Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Ma Teresa
Last Name: de Guzman
City/Town: Quezon City
State/Province: Metro Manila
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an Anthropologist, a Faculty of the Behavioral Sciences Department, University of the Philippines Manila, a Consultant and a Researcher
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Great very useful especially for my classroom and community lectures.
Submitted:
First Name: Gaylene
Last Name: Van wijk
City/Town: Masterton
State/Province: Wairarapa
Country: New Zealand
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Peer advocate and Support worker offering a free service to people with mental health issues and addiction in the Wairarapa and wellington region. We offer advocacy, support and education services.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
For programmes and forms to be more efficient in our service and meet the needs of all that we support.
Submitted:
First Name: Ini
Last Name: Usanga
City/Town: Cork
State/Province: Cork
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a survivor of family violence and childhood sexual harassment. Now I use my journey and experience to empower other survivors and victims.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To develop resource materials for empower survivors and develpo trainings for community wide eduction, policy makers and educational institutions
Submitted:
First Name: Mike
Last Name: Powers
City/Town: joint cities of Mississauga, Brampton & Caledon
State/Province: ON
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have recently been appointed Director, Business Development to investigate and lead a path to Sustainability for Community Door, CD is a community based organization to support shared facilities in the charities and social service delivery agencies sector
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a relatively young organization (c 5 yrs) in our first endeavour we are reviewing our successes and shortfalls. Using VMOSA, we are re-evaluating our original vision & strategy from the various learns and a changing landscape in government and private funding. From basic question - are we adding value to the community, to how to expand our facilities and offerings; VMOSA is part of my preparation for an upcoming Board Retreat for the noted review
Submitted:
First Name: ARIANIE
Last Name: ATOLBA
City/Town: LAMUT
State/Province: IFUGAO
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work as a project assistant and secretariat to a human capacity building program in the province of Ifugao, Philippines.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Working first time for a human capacity building project, your "toolbox" helped me in doing tasks I have never done before like conducting FGD and others. Your toolbox contents are so practical and very helpful. I owe you thanks!
Submitted:
First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Makoko
City/Town: Greenville,
State/Province: NC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a graduate student in Public Health (MPH) at the University of New England, Maine. I work at the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. I am the founder of a non-for- profit corporation Toloha village patnerships of Tanzania. I am currently working to implement a health care center in Toloha village, Tanzania (E. Africa).
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first time to join, but I am looking forward into it to help me implement this project.
Submitted:
First Name: Domingo Jr
Last Name: Nievarez
City/Town: PASIG CITY
State/Province: METRO MANILA
Country: Pilipinas
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm currently working as Planning Officer in the Planning Service of the Department of Education in the Philippines. My work usually focuses on the preparation of planning and budgeting proposal, monitoring of programs and projects and providing technical assistance to our field units and offices. In addition to this, I'm also the sole coordinator of the Department in the convergence program of the Government which is the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) Program. BUB empowers basic sectors in the communities as they are made to be officially part of the planning process in the local government units. Basic sectors also involves in the monitoring of projects implementation.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As mentioned in the above response, this community tool box will help me understand better the dynamic and importance of participative planning between government officials and its people. I'am planning to advocate this kind of planning process in different localities to have a shared goals and responsibilities among all people.
Submitted:
First Name: Cassia
Last Name: Havens
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am part of FullVerdict team, a team who would give much needed information before purchasing anything online.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We currently have a blog which we call FullVerdict where we publish articles related to health and self-help. We believe that community tool box can help us write helpful articles to our site in order to deliver the best reading experience where one will learn something before leaving our website.
Submitted:
First Name: Pamela
Last Name: Stickler
City/Town: North Augusta
State/Province: SC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
The RECing Crew is a non-profit organization that provides leisure and recreational programs for individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities from our community. We currently have 200+ individuals that participate in one or more of our programs.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Staff Hiring and Training
We would love to learn more and cannot wait to get your newsletters!
