Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: William
Last Name: Chignoli
City/Town: Saint Louis
State/Province: Missouri
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a founder and Executive Director of Accion Social Comunitaria and ASC Cares Mobile Health Care Ministry.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Well, I do not know right know. This is my first contact, but education and prevention is our goal and we will use the CTB in this way.
Submitted:
First Name: Tonja
Last Name: Partridge
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have a B.S. in Health Management and am currently pursuing my Master's in Community Health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am presently enrolled in a Masters program in Community Health. At first glance, it seems that the tools provided will be a great benefit not only in helping me learn but also in my profession after I graduate.
Submitted:
First Name: Jennifer
Last Name: Rosso
City/Town: Athens
State/Province: Alabama
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am trying to find grants that will help a second year, non profit organization. We are trying to support the arts in the community with a one day cultural event.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am not sure ~ just learning as I go.
Submitted:
First Name: Hainsley
Last Name: Edwards
City/Town: La Fortune
State/Province: St. Patrick's
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the President of a CBO in my community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are a group that started recently and I am hoping to use this site to help develop my community.
Submitted:
First Name: Karen
Last Name: Picus
City/Town: Henderson
State/Province: Nevada
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director, School of Occupational Therapy. I teach courses in social justice and leadership and am interested in community health programming.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I used the tools to teach students skills in community assessment. Also used the tools to build a case to establish additional community programs and acquire grant funding.
Submitted:
First Name: Cheryl
Last Name: Pestaina
City/Town: Miami
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a project Director for a Service Partnerhip for preventing risky behaviors in adolescent youth in the Overtown Community of the City of Miami. I have a Master's Degree in Public Administration.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The Community Tool Box is a lifeline for the Partnership in may ways: finding best practice models for just about anything regarding at risk children and their families; assessment tools; computer as well as publication resources; how-to hands on approaches to areas such as marketing, community involvement, etc.
Submitted:
First Name: Patricia
Last Name: Perkins
City/Town: High Point
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Technical director at a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing a neighborhood here in North Carolina.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I plan to read the CTB thoroughly and see what is on offer here. May use some of the question-answer stuff.
Submitted:
First Name: Kim
Last Name: Agli
City/Town: Innisfail
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Multicultural Officer.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have just found this site and will let you know in the near future.
Submitted:
First Name: Karen
Last Name: Hall
City/Town: Fairfield
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Life Coach and Educator in Fairfield. My husband and I are currently raising community awareness regarding Bullying among grade school children k-6. We are also, creating a mentorship program for High School upper classmen to mentor children grades 7th -12. We would love to use your material!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Not using yet, but would love to!
Submitted:
First Name: Silvia
Last Name: Ortiz
City/Town: Jayuya
State/Province: Jayuya
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a AC*VISTA volunteer,trying to get survey samples for community needs. We are trying to develop a program for self sustaining agriculture, to minimize poverty in our town.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Looking for samples and information on surveys and programs being helpful to facilitate our job in developing and implementing our project.
Submitted:
First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Wilkins
City/Town: San Luis Obispo
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Danny, born in Coranado Naval Station. i live in SLO for the past 4 years. i work for the mission in St. Paul, MN. I work for the disciple with christ until i came to SLO, CA.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
To find out how to get back with job and living inside. i`m homeless.
Submitted:
First Name: Susan
Last Name: Netz
City/Town: Milwaukee
State/Province: Wisconsin
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work at non-profit which is a crime-reduction initiative focusing on positive development for youth ages 10-19, community organizing and tough law enforcement focusing on disrupting and dismantling drug-trafficking organizations and getting illegal guns off the street.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'm a first-time visitor and learned about it through a Philanthropy News Digest newsletter to which I subscribe. I'm checking it out because gun violence has been recognized as a public health issue and I'm hoping to find information of use to us.
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: Husvar
City/Town: Rootstown
State/Province: Ohio
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a 61-year-old person with disabilities working with other people with disabilities to secure or maintain independence in the community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
This is my first time visiting this web site. I have not used the Community Tool Box.
Submitted:
First Name: Kristanto
Last Name: Budiprabowo
City/Town: Metro
State/Province:
Country: Indonesia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community organizer and village pastor at the southerpart Sumatra island.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I need this toolbox especially to manage the community-based organization that is connecting villagers.
Submitted:
First Name: Gwen
Last Name: Murphy
City/Town: Durham
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a nutritionist and education specialist in the Community Health Division at Duke Medical Center.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I love your site and have used it many times. It is a complete, well organized framework that fits well with many different projects. Thank you!
Submitted:
First Name: Annette
Last Name: Hopgood
City/Town: Atlanta
State/Province: Georgia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am retired state director of child nutrition from the Georgia Department of Education, U.S. Currently a volunteer with the Global Child Nutrition Foundation to facilitate planning of school nutrition programs in 6 countries identified by the World Food Programme of the UN.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just curious about the resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Kelli
Last Name: Johnson
City/Town: Minneapolis
State/Province: Minnesota
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a research fellow in public health and a doctoral student in evaluation studies at the University of Minnesota.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am currently working on a project looking at evaluation dissemination and use. In addition, I am evaluating a rural experiential learning program in the University's Academic Health Center.
Submitted:
First Name: Sally
Last Name: Yageric
City/Town: Amherst
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Credentialed Prevention Professional working in the Communities That Care community
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Looking for tips to build and sustain a fairly new coalition
Submitted:
First Name: Lynn
Last Name: Stout
City/Town: Loomis
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a student at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. I am currently studying sociology and library science. I wish to obtain a degree in sociology so that I may become a sociological researcher.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Our sociology class has a class project to make our community aware of local social problems. I am here at your website to see if we can organize this project for an impact on our community for a positive change.
Submitted:
First Name: Lorna
Last Name: Morgan
City/Town: New york
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am focused on building competencies of management staff to improve the quality of the work we do in communities in Harlem, the Bronx, and Washington Heights.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
These are good frameworks for helping staff think about their work and the resources needed to accomplish it.