Vince Morgan has been leading an effort to mobilize community residents, Minority, Women and Local Business Enterprises (MWLBE) and other stakeholders to hold Columbia University accountable for the substantial benefits it committed to via a community benefits agreement signed by President Lee Bollinger in 2009.
The agreement allocated over $150 million dollars in funding and other resources as well as established ambitious goals for training and hiring local residents, awarding contracts to MWBLE’s and additional education and financial support for Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood.
Read the full Community Benefits Agreement: CLICK HERE
Article in the NY Observer: CLICK HERE
Article from Wall Street Journal: CLICK HERE
More information available on community website www.ycyb.org
