Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools (SRCUACS)

What Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools (SRCUACS) does

The Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools (SRCUACS) is a nonprofit collaborative founded in 2023 and headquartered in the Southeastern United States. It was established by Duke University, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), and East Carolina University (ECU) as the sixth regional training center for university-assisted community schools (UACS), a designation conferred by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, which originated the UACS model in 1985. SRCUACS operates as a convening hub that mobilizes colleges and universities to enhance practice and advance policy change for the expansion of full-service community schools across the Southeast, organized around six foundational principles: Coalition Building, Storytelling, Connecting, Pipeline Development, Policy Change, and Research.

SRCUACS serves three primary stakeholder groups: (1) colleges and universities that act as core partners providing academic, human, and material resources to community schools; (2) K-12 schools and districts that partner with universities to transform into full-service community schools addressing hunger, healthcare, and housing instability; and (3) families, students, and community members who benefit from the wraparound services delivered through these schools. The coalition maintains connections to a broader UACS Network of over 70 universities and to specific K-12 initiatives including the Durham University-Assisted Community Schools Research Collective, the Rural Education Institute at ECU's partnership with Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (which established the first rural UACS at P.W. Moore Elementary in 2022), and the 2024 statewide partnership with the North Carolina Community Schools Coalition.

SRCUACS has no products, no proprietary technology platforms, and no disclosed revenue model. Its go-to-market is coalition-based and event-driven: monthly network calls (Noon-1:15PM ET, scheduled for the 2025-2026 academic year), newsletter signup via a Duke-hosted Qualtrics form, partnership inquiries directed to [email protected], and thought-leadership publications including a 2026 article in the Netter Center's UACS Journal. Funding is implicitly provided through the host institutions (Duke, NCCU, ECU), with the organization employing 7 staff and operating without a parent entity, external investors, or disclosed grants.

Name

Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools (SRCUACS)

Legal name

Southeast Regional Coalition for University-Assisted Community Schools

Website

https://southeastuacs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SRCUACS is a nonprofit coalition founded in 2023 by Duke, NCCU, and ECU that serves as the sixth regional training center for university-assisted community schools in the Southeastern United States, convening universities, K-12 schools, and communities to expand the full-service community schools model.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Schools Coalition Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

Keywords

• Community schools network
• University-assisted education
• Regional training center
• Education coalition building
• K-12 partnership support

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Coalition Operations: SRCUACS is a nonprofit collaborative that operates as a regional training center for university-assisted community schools. No revenue model or funding structure is described in the available source material.

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Core offering

SRCUACS is a collaborative coalition of colleges and universities that promotes the development and sustainability of University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) throughout the Southeast United States. Designated as the sixth regional training center by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, SRCUACS mobilizes higher education institutions to enhance practice and advance policy change for community schools expansion. Its work is organized around six foundational principles: Coalition Building, Storytelling, Connecting, Pipeline Development, Policy Change, and Research.

Product overview

SRCUACS is a collaborative coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to promoting the development and sustainability of University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) throughout the Southeast United States. As a regional training center designated by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, the organization provides support services organized around six foundational principles: Coalition Building, Storytelling, Connecting, Pipeline Development, Policy Change, and Research. SRCUACS serves as a convener and central hub to mobilize colleges and universities to enhance practice and advance policy change for the expansion of community schools, without offering distinct branded software products.

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• North Carolina Community Schools CoalitionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024SRCUACS is a state partner of the North Carolina Community Schools Coalition. This partnership established SRCUACS as a statewide partner in 2024, strengthening coordination and collaboration for community schools expansion in North Carolina.
• Duke UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023One of the three founding institutions selected as the site of the sixth regional training center. Partners with North Carolina Central University and East Carolina University to form SRCUACS. Duke hosts network calls and coalition communications.
• North Carolina Central University (NCCU)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023One of the three founding institutions selected as the site of the sixth regional training center. NCCU partners with Duke University and East Carolina University in the Durham University-Assisted Community Schools Research Collective, engaging undergraduate students in action-research projects.
• East Carolina University (ECU)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023One of the three founding institutions selected as the site of the sixth regional training center. ECU's Rural Education Institute facilitates partnerships and research-driven innovations for PreK-16 students in rural communities. Established the first rural UACS at P.W. Moore Elementary in 2022.
• Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The Netter Center designated SRCUACS as the sixth regional training center for university-assisted community schools. The Netter Center pioneered the UACS model starting in 1985 and has supported expansion at 23 universities plus technical assistance to 75 additional universities.
• Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnered with the Rural Education Institute at ECU to establish the first rural UACS at P.W. Moore Elementary in 2022, demonstrating the UACS model's applicability to rural school communities.
• Durham Public Schools FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in the Durham University-Assisted Community Schools Research Collective along with Duke University and NCCU. The collective engages undergraduate students in action-research projects rooted in community schools strategies.
• Rural Education Institute at East Carolina UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Formed at ECU to initiate and facilitate partnerships and research-driven innovations that enhance holistic development and opportunities for PreK-16 students and their families in rural communities. Collaborates with stakeholders towards positive transformation in families and schools.
• UACS NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SRCUACS is connected to the broader UACS Network formed in 2015 as a partnership between the Netter Center, Rutgers University-Camden, and the Coalition for Community Schools. The network has grown to include over 70 universities.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Netter Center for Community Partnerships (University of Pennsylvania): The pioneer of the University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) model since 1985 and the national coordinating body that designated SRCUACS as the sixth regional training center. Operates the UACS Network of 70+ universities and provides technical assistance, making it the structural parent and most direct comparator.

Direct peers

• Rutgers University–Camden Center for Community Partnerships: Co-founder of the UACS Network alongside the Netter Center and the Coalition for Community Schools, and another longstanding regional training center. Highly comparable convener-of-universities-for-community-schools model.
• UCLA Center for Community Schooling: A sibling regional training center for university-assisted community schools that partners with Mann UCLA and RFK UCLA Community Schools in LAUSD. Closely comparable because it performs the same university-assisted community school partnership and training function in a different region.
• Coalition for Community Schools: National membership and advocacy coalition for community schools, co-founder of the UACS Network. Comparable to SRCUACS as a coalition-style organization convening partners to advance community schools expansion and policy.
• Children's Aid National Center for Community Schools: Operates a national network of community schools (including in NYC) and provides training, technical assistance, and advocacy for full-service community schools — closely paralleling SRCUACS's training-center and pipeline-development functions.
• North Carolina Community Schools Coalition: State-level coalition with which SRCUACS became a statewide partner in 2024. Directly comparable as a coalition advancing community schools through policy, storytelling, and partner engagement in North Carolina.
• CommPACT Community Schools Collaborative: Connecticut-based community schools collaborative with four affiliated schools. Comparable multi-stakeholder community schools model operating under a coalition framework in another U.S. region.
• Rural Education Institute at East Carolina University: ECU-based institute and founding partner of SRCUACS that facilitated the first rural UACS at P.W. Moore Elementary in 2022. Comparable as a regional entity supporting rural school-community partnerships.

Others

• StriveTogether: National cradle-to-career collective impact network with regional partnerships across the U.S. Comparable as a network convener mobilizing cross-sector partners (schools, universities, community orgs) around community-level education outcomes.

Emerging players

• Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink: Implements the federal Promise Neighborhoods model—cradle-to-career community-based education pipelines that share the full-service community schools orientation and university-partner ethos. Comparable in mission, partially overlapping in mechanism.

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Key highlights7 records

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