I remember my mother holding me when I was very small and singing to me in her wavering off-key voice. She couldn’t sing at all but that didn’t stop her! I felt very loved as a child and in later years I wondered how she had learned to be a mother. Her mother died when she was three and she had a difficult, abusive, poverty-stricken childhood. She struggled with the effects of it her entire life—severe depression, lack of self esteem, a conviction she was stupid and ugly, etc.

“Since we are a nation comprised of many ethnicities, it is vital for each community to feel a sense of closure from the oppressions and injustices of the past. Until this is done we can't truly move forward as a nation.”

The quest for a summer internship turned into a life-changing experience!

"I have never approached my work just as a professional career."

US National Coordinator

"I practiced international law for 25 years but could not find the 'cause' I had been seeking."

Ever curious about world cultures, Kathryn seized the opportunity to travel to Switzerland and participate in the 2003 Caux Scholars Program.

As a historian of AA, which was started and nurtured by the early members of Initiatives of Change, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet people who have been a part of this work for decades.

As Catherine Wyatt-Morley recovered from surgery, her doctor brought her a devastating report: "We did a blood test and you are HIV positive."

The last living link to the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, which grew out of the early work of IofC.

"We are taught that we are to think globally but to act locally. The Connecting Communities Fellowship Program helps us to act locally. It is a well-thought-out process to identify and break down barriers that have caused separation between groups. It also allows us to build alliances with people who are trying to bring about change."