Community Impact at Columbia University is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to serving disadvantaged people in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities. Community Impact strives to advance the public good by fostering meaningful opportunities for students, staff, and faculty of Columbia University in order to provide high-quality programs and instill the importance of life-long service. Community Impact's Jobs and Education Empowerment Project (JEEP) provides a full range of comprehensive service to adult participants looking to improve their professional and educational prospects free of charge.

WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Adults (18 and older) who are residents of NYC.

HAS COMMUNITY IMPACT BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, Community Impact has moved to remote operations. Inquiries regarding Community Impact's Adult Programs (e.g., JEEP, etc.) should be emailed to Sandy Helling at sh18@columbia.edu.

ABOUT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.