruited to complete the count. Click here for a copy of the City of Pasadena 2011 Homeless Count: Preliminary Report. A homeless survey was also completed and the findings will be made available next week in a final report.
Fuller Theological Seminary's Office for Urban Initiatives was featured in an article in the Pasadena Star-News, "Pasadena Volunteers Fan Out to Count City's Homeless," by staff writer Adolfo Flores. Read More... |
Pasadena Area Congregations Name Joe Colletti as "Person of the Year"
The Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Congregations (ECPAC) honored Joe Colletti, Executive Director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Office for Urban Initiatives, as "Person of the Year" at their annual banquet in February. ECPAC, which facilitates religious and community partnerships to serve those in need, recognized Dr. Colletti's accomplishments through the years concerning affordable housing, homelessness, and economic development for low income households. Colletti received additional certificates of recognition from the Office of U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, California State Senate, California State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, Los Angeles Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Mayor Bill Bogaard and the City of Pasadena, and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
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Other Activities in Progress:
Urban Initiatives is serving as a consultant for other community-based activities which include:
The Haiti Development Initiative is a project of the Office for Urban Initiatives at Fuller Theological Seminary under the leadership of consultant Claude Alexandre who is an accomplished executive with years of local, national, and international experience in community and economic development.
Mr. Alexandre has initiated several partnerships between U.S. institutions and Haitian institutions over the years. Recently, he has initiated a partnership between Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology and the Faculty of Human Sciences at the State University of Haiti to create a Center for Research and Psychosocial Interventions that will further support the psycho-social needs of the Haitian community as a result of the recent earthquake and other physical disasters. For more information click here.
Human Trafficking in Southern California which is a joint effort with Oasis USA, the Western U.S. Office for Stop the Traffik and the Office for Urban Initiatives at Fuller Theological Seminary. Through this partnership, a survey will be completed that will describe the needs of women and men who have been trafficked into Southern California from Asian countries.
The Merced County 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness which is a strategy for the Merced County Association of Governments which is an association of city and county governments with members who meet to solve local regional problems including homelessness. For more information visit www.mc10yearplan.com. |
Community-Based and Faith-Based Institutes
Urban Initiatives has established several community-based and faith-based institutes that provide a wide-range of community research, education, evaluation, and development activities that include the following:
Institute for Community Psychology studies, designs, and implements assessments, policies, and programs that help community institutions and systems of care improve the quality of life of local neighborhoods. Activities have focused upon domestic violence, health care, homelessness, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment.
Institute for Transnational Research and Development is dedicated to the transformation of communities by engaging members in reflection and action that is based firmly in their contexts. ITRD understands the inter-connectivity of communities across national borders, thereby working to strengthen their natural networks and flows.
Institute for Vital Economic and Neighborhood Development facilitates neighborhood economic revitalization by creating viable employment and income generating opportunities through the development of successful worker-owned, small business enterprises.
Office for Urban Initiatives. In addition, Urban Initiatives has established the Office for Urban Initiatives in partnership with Fuller Theological Seminary which is located on the seminary campus. It provides opportunities for students and others from various educational institutions and other community organizations to strengthen their understanding of urban issues through collaborative research and community service.
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Urban Initiatives (formerly known as the Institute for Urban Research and Development)
responds to the economic, housing, and social needs of neighborhoods, cities, and counties from
local, regional,
national, international, and faith-based perspectives through program development and community-based research. Such activities has focused on affordable housing, business development and education for micro-businesses, fair housing, health care, homelessness, human trafficking, migrant farming, and street vending. |
For information contact
Joe Colletti, PhD
Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753
Sofia Herrera, PhD Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753 sofiaherrera@urban-initiatives.org
Andrew Wright
Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753
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