Voices and Stories Archive
YDN: Seven Miles to Heaven // Katie MartinPublished October 6, 2017 Dwight Hall Partner's with the Landscape Lab |
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  |
The Dwight Hall DifferencePublished September 27, 2017 Dwight Hall Contributes Significantly at the Student Org Summit |
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.  |
Onyeka (Ony) Obiocha joins Dwight Hall at YalePublished September 5, 2017 Dwight Hall at Yale is thrilled to announce the hiring of Onyeka (Ony) Obiocha as the Director of Innovation.  |
Dwight Hall expands fellowships, staffPublished September 5, 2017 Dwight Hall expands fellowships, staff |
For the first time since 1930s, Dwight Hall sees major renovationPublished August 31, 2017 Dwight Hall to See Major Renovation |
Renovation begins on historic Dwight HallPublished August 30, 2017 Renovation begins on historic Dwight Hall |
Press Release: Renovation Begins on Historic Home of Dwight Hall at YalePublished August 25, 2017 Second Oldest Building at Yale University to Undergo $4 Million Renovation |
A Reflection on the Renovation of Dwight HallPublished August 22, 2017 Over the course of the 2017 - 2018 academic year, our historic building will undergo a transformation into a modernized hub for student service and activism.  |
Dwight Hall is Temporarily Relocating for Renovations!Published August 18, 2017 Dwight Hall Temporarily Moving to 143 Elm Street for 2017-2018 School Year  |
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. |
After-school programs bring big benefits to familiesPublished July 28, 2017 With budget cuts looming, we need to re-evaluate our commitment to the opportunities that we provide our youth between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m.  |
Yale’s Dwight Hall program taps students to help meet needs in New HavenPublished July 22, 2017 “We’re very grateful to Dwight Hall,” Cancelmo said. “It’s a great program. … It’s a really lovely way for a nonprofit to be connected to Yale.” |
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. |