Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Matty
Last Name: Sula
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I was born out of New Jersey and my child hood troublesome because of being away from my parents and being raised by a step mother, having step siblings dropping out of school and overcoming these and living a humble life.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Currently mentoring youths in crime and drugs addiction. thanks for this great community
Submitted:
First Name: Tammie
Last Name: Jackson
City/Town: columbus
State/Province: ohio
Country: united states
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am and outreach HIV Prevention specalist.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is new to me . I have not used it as of yet.
Submitted:
First Name: Juan
Last Name: Mejia
City/Town: Roanoke
State/Province: Virginia
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are a group of professionals and social workers, located currently in Roanoke, VA. Previously established in Venezuela and now advocating for Hispanics and minorities in the USA. We have multiples training initiatives and we are currently promoting and using the community tool box for.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using chapter 27 section 7 for a free cultural diversity course for service providers and social workers from VA.
Submitted:
First Name: Xolisile
Last Name: Ngumbela
City/Town: Johannesburg
State/Province: Gauteng
Country: South Africa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
AM a researcher
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
yes made a difference
Submitted:
First Name: Emily
Last Name: Rutledge
City/Town: Waterloo
State/Province: ON
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a student participating in a university course that listed this community toolbox as a required lecture.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the toolbox to evaluate programs implemented in communities as part of public health practice.
Submitted:
First Name: Don
Last Name: Lamont
City/Town: Springtown
State/Province: Texas
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a member leader with EO or Entrepreneurs’ Organization. I serve as a member leader on the governance committee. I also am an entrepreneur and run and operate five different businesses. I have been a story you want to be around my whole life and love giving back to the entrepreneurial community. I have been involved in several entrepreneurial programs training and speaking with young entrepreneurs. TCU and Texas Tech or two of the schools I have worked with.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have been involved in several entrepreneurial programs training and speaking with young entrepreneurs. TCU and Texas Tech or two of the schools I have worked with.
The toolbox contain amazing information about conflict resolution. I believe in our society today we need more tools available to us like this. It is our hope that we use this tool to help entrepreneurs over come conflicts.
Submitted:
First Name: Shawn
Last Name: Craig
City/Town: East Orange
State/Province: NJ
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Explorer.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Recently introduced to Community Tool Box.
Submitted:
First Name: Stephen
Last Name: Ojiambo Wandera
City/Town: Kampala
State/Province:
Country: Uganda
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Lecturer at Makerere University, College of Business and Management Sciences, School of Statistics and Planning, Department of Population Studies.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I used the toolkit - chapter 17 and section 4 to facilitate a Doctoral Supervisors' workshop in Lilongwe Malawi funded by CARTA.
Submitted:
First Name: Oliver
Last Name: Mangena
City/Town: Harare
State/Province: Harare
Country: Zimbabwe
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I understand the need to work with the community and all other stakeholders in development issues, because I learnt and acquired an NGO, diploma. Also saved a number of community development with communities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
That is a great Tool, I have hope in increasing the capacity on helping community development. It enlightened me further.
Submitted:
First Name: Suzeth
Last Name: Dunn Alvarado
City/Town: Dedham
State/Province: Massachusetts
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community development social worker.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Absolutely
Submitted:
First Name: Ncobile
Last Name: Malinga
City/Town: Manzini
State/Province: State
Country: Eswatini
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My name is Ncobile Faye Malinga from Swaziland, i am a Psycho-social support officer// community facilitator, i love working in community project that allows me to help people living in adversity, i am currently studying Public health at Brigham Young University Idaho.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
The Community Tool Box is an amazing tool, i have mostly used it in my school assignments because i have recently found out about it and i look forward to apply what i have learned in my daily work with people in my community.
Submitted:
First Name: Cabdulahi
Last Name: Sharif
City/Town: Muqdisho
State/Province: Benadir region
Country: Somalia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My name is cabdulahi sharif,and I am student. My major is social work .

For the coming years i want to be community leader
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I asked this website all the questions that I want to get.
