In 2001, Gadsden State Community College received a Community Outreach Partnership Center Federal Grant for
$400,000 to serve East Gadsden residents. The COPC mission statement is noted below. Over the
course of the last three years, the COPC grant has enabled GSCC to provide programs for economic
development, community capacity building, beautification of the neighborhood, and healthy families. Through
the COPC grant, hundreds of East Gadsden residents have benefited from this funding. The program office
is located in Brown Hall on the East Broad Campus. For more information, contact the Program Coordinator
at (256) 549-8231.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) program is to assist the Gadsden community
in reducing the prevalence and severity of multi-dimensional urban problems, designing a comprehensive and
effective welfare-to-work initiative, and empowering and promoting self-sufficiency. The COPC program
is an essential part of Gadsden State Community College’s commitment to “becoming an integral part
of the life of this community.”
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