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    The Community Tool Box team greatly appreciates your visit to our site and we'd love to hear from you, and learn more about you and how you are using the resources on the site to support your community work. We encourage you to browse guestbook entries from visitors to our site and while you’re here, encourage you to subscribe to our eNewsletter to keep in touch and learn about new resources as they become available.

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    1 October 2013 Kay Swindell ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am applying for the job of Medical Coordinator for Onslow Community Ministries...direct medical and dental clinics.
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    1 October 2013 Jeff Paddock ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    MSW, KU, 1977; PhD, U of Tenn, 1995; Lt Col USAF; currently engaged in establishing healthy communities initiatives at 80 USAF bases around the globe; particularly interested in success stories (large and small), lessons learned, and outcome evaluation (for local community members use -- not forr researchers - - although there are opportunities there too). Great site; good rference materials.
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    1 October 2013 MaLisa DeLozier- Jackson ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I work as a HHA while going to school. I am planning to apply for the PA program at WSU next year.
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    1 October 2013 Linda Jo Doctor ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I have an eclectic background in practice/policy/research in moving forward community prevention/devleopment agenda. I previously served as the director of prevention for a state health department and now am setting up a national program office for a new RWJ funded initiative that will support community coalitions addressing asthma.
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    1 October 2013 Ruth Stern ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Worked as a Healthy Cities (WHO Euro designated project - Camden) coordinator in the UK for 8 years, now doing a DrPH with my thesis topic on community participation in Healthy Cities projects. Just at the literature search level now. Your tool box will be fantastically useful.
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    1 October 2013 Michael Kreek ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I run a company called Vernacular Technology and Techniques and I am E.D. of a non-profit called The Institute for Vernacular Philosophy.
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    1 October 2013 Skip Moon ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I supervise Neighborhood Preservation for the City of Overland Park, Kansas. Prior work included 5 years with a Community Development Corporation in Kansas City, MO as the staff planner / project manager. I am constantly looking for sources of community building / development / networking ideas, activities and projects.
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    1 October 2013 Dee Allinson ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Trying to raise funds for a mentoring program for youth to prevent substance abuse and other poor choices youth might make.
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    1 October 2013 Galen El-Askari ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Community Health Planner and Evaluator
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    1 October 2013 Marybeth Curtis ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a Registered Nurse (B.S.N.) and Coordinator for the Health Learning Resource Center at Westark College in Fort Smith, Arkansas. We are currently in the early planning stages for our new 6 million dollar Health Careers Center. Your web site is an invaluable resource. Thank goodness I have found you!
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    1 October 2013 mary smith ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    student studying community welfare
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    1 October 2013 Sharon i. Rogers ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Interested in information on recent/upcoming information
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    1 October 2013 Laura Young ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I'm a student about to graduate from the Rollins School of Public Health.
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    1 October 2013 Terry Spencer ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am chairman of our local tenants association and I also chair the federation of tenants associations. Your web pages are an excellent source of information for community groups and well worth a visit. I am sure I will be a regular visitor. Good luck and best wishes.
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    1 October 2013 angela napili ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    This is a wonderful site. I work for the Community Connector http://www.si.umich.edu/community We added your Grantwriting Guide to our funding resources page. Thanks!
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    1 October 2013 retta kelley ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Am a life long journalist and newspaper manager, currently working as the community development director at the Austin American Statesman in Austin. We are in the midst of refining what we do with our philanthropic efforts through the newspaper. I am looking for some training that will help me in facilitating community groups as a convenor, and in learning how to assess outcomes.
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    1 October 2013 cynthia mense ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am teaching a class on community nutrition which includes grantwriting. I am currently planning to write a grant for a food pantry.
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    1 October 2013 Cullen Hayashida ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am part of the Pew Charitable Trust Initiative known as the Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative involving 10 mid-sized cities in the US. I am with the Honolulu group; we are three classes - one per year for 3 years. Our principal sponsor was the Hawaii Community Foundation with the support of 16 other local non-profit organizations. I appreciate what you have done and look forward to visiting your site often. Presently, we are working on an Association of Community Association in keeping with a suggestion made by John McKnight in his book, the Careless Society.
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    1 October 2013 Bruce Leonard ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I'm a physical activity interventionist (Health Educator) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. I'm interested in population based behavior change interventions.
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    1 October 2013 wilton kennedy ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I'm a P.A. in migrant/community health. I am intrested in finding out about community partnerships with Hispanics and substance abuse.
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    1 October 2013 Cheryl Mason ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Taking a class on community assessment at the University of New Mexico's MPH program
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    1 October 2013 Carol Flock ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a Family and Consumer Science teacher who is very interested in Brain research of the young child. I feel we need to be doing more in our communities for the young child and their parents so they will be ready for learning. Prenatal care and early child development is a preventive measure to many of the social, emotional, and cognitive development of a child later in life. I am interested in grants which would be available to our communities for a early childhood project.
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    1 October 2013 Bernadine Young ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Laurie Dewey ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a special education teacher who is planning an alternative classroom for high school students with disabilities and substance abuse issues.
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    1 October 2013 Sue MacLatchie ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Michele Corey ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Eynes Mendez ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    &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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    1 October 2013 Frank Thompson ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Strategic Planner for Kansas City, MO Health Dept.
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    1 October 2013 Denise Prescott ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 susan mickelson ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Gregory Batt ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Max Wilson ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Executive Director, Shawnee Regional Prevention and Recovery Services, Topeka, KS
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    1 October 2013 Cynthia Sosnowski ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Thamar Figueroa ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Eavens Matlapeng ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Virginia Martinez ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Staff member of International Center for Health Leadership Development (Kellogg Foundation funded) at University of Illinois at Chicago.
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    1 October 2013 Lori-Anne Russo ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I would like to get involved in a discussion group. Can you tell me how?
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    1 October 2013 leigh ward ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 perrian ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Leslie McAllister ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 David Eichwald ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I'm a student in a MSW program in Eastern Washington, USA.
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    1 October 2013 Philip Salisbury ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Julie Lynes ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Excellent resource information on grant writing!
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    1 October 2013 Michael Fiato ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 John Turner ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Melanie Copeland ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Felicia Brown ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    South Carolina Healthy Communities Coordinator
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    1 October 2013 MaryPat Randall ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 David Mackie ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    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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    1 October 2013 Deanne Boisvert ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    public health educator developing a program to train paraprofessional health promoters to work in the remote communities of Alaska

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