Community partners to host Peace Walk in honor of National Youth Violence Prevention Week INDIANAPOLIS, IN – In commemoration of National Youth Violence Prevention Week, several organizations are coming together to host a Peace Walk on Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 PM at the Landmark for Peace Memorial. This year’s theme is “Take a Stand …
Media Contact Hannah Swogger || 317.921.1266 ext. 104 hannah.swogger@mccoyouth.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Indianapolis Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 11, 2024) – Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council, a group of young people who help amplify youth voices …
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Join MCCOY at the Statehouse on Presidents Day: February 19, 2024 Join youth from all over Indiana to watch the Indiana General Assembly in Action. Families and youth groups are invited to participate in this engaging event, which will include opportunities to: Meet lawmakers tell them what is important to you. Meet other youth advocates. …
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Starting January 2024, MCCOY will welcome Elizabeth (Liz) Coit as our next executive director to bring a new era of leadership for youth development in Central Indiana. We had the opportunity to ask Liz a little about herself and what she looks forward to as the next Executive Director at MCCOY. Here’s what she had …
MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth) announced today that Elizabeth Coit will serve as its next Executive Director beginning January 2024. She will succeed John Brandon, founding Executive Director, who retires at the end of this year. “Coit has an unwavering commitment to youth empowerment and a proven track record of leadership across education, nonprofit, …
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The Youth Worker Well-Being Project is a collaborative statewide effort to improve the lives of Indiana’s youth workers so they can more effectively work with youth. Learn more about this emerging initiative from the Indiana Afterschool Network, IARCA Institute for Excellence, Indiana Youth Services Association, Indiana Youth Institute, and Marion County Commission on Youth available …
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Indiana Youth Institute is seeking Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified agencies to develop curriculum for the Indiana Youth Worker Well-Being Project’s Emerging Leaders of Color development program. The Youth Worker Well-Being Project is a collaboration between Indiana Afterschool Network, IARCA Institute for Excellence, Indiana Youth Services Association, Indiana Youth Institute, and Marion County Commission …
From Chalkbeat: Indiana is expanding its grant program for tutoring that it launched last fall to cover middle school students, as well as more elementary schoolers, the state education department announced Thursday. In addition, the maximum grant award for Indiana Learns, which provides grants to students to use for tutoring and academic programs that meet “learning …
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https://youtu.be/XXAniyhzy1U Kim Ewing is our number one trainer for Emotional CPR (eCPR)! Don’t miss our upcoming eCPR trainings – visit our Upcoming Learning Opportunities page to register for a training with Kim. Upcoming Trainings
Wilisha Scaife, co-chair of the Indiana Community Schools Network and Professional Learning Specialist for Culturally Responsive Family Engagement in Teachers College at Ball State University, displays an assets board about the Whitely neighborhood in Muncie. The one-day convening included a visit to the historic Shaffer Church and its Whitely neighborhood museum. Ernest Brown, Family Engagement …
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