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Fall 2017 Member Group ReviewPublished January 25, 2018 Take a look at the work done through Dwight Hall in the fall 2017 semester. |
Donor Spotlight: Keniel Yao '19Published October 5, 2017 It's an injustice to hold any part of ourselves back when interacting with and serving those around us. We need to learn to love our communities with our whole hearts, all aspects of our minds, to listen with both ears, and to give of everything that has |
Don't Shop: SWAP! at Dwight HallPublished October 5, 2017 130 Visitors came to the most recent SWAP event organized by AmeriCorps alumni and students |
Dwight Hall Record: Fall 2017Published October 5, 2017 Dwight Hall piloted a programmatic database in the Fall of 2016, and effort led by Program Manager Mark  |
More New Members of the New Haven Community: FOCUS participation grows nearly 125% in 2017Published September 7, 2017 In 2017, FOCUS participation went up nearly 125%. Read some reflections from our first-year participants here.  |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Marwan Safar Jalani ‘20, Arabic Interpreter and Summer Learning Program Outreach Coordinator at Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS)Published August 9, 2017 When I was a refugee in Egypt and Turkey, I did not have the chance to go to school with students from the country. Therefore, I found it hard to integrate in a society that refused to admit refugees and immigrants as part of it. |
New Haven LEAP’s Outdoor Corps Brings Science to Life for Urban YouthPublished August 3, 2017 As rises in sea levels continue to accelerate at alarming rates, the program’s implementation comes at a time when Earth stewardship and environmental education of the youth in our communities have never been so important. |
Donor Spotlight: Nancy Alexander and Ricardo Henriquez Complete 8 Years of Service on the BoardPublished July 30, 2017 We will greatly miss the presence of Nancy Alexander and Ricardo Henriquez on our board. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Christina Pao '20, Co Lead Youth Summer School Instructor at International Rescue CommitteePublished July 19, 2017 I feel that I have learned more this summer than I have the past five years of my life. Seriously. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Lorna Chitty '20, Communications and Legislation Intern at Connecticut Veterans Legal CenterPublished July 19, 2017 I wanted to be involved in this work because I find that the work of the CVLC is at a fascinating intersection of three fields I'm passionate about: politics, human rights, and non-profit work. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Pamela Torola '18, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Intern at City of New Haven Department of EngineeringPublished July 19, 2017 What excites me is how New Haven is truly a leader in Connecticut for taking steps in climate change mitigation... |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Karina Xie '19, Volunteer Teaching Assistant at IRISPublished July 19, 2017 I would definitely encourage anyone to work with ESL or learning programs for refugees! I would tell them this kind of work is important now more than ever. |
Summer (Fellows) in the City: Arabelle Schoenberg ’19, Nature Preserves Intern at New Haven Land TrustPublished July 18, 2017 I would recommend to every Yale student that they stay in the city (to work, not to take classes) for at least one summer during college. You have the time and mental space to see the city in a whole different way... |
The Politics of People: A Docuseries by Briana Burroughs '17Published July 10, 2017 "The Politics of People" is a five part political docuseries about four voters and two local elected officials in New Haven. |
Lessons Beyond the Classroom: What I Have Learned Through Finding my Home in Students for Autism Awareness at YalePublished June 25, 2017 My experience at Wilbur Cross wholly exemplifies exactly why service is so important to me. It’s a symbiotic relationship in which I truly gain just as much as I give...  |
Kjerstin Pugh, Dwight Hall’s Director of Co-Op After School, receives T.A.P.S. award from New Haven Board of EducationPublished June 16, 2017 Fortunately, Kjerstin’s five years of sleepless nights and wearing many hats with passion, grace, and grit have not gone unnoticed... |
The Meaning of MentorshipPublished June 9, 2017 "Three years after joining J-Z AMP, I am thankful. Thankful for the lessons that these students have imparted on me. Thankful for the struggles. Thankful for the smiles..." |
Yale Hunger Heroes DESK Blog Posts: 1. Beyond Charity: In Search of Justice 2. Separate Plates, Same TablePublished May 19, 2017 "For four years, this has been by far the most significant and meaningful aspect of my time here..." |
Dwight Hall at Yale's Annual Public Service Awards May 2017Published May 19, 2017 The Dwight Hall community has been forever transformed by the value the following award recipients have provided and we are honored to acknowledge the integral role they have played in our growth. |
Evaluation of the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (J-Z AMP)Published May 3, 2017 "At the time, I didn’t realize how idealistic it was to place these expectations on young adolescents as an outsider who wasn’t yet entirely familiar with the school and the New Haven community..." |