Ongoing Projects
Equity Analysis of Camden’s Open Enrollment Process
Funded by the Rutgers Urban Innovation Fund and the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health, this project partners with One Camden to analyze equity of Camden’s Universal Enrollment process. In Camden, households can apply to send their children to any school in the city. Through this partnership, we test application data to analyze equity within that system.
Partnership with the South Jersey Institute for Population Health (SJIPH)
Starting January 1, 2024, CURE announced a partnership with SJIPH to support the Institute’s funding of community-engaged research. SJIPH funds collaborations between Rowan University researchers, Rutgers University-Camden researchers, and community partners. CURE supports that research through technical support, data analysis and strategic planning. Dr. Danley serves as the Rutgers Co-Lead for SJIPH.
Y-Plan
Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors engaged CURE to administer a project which included two youth-centered programs intended to foster awareness and participation in the development of a local food cooperative in Camden. Under this partnership, CURE developed and delivered youth-centered programming using the Y-PLAN (Youth-Plan, Learn, Act Now) curriculum with high school students in two sites – Mighty Writers and Urban Promise.
Hidden Hands Project
The Hidden Hands Project is a study on property ownership in the City of Camden, highlighting patterns of corporate ownership investment and the impact of this on neighborhood change, housing affordability, policy, and housing equity. Research is funded by the Rutgers Urban Innovation Fund and the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health.
Project Publications
SJIPH Impact Report 2024
The South Jersey Institute for Population Health (SJIPH) provides funding for collaborative, academic-community partnerships focused on improving health in South Jersey. This report details the projects completed during SJIPH’s first round of funding. Read the report here.
“Hidden Hands: Property Ownership in Camden”
This report is the first of three in the “Hidden Hands” series and gives an overview of the research that has been done in this field before sharing some findings, including that there is a buyer that uses 19 LLCs to manage 512 properties within the City of Camden. Read the report here.
“Hidden Hands: The Neighborhood Report”
The second report expands the analysis of Camden’s property landscape by analyzing LLC ownership at the neighborhood level. Read the report here.