Submitted:
First Name: akadiri
Last Name: faisol
City/Town: ilorin
State/Province: kwara
Country: nigeria
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
undergraduate student at the federal university of Ilorin in Nigeria state as foreigner from Benin Republic
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: GARY L.
Last Name: MOODY
City/Town: ALTADENA
State/Province: CALIFORNIA
Country: UNITED STATES
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Youth Specialist 1 @ Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services in Altadena, CA. 91001. I am part of a team who coordinates our Mentoring for Life Mentoring Program. I have been in the mental health profession for over 40 years with a BA in Sociology and MBA in Business Administration. I have been with HSCFS for about two (2) years.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I was researching programs and sites that foster mentoring and currently recruiting mentors for our organization. I came across your site 5-12-16 for resources and collaborations with other organization in our area.
Submitted:
First Name: Beth
Last Name: McKenzie
City/Town: Anderson
State/Province: Indiana
Country: United States of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a licensed Masters level social worker currently working with a community health center (one month) in Indiana in Grants and Development. I am new to health care and need all of the assistance that is available.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
For starters, I'm using Community Health Improvement online courses to increase effectiveness within our organization
Submitted:
First Name: Kathy
Last Name: Myer
City/Town: Indianapolis
State/Province: INDIANA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Teacher and Educational Leader
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Reinforcing learning about leadership styles.
Submitted:
First Name: Shirah
Last Name: Chante
City/Town: Missouri City
State/Province: TX - Texas [USA]
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a relationship coach and artist who uses creative arts to develop educational courses to help the community of women and youth that are tired of failed relationships build better, longer lasting lives full of loving family and friends.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I AM using the Community Tool Box to help me develop my educational courses,
Submitted:
First Name: LuQman
Last Name: Abdullah
City/Town: Philadelphia
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
As a community leader I work to assist members of the community organize and develop projects and programs. As a school leader, I work to provide leadership in strategic planning, curriculum development, research and evaluation, exceptional student education, student services, career, community, and technical education, instructional media and technology, federal programs, and staff development.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Community Tool Box assists me in the development of various projects and to keep my support team on task.
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
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
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.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
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
Submitted:
First Name: Larry
Last Name: Kali
City/Town: Salem
State/Province: Oregon
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Since turning sixty years old, I've taken a different view of life and my role in it. Today I see too many young people missing out on the opportunity to pursue a higher education. Along with that, our own communities are eroding from lack of support for core nonprofit organizations. The rise of crowd- funding as a means to offset conventional funding gives us an option that can unify our communities and educate our young people about the benefits of small actions that can make a big impact.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I can't say what I have not done yet, but my hope is to use Community Tool Box to aid in the teaching of our team members and leaders in the community as to how we can better arrive at the goals that we have set for our campaigns. Funding nonprofits, building relationships with our young people and developing funding for higher educational pursuits are our primary goals. We are just beginning, and we need all the help that we can get. Thank you very much, from all of us.
Submitted:
First Name: Diana
Last Name: Lyerson-Breland
City/Town: Lititz
State/Province: PA
Country: United States of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have been in Human Services/Social Services/Mental Health/Addictions for at least the last 31 years. Currently, I am the Social Worker for Lititz, Hematology and Oncology Care of Lititz, PA. We are a out pt based infusion center
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will use Community Tools to develop a variety of support group experiences for our patients and their families
Submitted:
First Name: janice
Last Name: rackey
City/Town: baltimore
State/Province: md
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a registered nurse and returning student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
school
Submitted:
First Name: Antoinette
Last Name: Jones
City/Town: New York City
State/Province: New York
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a college instructor assigned to teach a business writing course that includes a service learning component.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I would like to use the Community Tool Box to support student group project work.