Submitted:
First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Pietralczyk
City/Town: Anchorage
State/Province: AK
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Family Medicine/Obstetrician and full time faculty at the Alaska Family Medicine Residency in Anchorage, AK. I am the lead for our advocacy curriculum. I will complete my MPH through George Washington University in June 2022.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am utilizing the Community Tool Box to create a standard curriculum for advocacy work that will be completed by all of our residents.
Submitted:
First Name: Stephanie
Last Name: Miller
City/Town: Chicago
State/Province: IL
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a graduate nursing student interested in serving in underserved areas in urban communities and through volunteer organizations I am a part of.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am just finding this as part of my community health class but look forward to utilizing the resources here. I also look forward to learning how I can do more in my community of Chicago.
Submitted:
First Name: Janet
Last Name: Mazur
City/Town: Elk Grove
State/Province: California
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a School Nurse for Elk Grove Unified School District. I work with preschool, elementary school, and middle school children and their families. We are one community within the community of Elk Grove.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am just beginning to familiarize myself with the tool kit. I hope that the Community Tool Box will provide me with information to support my students and their families, and to make changes working in collaboration with others for the improvement of the school district community and the Elk Grove community at large.
Submitted:
First Name: Aline Feitosa
Last Name: guerreiro
City/Town: São José do Rio Preto
State/Province: SP
Country: Brasil
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i love peolpe and i have my own community to help startps
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I ll learning the thing that I will know using the tool box with others in my city
Submitted:
First Name: Arlie
Last Name: Latham
City/Town: Buena Park
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
IM a Sk8'r and am a Could BE DARE ADvocate. I want to be a mentor for the stiving youth and on a need to know basis iguess.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Well, I read in to the abstracts and generate missions that motivate me to function in the society ive come to discover and believe can become better.
Submitted:
First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Thomas-Hughes
City/Town: Chesapeake
State/Province: VA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community resource provider and love to work with the community for better health. I found your site by accident. Your site has rich information that addresses community health and brings insight.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first-time using conflict resolution and I am so grateful. It was so informative. Thank you
Submitted:
First Name: Jessica
Last Name: Head
City/Town: Kingman
State/Province: AZ
Country: US
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
NAU FNP student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Using for school based research
Submitted:
First Name: Kolleen
Last Name: Chandler
City/Town:
State/Province: Arizona
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
NAU Graduate Student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Derek
Last Name: Kang
City/Town: Saint Paul
State/Province: MN
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
HEALTHCARE OFFICE
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
THANK YOU FOR THE RESOURCES.
Submitted:
First Name: Jenna
Last Name: Endries
City/Town: Manitowoc
State/Province: WI
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
RN to BSN completion student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Jessica
Last Name: W.
City/Town:
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Student pursuing my master's degree to become a family nurse practitioner.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Resources to assess and evaluate healthcare needs in rural communities in Southern Arizona.
Submitted:
First Name: Tahir
Last Name: Raza
City/Town: Lahore
State/Province: TX
Country: Pakistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I m practicing as an engineering Consultant, on same time i m volunteering my time for community service as Trainer and Coach.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
CTB serving it purpose, i found it very effective for beginners, i have had recommended to few people and they are happy to have such resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Elma
Last Name: Williamson
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona (AZ)
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My name is Elma I currently work as a Registered Nurse in an Emergency Department. I am currently working on my earning my Family Nurse Practitioner degree at NAU.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This will be my first time using the Community Tool Box.
Submitted:
First Name: Caroline
Last Name: Nelson
City/Town: tucson
State/Province: AZ
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello, I am currently an RN studying for Family Nurse Practitioner. The course I am taking at this time is Rural theory which is teaching us how to apply change theories and evidence based practice to assess a health problem within a community and create a plan to make changes for improvement.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am new to the tool box but will be utilizing it throughout this course and hopefully in the future.
