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Vision Statement CBS is committed to build community (New Americans) culturally competent, preserve cultural identity, and professional leaderships. Mission Statement To accomplish CBS’s vision of preserving cultural identity and values by seeking funding and delivering quality evidence-based services and programs to underserved refugee populations by managing cultural project and resources through partnership and collaboration with …

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Success Stories from Beneficiaries

Success Story from the Service Recipients My name is Reman Adhikari. My parents were from Nepal and immigrated to Utah with a ray of hopes to improve life through capacity building. I am a high school graduate from Salt Lake City, Utah and successfully enrolled in the University of Utah with the help of scholarship …

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Back to Dance Program

CBS launches its dance class with 14 children age ranges from 6 to 18 years old at Community Opportunity Center (Co Op) 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm on Fridays. The Dance class is choreographed by Ms. Aruna Sunwar. The Dance started on Friday, July 28, 2023 and ends on Friday, September 15, 2023. The dance …

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Nepali-Bhutanese Cultural Preservation

A Glimpse of Cultural Practices during FY- July 1, 2022 - June 2023 Funded by Utah Arts and Museums, partially by the South Salt Lake Art Council, and supported by the City of South Salt Lake with space to practice Dance Class and events at the Columbus Community Center, Utah Refugee Connections, Ward Foundation, and …

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Bylaws Review Committee

Objectives To keep Bylaws up-to-date based on emerging needs and opportunities Functions The committee shall revise CBS Bylaws on a half-yearly basis and pass the resolution unanimously. Members Dr. Paul Ross (Consultant) Tek Neopany MSW, MA (Chief Executive Director) Chandra Sapkota (Associate Director) Yadu Mishra (Member) Megha Nath Adhikari (Board Co-Chairperson)

Celebration of World Refugee Day

Community Building Services celebrates World Refugee Day every year in June around third week by participating at the event with dance performance and rendering volunteer services to make the event successful. During the event, dance performers from our Nepali/Bhutanese community participate through dances, volleyball and soccer tournaments among the refugee led organizations. This event provides …

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Tihar (Deepawali) – The Festival of Light

“Tihar” Article by Tek Neopany (MSW/M.A.) November 2, 2021              Time: 9:00 pm – 1:30 am Nepali speaking people all over the world celebrate Tihar or Deepavali, the one of the greatest festivals of light coincided with Halloween. The five-day festival or Yama Panchak is celebrated with fervor and gaiety worshipping human body and animals. The …

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Teej – Women’s Major Festival

Every year Community Building Services celebrates Teej – Women’s major festival to strengthen community, preserve cultural identity, bring other communities together to make healthy neighbor and city of livability by enhancing cultural vibrancy and engagement. We’re all American Women. Teej related cuisines will be provided and end up program with cultural dances and speech from …

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Bhutanese/Nepali New Year Celebration

Community Building Services is celebrating Nepali/Bhutanese New Year 2022 on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:00 pm through 4:30 pm at the Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, Utah. The program activities include basically dance performances for single, duet and group dance performers. It will be on the stage program open all and we will include …

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Bylaws

Preamble Aware of the need of an organization to help build individual capacity and competencies of the members of the community, Realizing the importance of self-sufficiency and thereby lessening the burden on Government; and, pursuant to maintaining national cohesion, promoting team spirit and collective welfare through cooperation, collaboration and partnering with the existing organizations, agencies …

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About Community Building Services (CBS)

The Community Building Services is a capacity building platform that creates more opportunities of self-development and self-sufficient through continued education, training and workshops by partnering with external agencies and organizations for offering resources such as citizenship classes, employment supports, and educational resources to the community. Work together with partners to build upon one another’s strengths …

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Board of Executive Directors

The Board of Executive Directors for the Community Building Services for the term of 2021-2024 are as follows: 1) Tek Neopany - MSW, MA (Executive Director) 2. Mr. Chandra Sapkota BA (Vice President) 3. Mrs. Kausila Rai Associate Degree (Member) 4. Mr. Yadu Mishra BA (Member) 5. Mr. Megha Nath Adhikari BA (Co-Chairperson) 6. GP …

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Election of Board Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Community Building Services unanimously elected Mr. Tek Neopany as the Executive Director and Mr. Chandra Sapkota as the Vice President for the term of 2021 - 2022. Mr. Neopany has previous experience of serving at the board and he is a graduate majoring in Master of Social Work from …

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