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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Wilson
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I am a RN working for the past 13 years in the Burn ICU of the Massachusetts General Hispital. My passion is end-of-life-care and I have worked per deim as a Hospice visit nurse for the pasr three years. I am a board member of the Massachusetts Coaliation for Compassionate Care and also a founding member of a coummity coaliation called Pallaitive Care Coalition of the Merrimack Valley. My involvement in end-of-life has been a source of much growth for me personally, professionaly and spiritualy.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have found the articles and how to guides wonderful in my attempt to pull a community coaliation together. I am a nurse, I have never done such work, but this website makes it possible for me to feel like it is possible to surmount the difficulties of placing three hospitals, two hospices, two family health centers and representives from several other agencies at the same table, rise above territorial and political issues and find a common path to our shared goal of improving the care we give to the dying. I thank you for all your efforts.
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First Name: judith ( Dr.)
Last Name: Palmer Castor
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Mental Health Researcher/consultant Areas of espertise include violence prevention, at-risk youth and femily support programs ( program development, technical assistance and evaluation)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am searching for a tool that that assesses or evaluates community collaborations; i.e. degree of collaboration such information sharing, relationship development, leadership, decision making, etc. Want a tool that can be administered to collaboration partners or members on some interval basis.
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First Name: Tim
Last Name: Livermore
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I am Asst Health Officer for San Joaquin Co Public Health Svcs. We are part of PPH.
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Took your toolbox breakout session today. Enjoyed it. I will return to it sometime soon, and look around. Thanks. -TL.
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First Name: alfred
Last Name: garcia
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will be using for planning
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First Name: Amy
Last Name: Henniger
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Im getting my masters in community social psychology from UMASS Lowell.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am working with Dr. Berkowitz here at UMASS in order to improve upon what is already going on with the community toolbox.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Schmidt
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I am currently a hospice director and I have been working with our local EOL Coalition here in Monterey CA, one of the many across the country that started as a result of OOT outreach efforts. We have a viable coalition that continues to work hard through the efforts of community volunteers dedicated to improving how we care for the dying.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first visit. But hope to see how others are doing in there efforts around the country.
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First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Dorda
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I am a mental health nurse for Washtenaw County looking for ways to conduct a community assessment in our community & start a new program. I am also a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in a Health Promotion & Risk Reduction program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I heard about the toolbox from public health & am using it for work & School. I love it and will share it with many! What a great sight! Thanks
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First Name: Margot
Last Name: Manning
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I co-ordinate an advocacy project at Virginia House Settlement in Plymouth. I am 49 yrs old and am terrific for my age!!! I work in the best place with the best people and regard myself as being extremly fortunate to be where i am.
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It is my intention to take a Masters course in Community Enterprise at cambridge university and I have an interview on Dec 3rd I am quite nervous and was researching the subject when I came across your site. I have been raving about it ever since. I think it is the most useful and generous site I have encountered and I shall take great pleasure in giving you all credit if and when i use your material. I do not believe in re-inventing the stone as it were, but firmly believe in giving credit where its due and you deserve it in bucket loads!!! Been great talking to you, bye for now
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First Name: Shannon
Last Name: Gravening
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I am a volunteer in my community
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
getting people in my community together to get things done
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First Name: martha
Last Name: hinds
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community educator coord. for hospice care tri-countyand director of outreach.,married 6 children 3 of my own and 3 stepchildren.. fairly new to hospice and working with coalition here in sumter at usc sumter campus
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
using tool box to get better ideas on how to have a positive impact on our community and make permanent changes hopefully.
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First Name: Max
Last Name: Llewelyn
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I am a Community Group Facilitator contracted by the NZ Government to work with groups who can not afford a consultant to build their capacity and strenghten their organisations. The work and advice I give is far reaching and I am in the process of developing a mentoring scheme for small not for profit organisations.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To provide simple and readable resource material to people who need training and development with their organisations. The Community Tool Box is a tremendous resource and I have been using it for over three years.
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First Name: Ned
Last Name: MacInnis
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I am the Training Coordinator for an AIDS organization.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am currently looking for tools (not listings of or orders forms for) for developing Board training. The CTB is great so far! Thanks for being here!
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First Name: Kathryn
Last Name: Berry
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The Community Development Foundation is a small group working for the main part with Indigenous Australians. The current project is to establish how to encourage more Indigenous parents/carers to participate in schools and to assist with their childrens education. In doing so the CDF works with the parents to obtain postive outcomes for students. We work in the areas of: 1) education 2) justice 3) commerce and trade and have 4) some federal funding.
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I am going to work/read the Ctoolbox over the january period. You appear to work in a similar way to CDF and I am hoping that we have found a common bond as the CDF is both successful but alone in Western Austrlaia in its methods.
