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Urban Community Partnership Initiative

The Urban Community Partnership Initiative (UCPI) is a new initiative of the College of Health and Human Development at the Pennsylvania State University. The initiative will take place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg area was selected for its unique geographic and demographic characteristics, its proximity to University Park, and the wide variety of opportunities for our students to engage with its diverse neighborhoods, many state agencies and local human service/social service agencies.

The College of Health and Human Development has already had a major presence in the Harrisburg community through its Prevention Research Center and the Capital Area Early Childhood Training Institute. Both the Prevention Research Center and the Capital Area Early Childhood Training Institute have long standing commitments to the local school district as well as to the early care and education community in Harrisburg.