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This summer, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Charlottesville Youth Team has been busy providing a lineup of activities for local students focused on celebrating academics and preparing for the future. Summer activities have included community building celebrations and goal-oriented field trips. Through special events, educational field trips, and community picnics, the team is creating meaningful spaces for young people to connect, learn, and grow.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Elizabeth welcomes interns in every semester who work directly with clients and ensure the office runs smoothly day in and day out. Sera is a Master of Social Work candidate at Rutgers University in New Jersey who is interning at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s office in Elizabeth. She offers a window into the intern experience with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡!

On February 7th, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Salt Lake City joined 39 other non-profits across the valley for the Utah Nonprofits Association 12th Annual Nonprofit Day on the Hill.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and the LEGO Foundation’s Play Well project launch Dunga, a new local-language radio show to help children and caregivers learn through play across Tanzania and Uganda

A Digital Equity Advocate Lends support to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NJ’s RYSA youth program. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NJ chats with Mr. Shawn Gross to understand the digital divide and thank him for helping our RYSA students access Microsoft Teams for their virtual classrooms.

In June, 15 refugee youth met with employees at Celtic Bank to learn about careers opportunities in the banking industry.

Want to buy a home? Resources are available in Salt Lake County to help first-time home buyers navigate the purchase process and get the most home for the money.

Community Driven Development (CDD) is a bottom-up model of development that aims to put the people in the driver’s seat. This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Tuungane 2 program, a major CDD program in Eastern Congo, funded by the UK government and implemented by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) between 2011 and 2014. The Tuungane 2 (T2) program was carried out in 1,025 Village Development Committee areas (VDCs) in the provinces of South Kivu, North Kivu, Maniema and Katanga, representing an estimated beneficiary population of around 1.7 million individuals. This study investigates to what extent Tuungane 2 activities are associated with improvements across five families of outcomes: 1) constructive engagement between service users and duty bearers; 2) improvements in service provisions in the health and education sector, 3) improvements in health and education; 4) improvements in governance related outcomes such as participation, accountability, efficiency, transparency and capture; and lastly 5) improvements in women’s empowerment.