HSI

Wishing everyone a safe, pleasant New Year’s Eve and a wonderful, prosperous 2026. Our offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, January 1-2. We will resume operations on Monday, January 5.

A reminder that Daylight Saving Time is this weekend. Be sure to set your clocks BACK ONE HOUR by 2 a.m. Sunday morning. We get an extra hour of sleep, yay! See you bright(er) and early Monday! Have a safe and pleasant Halloween weekend! (Minions courtesy Universal/Illumination)

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming another delegation of professionals from other countries, visiting the US to exchange information and ideas about engaging youth in our communities. Facilitated by the U.S. State Department - OES's International Visitor Leadership Program and the Northern Nevada International Center, the project for the Near East and North Africa regions centered on an overview of US community centers, libraries, and extracurricular programs, the importance of partnerships and strategies for developing youth skills and promoting workforce preparedness, and collaborations between the private sector, services provided by nonprofit organizations (such as ours), schools and governments to engage at risk youth and foster youth employment.
Attendees came from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Saudi Arabia! Thanks everyone for a great visit!