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First Name: Michele
Last Name: Corey
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We are a partner in the Kids Count in Michigan Project, with the specific focus of making the Kids Count data more relevant, useful, and USED BY community advocates to change local, state, and federal policy making affecting children.
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First Name: Frank
Last Name: Thompson
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Strategic Planner for Kansas City, MO Health Dept.
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First Name: susan
Last Name: mickelson
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am doing work in a volunteer program and would like to start some mor e programs to help our familys in need am a mother with 11 children of my own and truely have a heart for people and special the ones who need a helping hand
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First Name: Max
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Executive Director, Shawnee Regional Prevention and Recovery Services, Topeka, KS
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First Name: Thamar
Last Name: Figueroa
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I am social worker that has been working for a Salvadoran not for profit organization (FUSAL)in the areas of community development, specially in the areas of rural health, nutrition and sanitation.
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First Name: Virginia
Last Name: Martinez
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Staff member of International Center for Health Leadership Development (Kellogg Foundation funded) at University of Illinois at Chicago.
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First Name: leigh
Last Name: ward
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Im a graduate planner and this page has helped me understand much more than could ever be taught in class. thank-you
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First Name: Leslie
Last Name: McAllister
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I'm the Program Coordinator for the Wisconsin Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. We are working on a project to promote leadership development using the skills developed in parent-led mutual support groups. We are looking for ways to integrate mutual support groups into the fabric of family support services in communities across the state. We have a state Parent Leadership Team, made up of members of support groups in different areas of the state, who are working on this project with us.
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First Name: Philip
Last Name: Salisbury
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Our organization does research,development and implementation in the human service field. Currently, a proposal for assisting with the educational development of educationally disadvantaged youth has been prepared. We are looking for potential funding of a very interesting and innovative concept that involves incentives for families and youth. Any organizations that would be interested in reviewing the proposed concept with me are invited to contact me at the above email address or by mail at People Tree, 3004 Arlington Drive, Springfield, IL 62704.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Fiato
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Assistant to the Superintendent for Urban Affairs, Lawrence, MA Public Schools I am interested in educational issues and community mobilization. I find your Tool Box to be very helpful. It's a great idea.
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First Name: John
Last Name: Turner
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co-director Tools for Community Regeneration project of the Hastings (local development) Trust, a British PVO. We have a working prototype database focussing on 'tools' that people can use for their own local projects. We are anxious to get in touch with other groups & organisations with similar objectives.
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Last Name: Copeland
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Executive director of Parents Anonymous of the Big Country, Inc., a nonprofit agency that provides free support and education programs to families.
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First Name: Felicia
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South Carolina Healthy Communities Coordinator
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First Name: MaryPat
Last Name: Randall
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Resource Coach for Interlochen Community Resource Center, a school-based family support network. My background is public health nursing and advocacy.
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First Name: Bernadine
Last Name: Young
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I am the Coordinator of Cape Ann Sustainable Communities serving Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester. We promote social, economic and environmental projects, and believe that actively supporting the development of a sustainable environment on Cape Ann is fundamental to achieving socal and economic justice for all. We are currently working on water resource protection with state and local officials to encourage them to adopt decision making processes that increase and benefit from citizen input. I am looking for a facilitator for three upcoming regional meetings with our partner organizations, businesses, local and state officals and concerned citizens. Can you help me? Thanks, Bernadine
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First Name: Sue
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I work as a community developer in a community health centre in Ottawa, Canada. We work with community groups on issues such as community safety, a local recreation facility, etc.
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First Name: Eynes
Last Name: Mendez
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the last twelve years I have been studying the issue of housing.&nbsp;&nbsp;What I have found out is that the whole issue of housing is private.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In 1873, a US court prohibited a state from carrying out any housing activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;After the stock market crash, because the nation was in economic distress, our government felt compelled to promote business, another thing our courts had prohibited a government from doing.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1936, to put people to work, they noticed a deteriorating housing stock and determined they would promote the housing industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was a catch, though.&nbsp;&nbsp;Because both the promotion of business and housing was off limit to them, they decided to channel the money through private organizations that had governmental powers<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Currently, we are studying the laws that will allow us to become independent from government control and allow us to acquire governmental powers to get things done.
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First Name: Denise
Last Name: Prescott
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I have just started working as Community Development Coordinator to find ways to suport existing collaborations and build on them, focusing on youth and prevention issues. It's been great and I'd love to hear how other partnerships are working.
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First Name: Gregory
Last Name: Batt
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In the research phase of creating a Community Incubation Centre. The intent is not to focus on a single industry or business sector, but to create or use models that assist with the renewal and reinvention of the community as a whole - build a structure or an enabling process that permits members of the community to use their collective community intelligence - any references you can send along on this topic of community incubation or similar models will be very helpful cheers
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First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Sosnowski
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I am the director of Cape May County Healthy Community Coalition Blueprints 2000 project. We are a federally funded county wide prevention initiative. Our mission is to provide whatever resources are needed to help current prevention projects in our county do their work better.
