Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Lori
Last Name: Power
City/Town: Las Vegas
State/Province: NV
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are a new nonprofit organization in Las Vegas Nv, we provide emergency, temporary shelter to victims, their family & pets of family molestation/rape.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
checking to make sure we are doing things correctly to maybe make partnerships
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: McClease
City/Town: Chesapeake
State/Province: Va
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am starting a non profit organization and was looking for some helpful information that would help me get started while waiting to be able apply for my 501c3. I am so glad I found your site! I see so much helpful information that has already given me ideas on how to proceed. Thank you for creating this site!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As guidance to operate my non profit and I will be using the training to better prepare me to help others.
Submitted:
First Name: Masingita
Last Name: gazide
City/Town: bushbucridge
State/Province: Mpumalanga
Country: south Africa
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Well in our community we dont have a tool box so im writing this becourse i need help to have tool box or any ideas as a student to encouradge youngsters about what to do in our community due to the drugs ,drinking , even more
Submitted:
First Name: Anne
Last Name: Hart
City/Town: Benoni
State/Province: Ekurhuleni
Country: South Africa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Home-Start was founded in Leicester, UK, in 1973 by the late Margaret Harrison. Home-Start International (now known as Home-Start Worldwide) was started in 1999 with the purpose of offering training, information and guidance to those wanting to start Home-Start in their own countries, and to support existing Home-Starts throughout the world. The Home-Start network operates successfully in 22 countries. I am one of the multi-national team of Trustees of Home-Start Worldwide.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are currently writing a guide for people who have heard about Home-Start and are wondering whether it would be a good idea to start a scheme in their own country. Home-Start is a family support charity where volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to young families under stress, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown, and emphasising the pleasures of family life. As people investigate setting Home-Start up in their country they will need to do a 'Community Needs Assessment'. Being able to use some of the information from the Community Tool Box in this section of our guide has been amazing. We are grateful for their generosity in sharing!
Submitted:
First Name: Karen
Last Name: Duffy
City/Town: Rockville
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm the Director of the Youth and Family Services Division at my agency. I oversee programs that provide case management and therapeutic services to low income students and their families. Our work takes place both within the school (which are community school modeled services) and in the community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Parent engagement and community education and development are embedded in our community school mission. We want to find ways to strategically, efficiently and effectively elicit input from families and the community so that the programs and services we offer are a reflection of what they see as the needs. We want to help the community take ownership of identifying ways to meet needs by leveraging their assets and taking ownership of the challenge.
Submitted:
First Name: Ann
Last Name: Moore
City/Town: St. Johnsbury
State/Province: Vermont
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am teaching an undergraduate course with the title, "Issues in Research" that prepares students for the Community Project Sequence.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have assigned the Tool Box as 1 of 3 required readings for the course.

Submitted:
First Name: Dr. Mark
Last Name: Sperling
City/Town: Gary
State/Province: Indiana
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I serve as adjunct faculty in the College of Education at Indiana University Northwest. I have 30 years experience in K-12 as a teacher of Economics, Principal, Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent. I have taught K-12 Curriculum, School Finance and Law, Statistics, Language Arts and Social Studies methods courses. I have great interest in Urban Education and School Improvement.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have begun to teach a course in Critical Thinking for Indiana University Northwest. I came across the Community Toolbook chapter on Critical Thinking, which was exactly what I was looking for my students who are at the very beginning of their college careers and have struggled academically.
Submitted:
First Name: Monica
Last Name: Spann
City/Town: Largo
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Community Health Worker in my state. I am looking for resources to use in my position.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have just found the Community Tool Box.
Submitted:
First Name: Moises
Last Name: Rodriguez
City/Town: San Antonio
State/Province: Texas
Country: U.S.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a person that is interested in racial reconciliation and how that looks in community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Internet
Submitted:
First Name: Sally
Last Name: Loughran
City/Town: Macon
State/Province: Georgia
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Curriculum Coordinator and wish to use some of these tools to help my teachers.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am new, so do not have an answer to this question yet!
Submitted:
First Name: Karen
Last Name: Dixon
City/Town: Brunswick
State/Province: Georgia
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am new to grant writing and I would like to aid small organizations in my community to continue to do the great work that they do by finding funding to keep them going.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I would like to refer and help other organizations that are finding their way. I am mostly interested in seeing children prosper and grow to be GREAT adults.
