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Cultivating Inclusivity: Red Tomato Farm and Howard Rosen’s Vision for an Empowering Workplace

Learn more about the important work that Howard Rosen is doing at the Red Tomato Farm & Inn, and how you can get involved with both the Red Tomato Farm & Inn and the Center for Civic Learning & Action.
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“If you want to be an active citizen, you can start now by being an active student; if you try to bring a change locally, that could help bring a change nationally.”

Learn more about Dickinson Votes, how you can get involved, and the role of the Voter Engagement Coordinators who work at the Center for Civic Learning & Action.
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Bringing Global Stories Home: Andy Bale’s Community-Engaged Photography

Learn more about Andy Bale’s Community-Engaged Photography project, “Arrivals: What’s Left Behind, What Lies Ahead,” and how it supports civic learning along with college-community engagement that benefits the public good. This project was made possible through CCLA’s Civic Engagement Fund that is open to faculty and staff at Dickinson College.
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What Does it Mean to Make a Difference? A Service Trip Experience

Learn more about CCLA’s Service Trips and why Sarah Do ’24 and Amiya Marbles ’26 chose to go on a service trip last year and why they applied to work for CCLA as the Service Programs Coordinators this year.
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CCLA’s Days of Service Program

Learn more about Sariah Franklin’s ’25 involvement with the Center for Civic Learning & Action, and why she values civic engagement.
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The Cumberland County Reentry Coalition: A Community-Engaged Strategic Planning Process

Dickinson College’s CCLA has been working with county and community members to create a coalition to assist those individuals who are returning to the community from incarceration. To learn more about the forming of the Cumberland County Reentry Coalition, please click on “Read More” below.
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The mission of the Center for Civic Learning & Action (CCLA) is to develop ethical civic leaders who collaborate in the pursuit of just and resilient communities.

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Anti-Racist Community Engagement Book Discussion Group for Faculty, Staff, & Community Partners - Thursday, September 26, 9:00-10:15 a.m., RSVP Required (also meeting 10/17, 11/14, & 12/12 at the same time)
Day of Service: Clean-up & Painting with St. Paul Lutheran Church's Emergency Shelter – Saturday, November 16, 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM, Meet at CCLA (255 W. Louther Street, Behind Old West)
Apply to be a Service Trip Leader! Applications are due Friday, November 1st by 11:59 PM
- Learn more about upcoming Service Trips here!
Spring Break Service Trip application! Applications are due Sunday, November 17 at 11:59 PM
- Affordable Housing with Habitat for Humanity, Johns Island, SC
- Community History and Urban Agriculture with Highland Support Project, Richmond, VA
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Cultivating Inclusivity: Red Tomato Farm and Howard Rosen’s Vision for an Empowering Workplace

“If you want to be an active citizen, you can start now by being an active student; if you try to bring a change locally, that could help bring a change nationally.”

Bringing Global Stories Home: Andy Bale’s Community-Engaged Photography

What Does it Mean to Make a Difference? A Service Trip Experience

CCLA’s Days of Service Program

The Cumberland County Reentry Coalition: A Community-Engaged Strategic Planning Process

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