Recap | March Break Activities

On Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, the NOISE program hosted a series of March Break Activities for our NOISE fellows. We couldn’t have done it without our hardworking BSW students who were essential to the success of these activities. Our approach was to provide Emery students with resources, tools, and ideas on the theme ‘Life After High School’, Continue reading Recap | March Break Activities

Recap | Dialogue Session #2

“Policing is an institution that is always a little bit behind the times when it comes to diversity and human rights. We’ve done a much better job in the last 10 to 15 years, but there’s still a long way to go.” – Peter Sloly, Former Deputy Chief of the Toronto Police Service It seems as if the media has Continue reading Recap | Dialogue Session #2

Launch: NOISE 4.0 Welcome Event

On September 23rd, 2015, NOISE hosted their first event of the year, ‘NOISE 4.0 Welcome Event’. The room was filled with over 45 new and returning youth fellows and a few guests. The evening included engaging and fun activities and a bit of competition to raise the excitement. NOISE Fellows (Youth, BSWs and MSWs) started introducing themselves to the large Continue reading Launch: NOISE 4.0 Welcome Event

No Community is Perfect, But Each Community is Home

Have you ever looked around your community and thought to yourself, “I wish we had a _____”?  Have you ever thought to yourself that if only your community had a ____, it would be so much better? Did you ever wonder what life would be like if your community had a _____? How much would change? What would be different?