Alvernia University’s Jumpstart program presented as student-led tool to address blight in Reading
Rodney S. Ridley, Sr. of Alvernia University described the Jumpstart Program, run by the O'Pake Institute, as a community development and student learning initiative that could help tackle blighted properties in the City of Reading.
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Rodney S. Ridley, Sr., Ph.D., vice president of research at Alvernia University, gave the commission an overview of the Jumpstart Program and the O'Pake Institute that houses it. Ridley said the O'Pake Institute was formed in March 2020 and that the Jumpstart Program has produced about 1,500 graduates to date. He described the program as a student-driven community development effort aimed at creating change in Reading while providing learning opportunities for students.
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