Mission Statement:

World Services of La Crosse is a leader in the development and implementation of international partnerships designed to advance health, civil society, public administration and the environment, to promote peace and mutual understanding in countries throughout the world.

Connecting Communities:

World Services of La Crosse is a non-profit organization that works on connecting communities by connecting people. Through offering in-country consultation services or by hosting foreign professionals, we focus on developing programs, people and leaders who can make a difference in their community. In providing an opportunity to bring people from different countries together we hope that the experience will change their view of one another. Our belief is that by connecting communities you can create bridges to building peace because people make the difference.

Feature Story:

World Services Newsletter

Take a moment to explore the various success stories by organizations that have hosted over the last two months. To view the World Services of La Crosse, Inc. June Newsletter please click here. To view past Newsletters please click here.

Share Your Expertise in 2011

In preparation for the 2011 Open World hosting season, World Services of La Crosse Inc. is seeking organizations or communities that are interested in hosting an Open World delegation.

The congressionally sponsored Open World Program brings emerging leaders from Russia, Ukraine, and other post-Soviet states to the United States in order to give them firsthand exposure to the American system of participatory democracy and free enterprise. The Open World Program focuses on developing an international leadership network through which professional counterparts with mutual interests are able to consult and cooperate with each other on issues affecting their communities.

To learn more about becoming a Host Organization please click here.

If you are interested in hosting please fill out a form by clicking on the link WSL Host Profile Form 2011 , and e-mail to info@wslax.us or mail it to:
World Services of La Crosse, Inc.
1601 CALEDONIA ST STE B
LA CROSSE WI 54603-3605

If you are a sister city organization and would like to express interest in hosting during 2011 please fill out a form by clicking on the link
WSL & SCI Host Profile Form 2011 , and e-mail to info@wslax.us or mail it to World Services of La Crosse, Inc.

Community Connections: First Impressions

On Wednesday May 12th, a group of ten physician hospital administrators arrived in La Crosse, Wisconsin to share in a cross-cultural professional exchange focusing on hospital administration. We asked them of their first impressions of the U.S. upon arrival, this is what they shared:

It is very nice.
My host family is nice I feel like I am at home.
Super
Beautiful, people are friendly. The U.S. is a happy nation.
Wonderful. This is a dream come true.
Total freedom, there are no fences. Everything smells nice. I have slept well for the first time in days. I wish my family could see this.
I like the willingness of the people to help. This country is a beautiful, quiet place. It is very pleasant.
The first stage is like every other country, everything is new and exciting. I can’t wait for the second stage, after I have seen everything, to see what it has to offer me.
My impressions

First – friendliness
Second – pretty quiet
Third – cleanliness

Rules are obeyed here, at least from what I can tell. I am very impressed with the kindness that I have witnessed. I am also impressed by the values inherited from the parents by our host families. I hope that someday the families will visit Moldova so we can share what we have with them.

Throughout the delegates visit we will be sharing pictures of the delegation as they meet with professionals in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Please check back to, through pictures, travel with the delegates as they visit the U.S. for the first time.

To view pictures of the delegation please click here.