Tallahassee is a true melting pot of diverse cultures. An on-going initiative of The Institute is called The World that Lives Here (TWTLH). Each month a specific country, continent, and/or cultural theme is highlighted. TWTLH is a community-wide network of native Tallahasseans and several cultural organizations that share their crafts, music, arts and heritage.

The World that Lives Here:

• Offers strategies for effective intercultural communication.
• Provides participants with useful and practical tools to be more aware of the history present in Tallahassee.
• Enables people who have immigrated to Tallahassee to have a sense of place, respect, and enthusiasm and to feel welcome and received.
• Creates an enticing educational and tourism marketing tool to promote Tallahassee and Leon County as a contributor to global connections.
• Provides practical information on how to appreciate and better understand various world cultures (especially those represented in Tallahassee).
• Provides opportunities for participants to engage in cross-cultural exercises and activities.
• Provides information regarding opportunities to build networks in Tallahassee's intercultural community.
• Provides motivational programs that give insight and training to individuals, particularly our youth, about leadership, civic responsibility, and the humanities.
• Provides an outreach to young people in order to build individual success and community pride.
• Opens its doors to young people in preparation of careers and the “outside world.”
• Implements history and heritage programs that edify and empower a source of transformation into schools, homes, and the individual.

Celebrating those who have immigrated to Tallahassee, those who are newcomers, and those who are native to the area, TWTLH is a resource center for Tallahassee’s rich history and culture.