Waldo Community Center

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Mohsin Hamid on the dangers of nostalgia: we need to imagine a brighter future

Make America great again. Take back control... From politics to culture, we have been gripped by a wave of nostalgia. Mohsin Hamid calls on storytellers to look ahead with hope

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020<br>By Peggy Shinn | May 10, 2017, 1:39 p.m. (ET)<br>Katie and Tommy Zaferes recently moved into their tiny house, featured on the TV show "Tiny House Nation."<br>Triathlete Katie Zaferes has big Olympic goals for 2020<br>To help meet these goals, the 2016 Olympian and her husband, Tommy Zaferes, have gone tiny. Just before the 2017 triathlon season started, they moved into a tiny house — featured…

Create a Custom Splash Screen for a Windows 10 In-Place Upgrade

A while back I wrote a blog with some scripts that can be used to improve the user experience in a Windows 10 in-place upgrade. The solution included a simple splash screen that runs at the beginni…

Why Volunteering Is Good for Your Health

Think of it as a win-win: You help others and get a boost yourself.

When Social Services Undermine Well-being

The intertwined challenges that many people face might be addressed more effectively together than separately.

Community Center Building Project

We Need Your Help! Stabler Foundation Matching Grant has been exceeded – THANK YOU! Help us reach the total to complete this project through your donation. Donate Online

Why Your Gym Needs to Be a Community Center

Your members need social connection. Give it to them and watch your club thrive.

Take our acronyms quiz to test your knowledge of social services

It's almost as if social workers and government agencies communicate in a foreign language. How well you can speak it? You have five minutes to figure out 20 acronyms.

Social Services for the Elderly: How Can I Get Help?

Have you considered how you can get help should you need it? There are a range of social services available to you as a senior.

Scammers impersonate many government agencies

How This Indigenous Community Rebuilt a Community Center No One Had Ever Seen

For Many Students, Government Agencies Are the Most Attractive Employers. Really.

Students in three of five broad areas of study ranked a non-business employer at the top.

Pondering A Social Services Career?

So you’re thinking of getting into the field of Social Services? Why? I’ll bet it’s because you want to help people; make a difference. Noble of you really, and we can never have enough good people with good intentions who care and are willing to serve others. ...

Social Services: Listen to People Who Have Experienced Poverty

We need the people who administer social services at the state and local levels to do a better job of providing programs and policies that work in people’s lives.

It’s Our Backyard Too: Building Community-Centered Support for Harm Reduction

Welcome to NHRC’s Policy and Advocacy Community Engagement Toolkit titled “It’s Our Backyard Too: Building Community-Centered Support for Harm Reduction.”

Is Your Medical Practice A Social Service Or A Business?

These are two entirely different goals and if a definitive answer doesn’t immediately pop out of your mouth you’re in trouble.

How Private Businesses Can Partner With Government Agencies to Facilitate Change

When the private sector partners with government agencies, it can create a powerful incubator for change.

Study: Government agencies don't tell the public how bad PFAS really are

A new study published in Environmental Health found that official health communications from government agencies are failing PFAS-contaminated communities.

School to become community center

Preliminary work may soon begin to transform historic school to community center.