| Description: | On UB Community Day hundreds of UB students volunteer in various locations throughout Western New York, working on projects with community residents to improve the overall appearance of neighborhoods. In the spring, students have gardened, cleaned up litter, weeded and beautified plots throughout the Fruit Belt, South Campus and various neighborhood streets. In the fall, students have assisted with organizing elderly homes, tidying donation centers, renovating with Habitat for Humanity, hanging holiday lights and planting trees. Occurs twice per academic year: spring and fall. Additional locations: Downtown Campus; South Campus; Fruit Belt |
| Project/Activity Leader(s): | Linwood Roberts, Director |
| Unit: | Government and Community Relations |
| Department: | Community Relations |
| City: | Buffalo |
| State: | NY |
| External Funding: | No |
| Start Date: | 2010 |
| End Date: | active |
| Internal Partners: | Student Association; Undergraduate Academies; University Honors College |
| External Partners: | Back to Basics Ministry; Bailey Avenue Business Association (BABA); Bob Lanier Center; Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC); Cambridge Community Garden; Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO); Habitat for Humanity Buffalo; Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes; Macedonia Baptist Church; Minnesota Avenue Block Club; NEERV Development; New Testament Revival Cathedral; Orchard Community Initiative (OCI); Project Feed Community Garden; St. John Baptist Church; Stop the Violence Coalition; University District Block Club Coalition (UDBCC); University Heights Collaborative (UHC); University Heights Tool Library (UHTL); Utica Heights Block Club; West Side Neighborhood Housing Services (WSNHS) |
| Are UB students involved? | No |