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First Name: Kathy
Last Name: Dunn
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I am a nurse and immunization program manager at Grand Forks Public Health Department. I am also coordinator of the Greater Grand Forks Immunization Coalition. I have seen presentations at several national conferences by the Community tool Box.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use information from the Tool Box to help in my leadership roles. I find your excellent information to be most helpful . I was unable to contact you through your website except to register as a guest. The link you provided didn't work for me. I am hoping you will be able to answer my question from this avenue. Our department does yearly strategic planning. The divisions don't work real well together. I have been gathering information on team building from your site. It is very good and I hope I can do it justice! What I am looking for are some examples of bonding activities that don't take a significant amount of time. Our strategic planning sessions last one day and time is precious. Would you know of any activities we could use to build team bonds? Thank you for your time, your site, and your consideration. Kathy Dunn
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First Name: barbara
Last Name: friedrich
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grant-writer, funding consultant for 2 non-profit organizations in Fresno. Have only been writing for funding for about 1 year now, but very much love the work. I want to do this full-time within the next 6 mos to 1 year. I get a great deal of satisfaction from this work, knowing that there are soo many organizations who need help, financially.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
...using it both for an application for Federal Grant currently and for assisting the non-profit organizations in their training objectives and goals. GREAT WEB-SITE !! WISH I HAD FOUND IT SOONER THAN LAST WEEK :)
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First Name: Karla
Last Name: Corder
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Coordinator for Interfaith Caregiver Program. Program is 3 years old and could use a boost.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Looking for fresh ideas and tips. Thank you for your site.
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First Name: Tim
Last Name: Barretto
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I am an associate professor of communications at the Thompson School of Applied Science at the University of New Hampshire.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the CTB as a resource for teaching a class entitled "Communication within Communities."
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Kinsley
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Hi I'm not responding in the appropriate section of your site, but I couldn't find another place to send an email. I work with Rocky Mountain Institute, have worked with David Allee in Cornell extension, and thought you might find the following site useful, since it attempts to address many of the same audiences as does your site. www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid356.php Good luck with your work.
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First Name: Jeffrey
Last Name: Maurus
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part-time student working on MPH at UIC
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
part of course on Community Health and the Media
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First Name: Cindy
Last Name: Winters
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I am the new CHIPr Program Manager for KDHE. I will be the liason between the state and the grantees to help provide technical assistance and support.
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Looking for resources and guidance as I begin my new position.
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First Name: M. Patricia
Last Name: Jones
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I am president and ceo of the Maryland Prevention Institute, Inc. This is a 501 (c) (3) organization that functions as a community coalition, providing technical assistance to faith-based organizations and other community-based organizations.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will share your web address and info on grant writing with the faith community.
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First Name: M. Patricia
Last Name: Jones
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I am president of the Maryland Prevention Institute, Inc. This is a 501 (c) (3) organization that functions as a community coalition, providing technical assistance to faith-based organizations and other community-based organizations.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will share your web address and info on grant writing with the faith community.
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First Name: Patricia
Last Name: Shifferd
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I direct Continental Harmony, a national music commissioning project which brings composers into communities (rural and underserved primarily) to write music on themes defined locally and performed by local musicians. I am interested in the role of the arts in community development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am hoping to find materials on my interests to guide my practice of bringing composers & communities together.
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First Name: Stacie
Last Name: Ogborn
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The LIFE Project is a coalition working to improve end-of-life care for all Kansans.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just discovered it.
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First Name: Gordon
Last Name: Putnam
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Just came back from Rallying Points, thank you for a mavolous convention!!!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am writting a memo to our coalition to get on and see how they can use it.
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First Name: Dolores
Last Name: Sewap
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I am a social work practicum student, my placement is working in the Family Violence/Wellness program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am checking out what is out there in relation to my practicum, plus looking for information on husband battery, or women who abuse. And how to develop proposal and access funding. I would be happy to hear from you.
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First Name: Larry
Last Name: Prohs
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Health Care Administrator, Chief, Bureau of Nutrition Services, Ohio Department of Health, American Council on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer. Working on statewide governor's initiative, "Healthy Ohioans"
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Hopeful to find programs, activities which have been implemented, successful and sustainable for potential recommendation and adoption in OH
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First Name: Shoshanna
Last Name: Sofaer
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I am a professor and evaluation/action researcher. I often develop the interventions I evaluate. I do a lot of work on community coalitions to improve health
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource for a class I am teaching in Population Based Health Planning. Also as a source of ideas and references for my work on coalition evaluation.
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First Name: Jaime
Last Name: Stuckey
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I am the Program Manager for an education and prevention agency - the Dothan-Houston County Substance Abuse Partnership.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To educate myself and bring ideas to the table to improve the work of our coalition and agency!
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First Name: Jane
Last Name: Reynolds
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I am the Director of Training for prevention of aLcohol and drug abuse in Nebraska.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I've just discovered it.
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First Name: Anna
Last Name: Ampy
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I am on the staff of KIDPRO. We are an organization that mentors children with diabetes in Trumbull County, Ohio. This is the first time I have written a grant.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To follow as a model to write my first grant.
