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It was one of those March days 
when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: 
when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade. 
- Charles Dickens
In This Issue
Thank A Youth Worker Day May 7, 2015 is Just Around the Corner!
Marion County Extension Educator Job Posting
Drug and Alcohol...Consortium 2015 Grant Cycle Open
Preschool Applications now being accepted in Marion County
Help ASK in Brackets for Good
Indiana Youth Institute Research Internship
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March 6, 2015
Thank A Youth Worker Day May 7, 2015 is Just Around the Corner!

We are sending you this reminder to please start preparing for Thank A Youth Worker Day which will this year be May 7th around the world!

 

You can Google: "thank a youth worker" or jump on to the website: 

 

http://www.thankayouthworkerday.com/ 

 

Get the orange ribbons ready all the way around!

 

Like last year The Journey will organize something in our community. This is the time to recognize the special contributions your team makes. It all comes down to how we treat each other!

 

Janet Wakefield
Marion County Extension Educator Job Posting
Indianapolis, IN 
The Marion County Extension Office has a job opening: Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development - Marion County, Indianapolis, IN - Field Extension Educators.To view the posting, click here and search for Job #1402660.

If you would like to apply online, click here. If you would like to consult the list of other positions currently available click Jobs. 

George Okantey, 2007 Journey Fellow
Drug and Alcohol Consortium 2015 Grant Cycle Open

Our 2015 grant cycle is now open.  If you are interested in applying for a grant and have not yet received an application, please e-mail me at kelly@dacac.org and I will forward you a copy of the application and instructions. 

 

On March 3rd at 10:00 am, DAC will be hosting a grant workshop to answer any questions about our application and grant process. 

 

All grants are due by March 26th at noon.  No late grant applications will be considered. 

 

Jerri Lerch, 2006 Journey Fellow

Preschool Applications now being accepted in Marion County

Marion County families may now submit applications for preschool education grants for the Indianapolis Preschool Scholarship Program (Indy PSP) and the State's On My Way Pre-K program. Families will fill out a single application to apply for both programs.

 

Families must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply: 

  • The family must have an income below 185 percent of the federal poverty level
  • The family must reside in Marion County; and
  • The child must be at least three, but younger than five years old by August 1, 2015.
To apply, click here. For instructions on how to complete the application, click here.

 

J.B. Boyd, 2005 Journey Fellow

Help ASK in Brackets for Good

Help ASK (About Specials Kids) win $10,000 in Brackets for Good.  Each gift of $5.00 brings us closer to wining the first round and advancing on in this fun tournament.  Please consider passing this message on to others as well.  As always, thank you for your help!

 

Joe Brubaker, 2013 Journey Fellow

Indiana Youth Institute Research Internship 
Indianapolis, IN

The Indiana Youth Institute seeks a detail-oriented individual with above-average writing skills and some research experience for a paid research internship. This person would work roughly 10 hours per week. Duties will include fact checking for IYI's Issue Briefs and Data Center, compiling research on a variety of topics, and editing for data requests and data products. Required qualifications: advanced undergraduate or graduate student; interest in/experience with youth work; completed statistics and research methods courses. We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for Spring and/or Summer internships. Please send resume and cover letter to ekrauser@iyi.org.

 

Aimee Wilkinson, 20015 Journey Fellow
Sincerely,

 

Melinda Bowman
Chief Organizational Officer
The Journey 
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