Submitted:
First Name: Daiga Eiduka
Last Name: Eiduka
City/Town: Riga
State/Province: Latvia
Country: Latvia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I represent the Latvian Child Welfare Network, a national umbrella organization, founded in 2014. As of today our network unites 25 members-NGO’s and experts. Our aim is to advocate for better policy and practice and improve wellbeing of children and youth in Latvia. Our activities are based on an interdisciplinary and participatory approach, involving our target groups - families, children and young people. The key priority areas are social protection, education and health care and our activities are focusing in 3 directions:
• Advocacy work: Network cooperates with policy makers and other public institutions to advocate for evidence based policy and practices and improvement of overall situation of children and families in Latvia. Raising of Public awareness: Network in cooperation with professionals from various fields and
sectors identifies gaps and challenges, affecting children wellbeing. Through seminars, expert discussions, interviews & articles in the media and webinars Network raises awareness and initiates public discussion on the topics, relevant for children, families and young people.
• Strengthening Network's capacity: Network works with NGO’ s and experts from various fields to ensure cross-sectoral collaboration and expertise in the areas, relevant for well-being of children and families. Network builds national and international partnerships, e.g. on EU level as national
partner in Eurochild Partner network
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We have used Community Tool Box in the development of a manual for social workers and other stakeholders in the municipalities, who are practically working with families and children or developing strategies and planning resources for families with children.
Submitted:
First Name: James
Last Name: Lewis
City/Town: Winston-Salem
State/Province: NC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a substitute teacher/bus driver, musician, former assistant pastor, but most importantly I am a family man. What excites me is to see people doing well in life by finding out their God-given purpose and fulfilling it. I hate to see generations of people living in poverty. It is not always about the environment as it is about mindset. I would like to spend more time learning 2 things; How to become a producer( providing goods and services to benefit my city). and how to seize opportunities
In the end, I want to leave a legacy for my grandchildren to live by.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I used the community toolbox as part of an assignment for my college course called "Critical Thinking"
Submitted:
First Name: Alicia Gonzalez
Last Name: Gonzalez
City/Town: Yuma
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a public health nurse currently enrolled in the FNP program with NAU
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am currently using it on a rural community project for my graduate program
Submitted:
First Name: Veo
Last Name: Daly
City/Town: Parker
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have been a registered nurse for about 16 years. I am currently in graduate school for my masters of science in nursing with family nurse practitioner certification upon completion. I am enrolled at NAU and am currently taking courses on Rural Theory and Health Policy. I have an upcoming community project.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
No, not till today.
Submitted:
First Name: Elisa
Last Name: Gil
City/Town: Tucson
State/Province: AZ
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
RN employed
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
school/education
Submitted:
First Name: Shelah
Last Name: Roanhorse
City/Town: Pensacola
State/Province: fl
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello,
I am a Family Nurse Practitioner at NAU Graduate School of Nursing. I currently work as an operating room nurse full time as I attend online classes. I am currently living in Florida but I will soon move to New Mexico where I will finish school and practice.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am just being introduced to the Tool Box and I think that I will learn many things about reaching and serving rural communities.
Submitted:
First Name: R Forrest
Last Name: Stanley
City/Town: McCall
State/Province: Idaho
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a EdD student. My dissertation is on the Perkins V CLNA in rural Idaho communities. I am looking for established survey instruments and guidelines for creating my own instrument.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have not yet use the Tool Box.
Submitted:
First Name: clodius
Last Name: yohannes
City/Town: washington
State/Province: dc
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hi, i would like to use community development tool to fit the organization effective use of community socio economic development of the African diasporas community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
No, it is start up NGO i have been doing research on the community around the states I am ready to put the project together to structure the organize community and start implementing.
Submitted:
First Name: Raymond
Last Name:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am about opportunity without discrimination and introducing programs to others for a better tomorrow. Your Community Tool Box has almost all of the tools needed to make ideal opportunity come to light. especially in poor / underdeveloped areas.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have not yet utilize the Community Tool Box but looking forward to do so after more information. Thank You...
Submitted:
First Name: Kelly
Last Name: Anthony
City/Town: Waterloo
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I teach Program Planning and Evaluation in Public Health Sciences at University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have had my students use the CT for about 4 years. I think it helps them understand how programs and their evaluation happen 'in the real world' and to understand PE in practice as well as theory.