Submitted:
First Name: DAVID MUBUKWANU
Last Name: KWALELA
City/Town: LIVINGSTONE
State/Province: SOUTHERN PROVINCE
Country: ZAM,BIA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
IAM A COMMUNITY VOLLUNTEER WHOSE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO LOBBY FOR MY COMMUNITY SO THAT THE WOMEN AND YOUTHS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO AND GET CONNECTED TO WELL
WESHERS,WERE TRAINING SOME YOUTHS RANGING FROM THE AGES OF SEVEN TO 40,YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,HIV AWARENESS AND HEALTH AT LARGE
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST TIME TO HEAR HOW THE TOOL BOX CAN BE A BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY WE HAVE MORE THAN A HUNDRED YOUTHS THAT WE ARE TRAINING IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BUT WERE CURENTLY FINACIAL CLIMPLED DUE TO LACK OF CONNECTION LIKE THE TOOL BOX MANAGEMENT,WE WOULD BE MOST GREATFULL TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY
Submitted:
First Name: KATHURIMA
Last Name: BRIAN
City/Town: NAIROBI
State/Province: NAIROBI
Country: KENYA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
AM STUDENT
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
for research.
Submitted:
First Name: Mary Jo
Last Name: Aversano
City/Town: Cresco
State/Province: Iowa
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am interested in learning more about strategies for starting a community group home for people with mental disabilities in a small town.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just researching right now.
Submitted:
First Name: Ann
Last Name: Moore
City/Town: St. Johnsbury
State/Province: Vermont
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an adjunct faculty member at Springfield College School of Professional and Continuing Studies on the St. Johnsbury campus. We provide a unique weekend and online program for adults who work in the field of human services. I have worked in the higher education for a decade, and I teach at both the Community College of Vermont and Springfield College. I have a background in family services and early childhood education. I serve on a number of boards and councils in Vermont that work to find community-based solutions to address social and economic challenges.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As part of the undergraduate program at Springfield College School of Professional and Continuing Studies, all students complete a 4-course sequence learning about the theory and practice of participatory action research. This summer, I will be teaching the first course in this series, entitled: Issues in Research, and we will be using the Community Tool Box as the central resource for our inquiry into the process of PAR.

Submitted:
First Name: Stacey
Last Name: Gonzalez
City/Town: Baytown
State/Province: TX
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Happy to learn about this great resource tool! Thank you.
Submitted:
First Name: Sibongile
Last Name: Sibiya
City/Town: Johannesburg
State/Province: Gauteng
Country: South Africa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am involved in community work, I am the founder of Khuthatso Community Development based in South Africa.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Everything that I ever needed to run the organization I found it here at Community Tool Box. Thank you Thank you Thank you
Submitted:
First Name: celeste
Last Name: mcvey
City/Town: hoover
State/Province: al
Country: usa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am female. Homemaker with outdated skills. I am looking to connect with people. I do not no anyone. I am looking skills,friends,and want to donate and help homeless people. Non denominational would be great.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I discovered this site when looking for a non denominational homeless shelter in my area. I have not found one yet.
Submitted:
First Name: Lisa Jo
Last Name: Melville
City/Town: Lancaster
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a prevention program Supervisor for an HFA maternal child health home visitation program serving prenatal - age 3, identifying new mothers, and families at risk of abuse and pregnancy related health disparities. Only one department of many, AVPH is at the heart of our community and a well respected, constantly evolving health and wellness non-profit organization.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am using the CTB as a Capella University graduate student resource for related course work research needs; and for work, especially interested in topics/information related to Best Practices, Capacity Building and professional skill building opportunity
Submitted:
First Name: Hossein
Last Name: Imani Jajarmi
City/Town: Tehran
State/Province:
Country: Iran
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm teaching community development in faculty of social sciences in university of Tehran as associate professor. I'm also an elected member of neighborhood council in Ekbatan one of towns of Tehran. I love heping people to have a better community and this is the first time I'm visiting your site.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I hope i can read your chapters and discuss its contents with my colleagues