Selected Honors for Penn’s Civic and Community Engagement
2014 Finalist, President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in the category of Interfaith Service
2012 Presidential Award, President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in the focus area of Summer Learning
2009 “Best Neighbor” University, tied for the number one ranking by the national Saviors of our Cities: Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships
2008 Presidential Award, President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in the category of General Community Service
2007 Community School National Award for Excellence, presented to Sayre High School and Netter Center partners by the Coalition for Community Schools
2003 W.T. Grant Foundation Youth Development Prize, selected by The National Academies, awarded to the Netter Center’s University Assisted Community School program for its "high-quality, evidence-based collaborative efforts that generate significant advances in knowledge while increasing the opportunities for young people to move successfully through adolescence with ample support and care."