The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS) is a global movement that connects community organizations that represent and respond to the different needs, strengths and aspirations of families and communities. Its mission is to build an inclusive global community by empowering, inspiring and connecting people who are working locally for social justice. Learn more »

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Watch this fantastic footage from the Europe Believes in You(th)! conference funded by Youth in Action, which took place at the ufafabrik community center in Berlin last year. Stay tuned for updates from youth who participated in this unique exchange. Visit our IFS Youth page to learn more about the exchange!

We are saddened to learn about the news that the Jane Addams Hull House Association in Chicago is closing its doors after 120 years of service. We believe that this is an important and timely conversation to have and value your thoughts, opinions and vast experiences from across the world. In order to start an ongoing dialogue, we have posted several links on our Facebook Page. All you have to do to join the global conversation is become our fan and respond to the psots on our wall.

During these very challenging economic and social times, we know that we are stronger as institutions and as communities, when we are linked together. This is something IFS hoeps to provide to its members and friends across the globe. Please view the following links and share them with your communities:

Click here for a piece in The Nation online, written by Lucy Knight, author of two jane Addams biographies and speaker at the 2010 Settlement Summit in New York.
Click here for a link to a radio report from NPR featuring comments by Ian Bautista, President of United Neighborhood Centers of America.
Click here for an article from the Chicago Tribune.

Join us in Stockholm, May 2012: Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for the upcoming IFS conference - and there are early bird rates for members and non-members alike! Explore the power of place-based work around the world at the 2012 gathering of the International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers in Stockholm, Sweden. During the four intensive days from May 22 to 26, we will exchange ideas, research and best practices, and connect our work at home to each other and the larger world.

Click here to register for the conference.

Click here for hotel information.

With our general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the UN, IFS members can attend events all over the world! Click here for a list of upcoming events.

Click here for the latest UN e-Roundup.

New Strategic Plan adopted by IFS Board of Directors

Check out our interactive IFS map!

Now you can view all IFS members from across the globe through our interactive map project!
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