Guestbook Entries

I am the Education Consultant, based at a small nonprofit, for a pilot project to go into two local high schools and implement programs to ultimately increase graduation and college-going rates of Latino students.

I am using the CTB to research methods for institutionalizing initiatives, in my case, in a school setting.

I am the Social Planning Coordinator for the Community Social Planning Council of Kingsville - Leamington (CSPCKL). I fill the only staff position for CSPCKL. As well, we have 15 Council members and as of Jan. 2006, I shall be the field instructor for one 4th yr. social work student and 2 MSWs.

CSPCKL is relatively new. Thus, we are trying to create a strong foundation on which to build a healthy community. Due to having 3 excellent students, we are able to work on three projects. However, an action plan for each of the projects must be created for January. At first glance, I believe that your Web site has much to offer. I truly appreciate the guidance you provide. I shall contact you in the future to inform you of the outcome.

I am the Neighborhood Services Director for the City of Winter Haven. I work with homeowner associations and grass roots groups to help them develop a since of community. To work for common goals within their community.

I will have it placed on the city's neighborhood web site for other communities to access and share it during neighborhood meetings.

I am a healthcare administrator and an adjunct instructor at a university graduate program in community health.

Director of Strategic Resources at Perimeter Church which is committed to partnering and resourcing independent nonprofit organizations which serve refugees and immigrants; women in crisis (and their children); children at risk and teenagers; elderly and dependent in our community of northeast Atlanta

Learning more about how to build healthy communities and serve those who need help.

Episcopal Priest working in an inner-city parish in a community that multiple problems.

Just started looking for tools to provide the congregation with guidance and potential focus.

I am a certified gatekeeper trainer for suicide awareness, prevention and education. My work has been volunteer since 1998. I am driven and have a passion for this issue, and will continue to work to save precious lives as long as I am able. This is a great tool!

I started a local coalition and I am the Chair for our state coalition. This gives me good information on sustaining our efforts and gaining support as well as funding. Good tool! Much appreciated. Check out our website at: www.floridasuicideprevention.org Thank you for this website and the use of it.

CDC-Grantee- Conprehensive Commercial Tobacco Prevention project.- Capacity Building

I was just introduced to it today. I enjoyed reading through some of the chapters.

I'm a MSN student at the University of Phoenix. I am a nurse living in a rural community.

This site was recommended by my facilitator and I am browsing to see how I can use this site.

My Partner, John and I forms the Management Team for a Guest Lodge, Timbali Lodge, in the Ezulwini Valley in Swaziland and we have launched a Social Responsibility Program called "Sikhatsi Setfu", meaning "Our Time" (for living, for loving, for giving) I am Chairperson for this organisation and since our start in Feb 2005, we have managed to establish a Soup Kitchen at our local Primary School and from feeding 25 kids in Feb, we are now feeding all 706 children. The school is being painted by Dulux, we managed to obtain funding for Fencing, Watertanks and Agricultural Equipment. Our Veg Garden now feeds the Soup Kitchen and soon we will be selling the surplus. We are working together with a local HIV/AIDS organisation in aiming to provide Homecare to HIV/AIDS sufferers and their families. We have a Literacy Programme that includes skills like Brick making and Dress making.

My aim is to utilise the Community Toolbox in writing a Grant Proposal, Transferring Skills to the individual Committees involved in Sikhatsi Setfu and use all your invaluable information to move forward and make our Organisation the most successful one in Swaziland.

I'm developing an online course in library marketing, and your community needs assessment is wonderful so I'm linking to it and having the students apply your excellent materials to library "health" needs in their communities. Thanks so much.

I'm a rural development professional and have been active in socio-economic development work since many years in Pakistan. There are times that we become engrossed with our work and forget that life is a continous learning process hence we stagnate, professionally. I'm glad KU has done this marvelous development resources effort. Thanks.

As partner in our work, we plan to use available resources as training materials and readers.

I am a facilitator of Urban Poverty Project in Klaten, Indonesia. I am also student of Community Development in Posgraduate of Sebelas Maret University in Solo, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.

I like to read the Community Tool Box as a guidence to facilitating community and references for my study. It helps me much because make everything more simple and easy to do.it also gives me a new experience and knowledge.

I will use the website in my field practice to set up a interactive teen communiy health education project at a local Charter school

We are a non-profit organization educating the community/school and work with law enforcement to help educate citizens/children about the dangers of drugs

Working at with a small community college in central Kentucky, I provide training to client organizations, especially in the areas of leadership and team building. The CTB is a GREAT site! Thanks so much.

I am using some of the tools in "refreshing" a community leadership curriculum that I helped develop a few years ago. I appreciate that your materials on leadership are geared specifically to the community. I am also trying to get our college's leadership to start using the tools internally.

I am a disabled nurse who volunteers as an injury prevention educator for both the community and the health care community.

Making existing and potential community coalitions aware of the Tool Box and how to use the tools contained in it. I also volunteer to assist organizations throughout the various stages of their project and program.

Director of Collaborative Studies for the Human Immune Therapy Center, UVa. Looking for methods to increase racial diversity in our clinical trials in melanoma

I am on my way to give a presentation on Asset Based Community Development and Community Organizing to the Crime Free Multi Housing International conference and am taking the good news about the CTB with me!

Educator of 33years - teacher, principal, currently 10 years as Director of Head S Start within a parish school system, mom of 7, grandmom of 8

Head Start management involved a cycle of planning and assessment. With the Head Start Act needing reauthorization every 5 years, there are constant changes in program regs and services. TOOLBOX IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!