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The application deadline is October 28, 2020 at 11:59pm EST.  The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to energy and...

Have you missed the SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities webinar of Wed 30th Sep 2020 organised by the Australian Neighbourhood and Community Houses Association and UNAA Victoria? No worries! Here is the link to the webinar's record and you can read below...

Interview with Dominique Garet, vice president of  Fédération des Centres Sociaux du Nord Pas- De -Calais and IFS Board Member. Why is it important for social centers to do with people? Social centers operate locally and are in a territory that the...

From September 2020, the Australian Neighbourhood and Community Houses Association and UNAA Victoria are presenting a series of monthly webinars to explore why and how Neighbourhood Houses and Centres can engage with the UN Sustainable Development...

 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic threat, the IFS General Assembly planned to take place in Sydney, Australia at the IFS Conference 2020 was held online on August 12, 2020. The IFS General Assembly was open to all IFS members and more information on...

The IFS Global newsletter is out! We have gathered information on IFS members worldwide. Please follow the link below for an insight into the IFS members activities during and after COVID-19 and more! IFS Global Newsletter 7/2020

In this "Get to know your board members" series, we have interviewed the IFS board member and Deputy Executive Director – Youth and Aging Services, Susan Matloff-Nieves of Goddard Riverside in New York, USA.  Where do you work and what is your...

Shared by Siobhan O'Flaherty, Development Assistant - Center For Family Life Center for Family Life provides comprehensive, neighbourhood-based social services in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. We partner with the community to provide access to resources,...

More than two weeks have passed since Australia’s last confirmed coronavirus death. Restrictions are easing each week, children are back at school, cafes and restaurants are serving customers again, businesses are reopening and people are gradually...

By Sunday Ofili Ibobor, Umuebu Neighborhood House (UNH), Umuebu, Delta State, Nigeria The first confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID 19) was reported on 27 February 2020.  Nigeria was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to report a confirmed...