Co+build: The Community Building Project
Co+build is a program at Wentworth that engages students in a unique, hands-on experience that helps them become familiar with the local neighborhoods while working with community members to help address the needs of the community.
Students involved in Co+build projects develop a relationship with the community and their environment. Throughout their involvement in Co+build, students are introduced to the local community and can connect with fellow students who share an interest in giving back to the community through service-based projects.
Benefits of participating:
- Collaborate with students on interdisciplinary projects all over the City of Boston.
- Earn credit toward the Center's certificate program.
- Immersion into the standards and cultures of local neighborhoods.
- Becoming a part of projects that contribute to the stabilization of local communities.
Past Community Projects
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Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services
Build the capacity of the organization by supporting the maintenance of the building exterior and interiors.
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Brookview House Teen Center
Renovate the Brookview House's Teen Center. Supported through a $25,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund's College Community Challenge. Selected as one of 10 college-community partnerships, nationally.
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St. Stephens & St. Martins' Renovated Community Space
Design and build a renovated community space which includes a community stage and community garden for the South End community. Supported through a grant from the TD Bank Charitable Trust.
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Thomas M. Menino YMCA Streetscape Project
Design and build an "outdoor lobby" for the Hyde Park YMCA. Supported through in-kind donations from the construction community.
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Additional Co+Build Projects
See past projects that Wentworth students, staff, and faculty have completed to positively impact neighborhoods across Boston and beyond.