My name is Hazel Wilde, and I am one of the interns working with Community Building Services. I am part of the Community Champions Internship Program that the University of Utah runs for first- and second-year students. I just finished my second year, and I am majoring in Data Science with a minor in FinTech. ContinueContinue reading “Building Something Meaningful: A CBS Intern’s Perspective”
Category Archives: About CBS
Work With Us
CBS is currently hiring for a few positions. The positions are volunteer due to funding constraints. These volunteer roles help sustain our mission while we work toward securing funding for future paid positions. Application at the bottom. 1. Social Media & Communication: Role Summary: The Social Media & Communication Volunteer supports CBS by promoting the organizationContinueContinue reading “Work With Us”
Upcoming Events for 2026
Community Building Services (CBS) is pleased to be hosting and participating in many events this year and look forward to your participation. While you can see events across our website, this serves as a list of all the events we have planned for 2026. Living Traditions on Friday, May 15, 2026 | 8:45 p.m. |ContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Events for 2026”
Board of Executive Directors & Staff
The Board of Executive Directors for the Community Building Services for the term of 2025-2028 as well as the current staff are as follows: Dr. Paul Ross Dr. Paul Ross Chairperson Tek Neopany MSW, MA (Executive director) more Chandra Sapkota Board Member Susmita Biswa Board Member Yadu Mishra Staff more Dhan Karki Board Member AlishaContinueContinue reading “Board of Executive Directors & Staff”
Pathways to Access & Achievement
Community Building Services (CBS) is launching a comprehensive Youth Accessibility Initiative designed to remove barriers to opportunity and ensure multilingual learners and historically underserved youth in our community have equitable access to the supports they need to thrive. Grounded in our updated Vision—a future where every student is valued, included, and equipped to succeed—and ourContinueContinue reading “Pathways to Access & Achievement”
CBS Celebrates Dashain-Tihar Cultural Program 2025: A Festival of Unity, Heritage, and Community Spirit
South Salt Lake City, UT – October 25, 2025 — The vibrant spirit of community came alive at the Dashain-Tihar Cultural Program 2025, hosted by Community Building Services (CBS) and managed by the CBS Cultural Development Committee, with heartfelt support from community members. Hosting at 2280 South 300 East LDS Church, the event brings together families, friends, and neighbors from acrossContinueContinue reading “CBS Celebrates Dashain-Tihar Cultural Program 2025: A Festival of Unity, Heritage, and Community Spirit”
Teej Cultural Celebration 2025
Presented by Community Building Services (CBS) Community Building Services (CBS) is proud to serve Utah’s underserved communities by empowering and creating culturally vibrant spaces for youth and families. This summer, the Steering Cultural Management Committee (SCMC) of CBS is thrilled to host our annual Teej Cultural Celebration on Saturday, August 23, 2025, Time: 12:00 pmContinueContinue reading “Teej Cultural Celebration 2025”
Celebrating Nepali Humanities: New Year Festival Brings Culture, Storytelling, and Community Together
We are thrilled to announce that Nepali Humanities on Saturdays at Columbus Adult Education & Youth Program will host a vibrant Nepali New Year Celebration on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This community-wide event, generously funded by Utah Humanities PG25.04 Grant, is free and open to all, offering an enrichingContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Nepali Humanities: New Year Festival Brings Culture, Storytelling, and Community Together”
CBS at Human Rights Celebration
CBS Artists with SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall Cultural Preservation Program Funded by Salt Lake City Arts Project and CRIA: A Transformative Impact on the CommunitySalt Lake City, UT – The Cultural Preservation Program, a groundbreaking initiative funded by the Salt Lake City Arts Project and Community Residents In Action (CRIA), UNP, is making waves inContinueContinue reading “CBS at Human Rights Celebration”
Board of Executive Directors
The Board of Executive Directors for the Community Building Services for the term of 2021-2024 are as follows: Dr. Paul Ross, Chairperson 2. Tek Neopany – MSW, MA (Executive Director) 3. Mr. Chandra Sapkota: Board Member 4. Mrs. Susmita Biswa: Board Member 5. Mr. Yadu Mishra: Staff 6. Mr. Dhan Karki: Board Member 7. Mrs.ContinueContinue reading “Board of Executive Directors”
Sakela Program at UNP-HPC
Community Building Services (CBS) officially signed partnership agreement with University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) located at 1578 W 1700 S, UNP Hartland Partnership Center (HPC) in 2022. UNP provided a free space to run CBS office and is CBS’s official address. Gyamphu Rai, Cultural Program Coordinator works on Mondays and Sarita Subba, Administrative Assistant, works onContinueContinue reading “Sakela Program at UNP-HPC”
This position has been filled
Community Building Services Job Description of a Nepali Dance Choreographer Department: 002 Cultural Preservation If you love the culture to foster and help the community to preserve its historical culture successfully, this is the job for you. The CBS is looking for a flexible, talented, skilled and motivated individual to fulfill this Dance Choreography position. ContinueContinue reading “This position has been filled”
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 scholarshipContinueContinue reading “Success Stories from Beneficiaries”
Cultural Development Program: Dance
Tek Neopany, as a Project Manager for Bhutanese Community in Utah (CBS), wrote grant proposals and received little funding from Utah Arts and Museums. With this funding he managed dance class at Granite School District building located at 2500 S State Street during 2015-2017. The dance class was Choreographed by Mrs. Krishna Bastola. After experiencingContinueContinue reading “Cultural Development Program: Dance”
Cultural Development Committee
Members Mr. Tek Neopany Mrs. Susmita Biswa Mrs. Devi Ernest Mrs. Bhim Sapkota Mrs. Alisha Byanjankar Mr. Dhan Karki Sanit Gautam Chandra Sapkota
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, agenciesContinueContinue reading “Bylaws”
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 strengthsContinueContinue reading “About Community Building Services (CBS)”
Board of Executive Directors & Staff
The Board of Executive Directors for the Community Building Services for the term of 2021-2024 are as follows: 1. Tek Neopany – MBA, CSW, MSW, MA (Board Executive Director) 2. Dr. Paul Ross (Board Member/Contributor) 3. Mr. Chandra Sapkota (Board Member), Social Worker 4. 5. Mr. Yadu Mishra (Board Member), Youth Communication Skills Instructor 5.ContinueContinue reading “Board of Executive Directors & Staff”
Community Building Services
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 withContinueContinue reading “Community Building Services”