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First Name: Eavens
Last Name: Matlapeng
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I am a student in Dalhousie University working on a Resource guide about Teenage pregnancy and community development. I found your website very resourceful. Origional I am from Botswana in Southern Africa. I am in Canada for education
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First Name: Lori-Anne
Last Name: Russo
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I would like to get involved in a discussion group. Can you tell me how?
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well i am new to our town council and the net. looking for new ways to help our town stay afloat.
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First Name: David
Last Name: Eichwald
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I'm a student in a MSW program in Eastern Washington, USA.
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First Name: Julie
Last Name: Lynes
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Excellent resource information on grant writing!
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First Name: David
Last Name: Mackie
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This is an exciting site and we would like to correspond on this topic. I am an Education Officer with Dumfries & Galloway Education Department and I work with schools on Health Promotion.
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First Name: Barry
Last Name: Kaplan
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I am coordinator of a leadership development program for population and international health professionals. I will be looking for "tools" that could be used by our people in Africa, South America & Asia.
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First Name: Marianne
Last Name: Simancek
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Co-chair for a regional community assessment coalition in western Wayne County, Michigan; have been doing this for about 2 years. Like the opportunity to network and find resources. Thank you!
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Network Manager for Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Program housed within NC Department of Health and Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Branch
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First Name: Linda
Last Name: Manning
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I am a health promotion officer with a community remit. At the moment the main focus of my work is around the new Primary Care Groups (PCGs) I am trying to encourage them to do needs assessment using CD principles, also supportiing community development generally.
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First Name: Jamie
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Looking for resources.................... Part of Phase II Sexual Risk Reduction Initiative. :)
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First Name: Rima
Last Name: Nakkash
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I am working on a community-based intervention for cardiovascular disease prevention.
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First Name: karen
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I'm teaching a Community Advocacy course in Okinawa, Japan and love your resources.
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First Name: parivash
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Iam graduate student of family study and psychology and mother of three children.I am physically disable to work and because of that I came back to school to become graduate student and be able to work in other field which don't need to use my physicall body . I am very intersting community problem speacially problemes who effect family and their relationship with community and how much community paly roles in each individual life.exp law sociaty TV radio news paper and ext.I like to finsh my study and be helpful to others as much as i can and i think i can get some in this calls thak you good lock to you and to me
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First Name: kellie
Last Name: Givens
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I will be graduating in December 1999 with a B.S. degree in Public Health from East Tennessee State University. (concentration-Community Health minor-Marketing)
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Vicechair NB Southeast Economic Commission and mayor of a small village
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First Name: Dot
Last Name: Payne
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I am a graduate student in Health Education at Baylor
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First Name: Lisa
Last Name: Schwartz
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I am the Coordinator of Professional Education at Planned Parenthood of East Central Illinois. I just finished my MSPH degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Hi to Vince Just visiting to see what new has been added. Am working a project and have listed the Toolbox as a reference for Community Initiatives.
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I am a member of the Oregon Team. We were at the TPForum in Phoenix. I am very impressed with your website and hope this is just the 1st of many visits for myself and members of my Team. I will be introducting them to what can be found via the network at our next meeting in March.
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First Name: EDITH
Last Name: KNOX
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WE ARE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING AGENCY LOCATED IN WICHITA KANSAS, BEEN IN BUSINESS 15 YEARS. SERVE A PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO POPULATION.
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public health educator developing a program to train paraprofessional health promoters to work in the remote communities of Alaska
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First Name: neal
Last Name: adams
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Office of Minority Health works with community based organizations, state and local government and individuals interested in improving the health of communities of color.
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First Name: Deb
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I was looking for info on the logic model. I am generally looking for an evaluation tool to measure outcome of a leadership training program that I am developing. This program will involve brain injured persons who are support group leaders. (London, Ontario)
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First Name: Alvin
Last Name: Rose
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United Methodist Clergy disabled(Muscular Dystrophy). Co-Director Healthy Options for Planeview. Volunteer Community Advocate. Member Planeview United Neighborhood Assn. Treasurer-Wichita Planeview Lions Club. Netsurfer 20+ hrs wk)and Internet researcher.
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Community activist coordinating AA PROGRAM in the Federal Way Public Schools during the school hours. Serving on the YOUTH VIOLENCE COMMITTEE, YOUNG LIFE COMMITTEE, YOUTH ACTION COMMITTEE, DRUG AND ALCOHOL COMMITTEE in PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONER, ROTARIAN, SENIOR SOFTBALL HALL OF FAMER, IE
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I am the Coordinator for a School Health Coalition, known as the School Health Initiative for Education (SHINE). SHINE represents seven cities/school districts in Southeastern Virginia, known collectively as Hampton Roads. I am interested in learning more about coalition development. I am also interested in finding information about other local or regional school health coalitions that exist.
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First Name: Pequitta
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I am the Program Coordinator for the City of New Orleans Health Department Healthy Commuity Church Based Program.
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A RN at the Texas Department of Health Region 8 in San Antonio. Presently working on the development of a tool box for local health providers.
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First Name: Teguh
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I work for community based disaster management in KAPPALA Foundation. Can you help me to collect the PRA method tools / books.
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