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First Name: Chris
Last Name: Brown
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I'm a lecturer in health promotion at ballarat University.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I'm showing students your site as a source of valuable information and as an example of a community development initiative.
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First Name: Timothy P.
Last Name: Winter
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Chair for Kinesiology & Health Science
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
REadings course, perhaps CTB can assist us in getting our new degree on level ground--B.S. in Communnity HEalth
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First Name: Ghazi
Last Name: Kayali
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I am an instructor/researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Balamand. I teach the "Understanding the Community" course for students of majors other than those of Health and Development. I conduct research in illiteracy and health awareness.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
CTB proved over and over again that it is a great resource for both teaching and conducting community-based programs. I refer my students to CTB as the first choice for resources relevant to our work.
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First Name: Nadereh
Last Name: Nasseri
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I work as patient care coordinator of Hospice care in Douglas County.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am not sure yet.
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First Name: Rolf
Last Name: Luyendijk
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I am an International Development Worker with experience in Health Promotion and HRD. I am currently following an MPH course and plan to return to Int'l Dev. Work after finishing my course.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use it as a quick reference/reminder for the many things once learned, worked with, or seen but slightly forgotten. I also use it to get additional practical ideas for tackling all kind of communication and community development related issues. Thank you for making this toolbox so accessible and available to all!
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First Name: Nolly
Last Name: Verbeek
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I am Dutch and physiotherapist by profession. Since 1991 I have been working in Zimbabwe and Angola in rehabilitation projects. t the moment I am a student At the NSPH and doing my Master Public Health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
It was in the module Health prevention/promotion, target group specific implementation strategies that Mr. Hans Saan introduced the tool box to us. We all were impressed with the user friendly approach and the amount of very useful information and guidelines. There was one remark from the group: gender was not mentioned as being an important determinant when looking at target groups and community approach. We did not go trough the whole program so it is possible that we overlooked it. I mailed you address to my previous work place in Zimbabwe. I am wishing you good luck. regards Nolly Verbeek
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First Name: John
Last Name: Kennedy
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Division of Public Health Manager in Georgetown DE for the last 3 years. Prior to that, I was a Hospital Administrator in the AF for 33 1/2 years.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Trying to use the tools to accomplish a community needs assessment-- we have large poultry plants here- with the majority of the 7,000 workers being foreign born, primarily Hispanics.
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First Name: Erica
Last Name: Brody
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I conduct health services and policy research at a contract research organization.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am reviewing health measurement projects and strategic planning tools available to support community health improvement.
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First Name: Vicki J.
Last Name: Bera
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I am the Program Coordinator for a non profit organization working on developing a comprehensive community initiative in the Omaha community. Our goal is to effect systems change within the family support field to make services more family-friendly and culturally-competent.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just found the tool-box and much of the information will be beneficial to me in implementing our goals and objectives.
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First Name: Rogerio
Last Name: Machado
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> separate e-mail sent today.
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> please send me ToolBox updates notices :))
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First Name: Tad
Last Name: Crawford
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I am the Treasurer of the Dukes County Health Council, a 32 member, community-based coalition of health care providers, public official and private citizens committed to improving the health and quality of life in our community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first look, having recently attended a Healthy Community Massachusetts Institute. You'll see more of me.
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First Name: roland
Last Name: isom
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vocational rehabilitation caseworker / researcher
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using it as a resource do develop an effective low level quality assurance team for a major homeless/mentally ill service provider in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
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First Name: Keesha
Last Name: Sledge-Reed
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I am the Activity/Volunteer Coordinator for the Franciscan House. The Franciscan House is a residence for homeless people with HIV/AIDS. This is a very rewarding job.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Right now I just learning how to use it. This is the first time i am visiting this site
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First Name: David
Last Name: Darling
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Hello, get in touch with me and let's talk. David Darling, Community Development Economist from K-State Research and Extension On the web at www.agecon.ksu.edu/ddarling
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First Name: Carl
Last Name: white
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President of a neighboorhood improvement group. Trying to find as much infor about community development as possible
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is first time to your site. This is also the best site I have seen on the net. You have a lot of useful information.
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First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Walker
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I am a program coordinator in Community and Health Promotion Branch of the Ministry of Health in Ontario. I am currently involved with the Ontario Heart Health Program. I also teach nursing part time at Ryerson Polytechnic University.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just browsed today. Plan to return for a more comprehensive look. I am very impressed by what I saw. Thabk you.
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First Name: Donna
Last Name: Maguire
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Nurse
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First time visit
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First Name: Charlene
Last Name: Shreder
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I am the Coordinator for the Prevention Resource Center Region Four in East Texas covering 23 counties. I am also Director of Special Projects/Grants Development.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We are utlilizing the VALUABLE tools and examples in grant writing and designing programs and approaches for use in our coalition efforts. What an outstanding service!!!!
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First Name: Maureen
Last Name: Bates
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I help run employment training programs for people with barriers to employment, including economic disadvantages and disabilities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Reference and training