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Hello Fellows: Meet Bobby Morrow

by Bobby Morrow
The Kingston Fellowship is an honor awarded to Wilder employees annually from the Kingston Fellowship named endowment fund established with a lead gift from retired Wilder President Tom Kingston and… Read more »

Rejecting the Single Story: How a Partnership is Bridging Community Voices and Local History

by Angie Brown
“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize…When we reject the single story, when we realize… Read more »

Instilling the Value of Civic Engagement in Youth

by Jennifer Valorose
A long-term study of the Youth Leadership Initiative found that by building youth’s confidence and skills, they are more civically engaged as they move into young adulthood.

The Power of Giving Thanks

by Xe Chang
​Wilder's Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) hosts an annual event to recognize adults who inspire and make an impact on young people. YLI participants learn to understand the importance of showing… Read more »

Agent of Change: My Year as a Kingston Fellow

by Lela Walker Nmah
​Wilder is committed to improving the quality and diversity of persons working in the field of human services or human services research. One way that Wilder meets this commitment is through the… Read more »

Building Capacity: The Necessary Ingredients to Create Change

​Have you ever done something that earlier in your life you would have thought impossible for you to do? If so, then you have personally experienced capacity building. Capacity is defined as the… Read more »
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