Community Projects
The Community Projects committee of YUFA (YUFA-CP) supports social justice work in the communities within and surrounding York University through funding new community projects and supporting ongoing programs, in addition to other means.
If you would like to learn more, please visit our website: https://yufacp.wixsite.com/yufacp
Remit & Process
The Community Projects Committee (YUFA-CP) is a standing committee of the YUFA Executive. Its mandate is to facilitate YUFA’s work with community groups to promote engaged citizenship through access and equity programs, and to undertake community-based research. Priority is given to initiatives focused on improving access, opportunities, and outcomes for groups currently underrepresented in post-secondary education.
In light of the increasing popularity of community partnerships in university mission statements, YUFA-CP is distinct in its emphasis on a democratic model of engagement in both process and practice. That the YUFA-CP’s work is guided by a commitment to social justice unionism and the shared development of knowledge is especially significant.
Our process includes regular monthly meetings where ongoing projects are reviewed and new initiatives considered. YUFA members who represent the different constituents of YUFA, and who have both a strong interest in community-based equity initiatives and the time and energy to actively participate in YUFA-CP work, are particularly encouraged to join.
To fulfil its mandate, the Committee builds on community networks and the feedback those networks provide. YUFA-CP has both an integrative and facilitator function:
- to support and coordinate existing faculty-community projects
- to contribute to the design and implementation of new projects
To date, one of the primary objectives of the YUFA-CP has been to collaborate with the Jane-Finch community on initiatives that enrich the educational experiences and outcomes of neighbourhood kids and young adults. Projects have ranged from funding scholarships and bursaries, to running summer programs, to providing ways for high school students to earn enhanced educational credits, to organizing workshops.
Co-Chairs (2026–27)
Sava Saheli SinghFaculty of Education [email protected] |
Raymond MarFaculty of Health [email protected] |
Members (2026–27)
- Norda BellStudent Learning & Academic Success
- Jenny FosterEnvironmental and Urban Change
- Mahtot GebresselassieEnvironmental and Urban Change
- Luin GoldringSociology, LA&PS
- Shubhra GururaniAnthropology
- Roya Haghiri-VijehNursing
- Amy HillisHelen Carswell Chair in Community-Engaged Research in the Arts, AMPD
- Carl JamesYork Centre for Education and Community (YCEC)
- Adeyemi Oludapo OlusolaEnvironmental and Urban Change
- Molade OsiboduEducation
- Anuppiriya SriskandarajahHumanities, LA&PS
- Carolyn SteeleHumanities, LA&PS
- Jessica VorstermansHealth Policy & Management, Health
- Wendy S. WongDesign
Connect with York Community Members
In addition to our membership, the following members of the York community are open to being contacted by community members regarding potential collaborations and consultation.
- Sayyed Mohsen FatemiPsychology[email protected]mindfulness, hypnotherapy, experiential therapy
- Jennifer FosterEnvironmental and Urban Change[email protected]urban planning, environmental justice, ecological restoration
- Shreyashi GangulySociology, LA&PS[email protected]human rights, discrimination, migration, South Asian diaspora, popular culture
- Valini GeerNursing[email protected]maternal health, worker rights, food security
- Luin GoldringSociology, LA&PS[email protected]citizenship and noncitizenship, precarious migratory status, intersectional approaches that consider noncitizenship, immigrants, migrant workers, precarious employment, health
- Denise HenriquesPsychology[email protected]sensorimotor control and learning, cognitive function, cannabis
- Anna LippmanSociology[email protected]youth, education, arts, employment, social movements, community based research
- Thanujeni PathmanPsychology[email protected]children's memory and learning, child development, optimizing student success, brain development
- Naiomi PereraSociology[email protected]youth, political engagement, political education, criminalization, surveillance technology, policing and abolition
- Lara PiercePsychology[email protected]infant, development, neural, language, brain, stress, socioeconomic status, poverty