Community Partners

As part of the capstone experience, students connecting with people and organizations who are already doing social justice work in their communities. Students benefit by learning firsthand about opportunities for civic engagement, the needs of organizations, and the ethics of working with communities. In DESJ 297: From Inquiry to Civic Action, classes typically collaborate on a service activity or project with a campus or community partner and reflect on connections to the class curriculum. In addition, course instructors support students in matching with a community partner with share interests. From there, students may collaborate with those organizations to determine how they can make a meaningful, specific contribution to the organization or community that reflects what they have learned in the DESJ program. Representatives from community partner organizations have also come to capstone classes and events to present or give insight into their organizations' work.

• Everett Boys & Girls Club

• Center for Human Service

• Connect Casino Road

• Community Foundation of Snohomish County

• Everett Mayor's Office

• Everett Police Department

• Racial Restrictive Covenants Project

• Marysville Food Bank

• Mukilteo School District DEI Office

• Teen Network

• Communities for Our Colleges

• The Purple Group at University of Washington

• Everett Community College offices and departments: Bridges Center, Emergency Services, Transitional Studies, Student LIFE, EvCC Food Pantry

See also More Project Ideas! for ideas of what students might actually do if partnered with one of these groups.

Is your organization interested in working with DESJ students?

 Please connect with  Christina Sampson (csampson@everettcc.edu) orPhebe Shen (pshen@everettcc.edu)!