Submitted:
First Name: Kimberly
Last Name: Sauer
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Legislative and Legal Coordinator for a small nonprofit in Baltimore City that assists in the investigation of child sexual abuse. My position was newly created to fulfill our legislative priorities and to full develop our advocacy program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Your information regarding advocacy, legislative advocacy, and public policy were incredibly useful as I am still getting my footing in this position! Such an amazing resource to have, thank you!!
Submitted:
First Name: May
Last Name: Lucas
City/Town: Zamboanga City
State/Province:
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work with the University Communications Office with a team of 6. We are tasked
to generate awareness, understanding, engagement, and support to the vision and mission of the University, and help the University communicate more effectively with both internal and external audiences --- students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents, friends and partners, and the general public. Specifically, the UCO team assists the University in the following:
• Media/Public Relations
• Web communications, Social Media
• Strategic communication plans and policies
• Institutional documentation (photography, video production)
• Recruitment and Marketing
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use it as a practical guide on how to do particular tasks such as how to organize a press conference, how to prepare a media kit, etc.
Submitted:
First Name: savas
Last Name: ich
City/Town: Pasadena
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for a nonprofit and coordinate state recognition programs on character and ethics
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just started studying the whole tool box.
Submitted:
First Name: Megan
Last Name: Marsellus
City/Town: Dallas
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Community Health Worker pursing an MSW at University of Texas Arlington. I primarily work with Geriatric patients in a health care setting with an interdisciplinary team.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name:
City/Town: Herkimer
State/Province: NY
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Beginning a volunteer program for sharing skills with others. Skills can be practical such as gardening, farming, cooking, dancing, music, writing, plumbing and carpentry.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: kaidan
City/Town: Herkimer
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My husband and I retired to the Mohawk Valley of NY about 2 years ago. We share a common interest of community action and blog about ways to achieve community improvement. I would like to start a volunteer teaching program and am looking for some tangible ways to get that started.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Fernando
Last Name: Cruz
City/Town: Alcabideche
State/Province: Cascais
Country: Portugal
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
A retired Electrical Engineer who turned volunteer and now heads a non-profit supporting elders in the community of Cascais, Portugal.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Absolutely! Many topics are known to me, but I need the toolbox to help me set direction for the organization and train my team. I find it very good and full of excellent tips and tools.
Submitted:
First Name: Denise
Last Name:
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: MD
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am considering starting a non-profit organization to help underprivileged girls. While browsing online for information, I ran across this site and decided to review it. I decided I wanted to go back later and really explore the Community Tool Box so I decided to sign the guestbook.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Eoin
Last Name: Buckley
City/Town: Cedar Estate, Killarney Road
State/Province: Bray
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are service for people with disabilities in Ireland. We offer a wide range of community based training, residential, employment and social services to support people to live as independent citizens in their communities. We support over 350 people and employ around 400. We are accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership (http://www.c-q-l.org) Towson MA. We were the first service in Ireland to achieve such accreditation.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am responsible for engaging volunteers and your tool box has been very helpful in terms of developing a strategic plan to improve our volunteer program for 2016. I have found the site an excellent resource and I will pass it onto my colleagues.
Submitted:
First Name: Eoin
Last Name: Buckley
City/Town: Cedar Estate, Killarney Road
State/Province: Bray
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are service for people with disabilities in Ireland. We offer a wide range of community based training, residential, employment and social services to support people to live as independent citizens in their communities. We support over 350 people and employ around 400. We are accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership (http://www.c-q-l.org) Towson MA. We were the first service in Ireland to achieve such accreditation.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am responsible for engaging volunteers and your tool box has been very helpful in terms of developing a strategic plan to improve our volunteer program for 2016. I have found the site an excellent resource and I will pass it onto my colleagues.
Submitted:
First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Jimenez Salinas
City/Town: Brea
State/Province: California
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have worked in the area of advocacy for bilingual education for 40 years. I am a consultant and provide expert professional development to teachers, administrators and parents regarding how to increase achievement and academic success for English Learners.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?: