Lilly Endowment Grant

January 2010 - IYSA is pleased to announce that the Lilly Endowment continues to support its efforts to strengthen and enhance the ability of member agencies to deliver critical delinquency prevention and advocacy services to Hoosier youth.  The foundaton recently awarded IYSA $425,000 to support key strategic initiatives.  The IYSA board of directors and staff thank the Lilly Endowment for this grant and the opportunity to continue to find innovative ways to support its core mission. For more information see our press release.

IYSA advocates for youth on Capitol Hill

Members of IYSA joined their colleagues at the 2010 National Network for Youth Symposium Jan. 24-27 to discuss critical issues effecting troubled youth, funding challenges, and the legislative agenda.  On Wednesday members gathered on Capitol Hill to meet with their state's Congressional representatives to educate them on pertinent issues.

Children's Bureau Inc. celebrates grand opening

The Children's Bureau is celebrating the opening of the Gene Glick Family Support Center. This state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facility replaces the older building that previously housed the Family Support Center on the same grounds. One of just a handful of children’s shelters in the Midwest, the Gene Glick Family Support Center is the first of its kind in Indiana, offering preventive and support services for parents and caring for children in a warm and inviting atmosphere.  The Center is located at 1575 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Members:

For a compete update on the National Network for Youth 2010 Symposium including handouts and PowerPoint presentations, please visit the Members Section of our site.

Prevention & Advocacy:

Youth Violence - 'Community Must Answer Call To Action' 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 similiar commissions.  Newsletters - archives Fall Newsletter '07  Winter Newsletter '07  (members contact us for current copies of weekly IYSA E-Blast)  Homeless/Runaway Youth - 'Find safe alternatives for vulnerable 'throwaways' Indianapolis Star 11/4/2007  Copy of Article    Unattached/Homeless Youth Issues Brief - Click to Open PDF     IYSA Meetings - Forgot when your committee meets or when we have scheduled training opportunities? No problem! Simply click on the Calendar tab to the left and browse to your heart's content. Move from month to month with the drop-down box in the upper right hand corner and stay up to date on all IYSA meetings.