Submitted:
First Name: Tina
Last Name: Ison-Pegram
City/Town: Tucker Ga
State/Province: Ga
Country: Dekalb
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My name is Tina and I am just starting my mentoring program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Ocee
Last Name: Kokweah
City/Town: Paynesville
State/Province: Montserrsdo County
Country: Liberia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Bishop Ocee M Kokweah Sr. founder and resident Bishop of New Vision Christian Center, born on June 28,1965,married with 8 children.
I hold a bachelor's degree in theology (B.The)from the Wesleyan College of Liberia.
I am a man with passion for cleaning up community, and also believe in youth development through capacity building.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As an individual that has passion for such initiatives, I hold onto cleaning up community and youth capacity building through education by providing scholarship to children between the ages of 5-19 respectively,and engaged in cleaning up community program in two communities despite the many challenges.
Submitted:
First Name: Suthan
Last Name:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Sri Lanka
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a development worker, and evaluator with 23 year field experience working in fragile, conflict , post conflict and transitional phases in Sri Lanka in all districts in different capacities, incorporating gender equality and diversity , disabled community , female headed household , environment , vulnerable youth and children into the project interventions as primary cross cutting themes.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Yes.
Submitted:
First Name: Cindy
Last Name: Savage
City/Town: Empire
State/Province: AL
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Senior student in the Community Health and Human Services with a major in Human Services and minor in Psychology
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am new to the Community Tool Box
Submitted:
First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Turner-Lloveras
City/Town: Sacramento
State/Province: California
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Very helpful
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: Perez
City/Town: Tucson
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a student enrolled in NURS 560 Rural Theory and Health Policy. I also work at the University of Arizona and teach nursing.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Viewing the Community Tool Box is part of an assignment to help assess a rural community.
Submitted:
First Name: Elisa
Last Name: Venezia
City/Town: Flagstaff
State/Province: AZ
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am beginning my Masters Program as a FNP at NAU. Our instructor recommended this site as one of our go to's for the course
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have not had a chance yet! But definitely looking forward to using it!
Submitted:
First Name: Deborah
Last Name: Neal
City/Town: Montgomery
State/Province: Alabama
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I live and work in Montgomery AL. While it's probably the civil rights capitol of the world, it has major community problems, some of which is urban decay. I am working with a faith-based community nonprofit that wishes to improve and expand its capacity to address neighborhood concerns, eg predatory tax lien investments causing urban blight.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Yes I can't live without it. It's an excellent resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Gobinda
Last Name: Poudal
City/Town: Kathmandu
State/Province: Bagmati
Country: Nepal
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a development practictionar, designing and faciliating training courses to the community workers and students from university.
I think this is very helpful to me.
Thanks
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Yes, I used PRA tools and found very helpful.
Submitted:
First Name: Marilee
Last Name: Bresciani Ludvik
City/Town: North Richland Hills
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Professor and Chair, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We are using it to inform our new EdD program proposal. THANK YOU!
Submitted:
First Name: Dr. Connor
Last Name: Trott, PT
City/Town: Memphis
State/Province: TN
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am in the process of creating an organization which helps people with Parkinson's Disease make lasting lifestyle changes focused on movement and healthy activities to prevent progression.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have just found out about the Community Tool Box but look forward to exploring the ways I can engage the Parkinson's community to connect and encourage each other through better health.
Submitted:
First Name: Anita
Last Name: D'Aprano
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
clinician researcher, developing facilitator training for a program to enhance developmental monitoring in the Australian Aboriginal community
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Yes, incorporated much of the 'developing facilitator skills' into my training. Really practical, useful materials.
Submitted:
First Name: Reentseng Felix
Last Name: Letsoela
City/Town: Maseru
State/Province: Lesotho
Country: Lesotho
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Executive Director for Trans Vanguard. The organization is engaging and empowering adolescent girls and young women in all sphere of life.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
With PowerPoint presentations
Submitted:
First Name: Sherry
Last Name: Brown
City/Town: Crownpoint
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work with Navajo Health Education with Navajo Nation
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am looking forward to working with your CTB