March is Social Worker Month

Social Workers Inspire!

Social workers are on the frontlines, developing social programs that are responsive to such human needs as homelessness, poverty, family break-up , mental illness, physical and mental disability, alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence and many other issues.  We salute the social workers at our youth service bureaus and those who serve throughout our state and country.

  Lilly Endowment Grant

Membership Updates

March 4&5 Quarterly Membership Meeting - Clifty Inn, Madison, IN Join your colleagues as Pathways Youth Shelter hosts the membership in historic and beautiful Madison, IN.  Join us at the Clifty Inn, in Clifty Falls State Park and take advantage of networking opportunities while getting the latest information on what's happening in juvenile delinquency prevention. We will have two great trainers available this quarter including Derelle Watson-Duvalle of Kids' Voice of Indiana who will talk about the legal implications for youth caught 'sexting,' and Nick Parkevich of Achieve, LLC who will work with our membership boards of directors on new developments in fundraising and advocacy.  Please RSVP to Megan Shaw-Rhoades.   Posting a new position?  Please use our new job posting service to list your jobs and attract first rate employees.  For a listing form email us with your request.   For a compete update on the National Network for Youth 2010 Symposium including handouts and PowerPoint presentations, please visit the Members Page.    IYSA Meetings- Forgot when your committee meets or when we have scheduled training opportunities? No problem! Simply click on the Calendar tab on the top left.

News & Resources:

Chronicle of Philanthropy 3/10 "Nonprofit Groups laid off employees, shifted investments, and added governance steps in 2009." Copy of article.    Short-sighted Trends: Philanthropy News Digest 3/10 - States & cities consider revoking charities exemptions. Article    Youth Violence - 'Community Must Answer Call To Action' Cheryl Hall-Russell, Indianapolis Star 10/11/09 Copy of Article  Indiana Commission on Childhood Poverty 08/09 IYSA CEO Cheryl Hall-Russell has been appointed by Sen. David Long, President Protempore, to sit on the 23-member Commission on Childhood Poverty.  She will work with representatives of state universities, government child poverty experts, other nonprofits, and faith-based groups on strategies to reduce childhood poverty by 50% by the year 2020. Twenty other U.S. states have similar commissions.  Homeless/Runaway Youth - 'Find safe alternatives for vulnerable 'throwaways' Indianapolis Star, Cheryl Hall-Russell, 11/4/2007  Copy of Article   IYSA Unattached/Homeless Youth Issues Brief - Click to Open PDF     ISYA Brochure - for a brochure detailing our services and ways to support us, please feel free to download a copy.