Community-Building Programs
True to our Catholic and Marianist initiatives, the Fitz Center
for Leadership in Community has become one of the key brokers
for University of Dayton students and faculty seeking service
learning opportunities. Like several other offices at UD, we're
committed to building partnerships - to benefit the Dayton
community while adding to the UD experience of learning through
service. Find opportunities for you to learn, lead and serve.
CityLinks Neighborhood Leadership Conference
This initiative features workshops that bring Dayton and Montgomery County citizens together to learn from national speakers and from one another ways to revitalize neighborhoods and nurture leadership at its roots. Vision, perseverance, and sweat are fitting descriptions of the requirements of leading community-based organizations in community building and development strategies.
More >>Earned Income Tax Credit Promotion
This federally-funded tax benefit helps low-income workers increase their financial stability.
More >>Genesis Project
This project builds on neighborhood assets and ideas to allow realization of a vision of rebirth.
More >>Neighborhood Asset Mapping
This technique allows for the enhancement of community resources that may have been previously unexplored.
More >>Neighborhood Asset Mapping
This technique allows for the enhancement of community resources that may have been previously unexplored.
More >>Neighborhood School Centers
This program relies on community partnerships to create numerous benefits for local public schools
More >>Predatory Lending Alternative
Fitz Center and School of Business Administration created a partnership with credit union executives to address the growing problem of people falling into debt due in part to payday loans.
More >>River Stewards
This program is a three-year civic engagement initiative for undergraduate students. River Stewards lead other UD students to the river through recreation, scholarship and awareness.
More >>Rubicon House
Rubicon House is a community development initiative to revitalize the Rubicon Park district adjacent to the University of Dayton.
More >>West Side Market Study
The Fitz Center partnered with the School of Business to assess the commercial needs of the West Dayton area.
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