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Heard it From a Youth Worker:

Indiana is home to 1,586,027 children younger than age 18 
and 508,938 under age 6.
 
Indiana has the 15th largest child population in the United States. 

Children make up nearly a quarter of Indiana's population (24.1%), 
which is greater than the national average (23.3%).1

In This Issue
Journey News
Leadership Position Available at Dunebrook
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Now Hiring a Program Director
Continuing the SOS Conversations
Grant Reviewers for School-Age Child Care Program
Family in Need of After School Care
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November 6, 2015
Journey News

NOMINATE: It's not too late to nominate youth workers to the 2016 Journey Fellowships! The deadline to apply for the 2016 Executive and New Pro Fellowships is November 16, 2015. The deadline to apply for the 2016 Student Fellowship is December 31, 2015. 
You can give the gift of The Journey here. Also, don't forget to follow up with your nominees, encourage and support them through the application process.

2016 IYWE: We will be sending out an email on Monday, November 16, 2015 with all of the details and the link to officially register for the 2016 International Youth Worker Exchange Trip to Vienna, Austria. A $200 deposit will be due the first week of December to reserve your space on the trip.

Trauma Informed Care Reconnecting Event: We have a few spaces remaining for the December Trauma Informed Care Training and Journey Reconnecting Event. Click here for details and to sign up for the training.
 
The Journey Crew
Leadership Position Available at Dunebrook
Northwest Indiana

Dunebrook (www.dunebrook.org), our area's multi-county child abuse prevention agency (Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, and Starke counties) is conducting a search for a new Executive Director. If you have interest in this position and would like some information about it sent to you electronically prior to potentially submitting your application for the position, please make your request via this e-mail box:  board@dunebrook.org.  Please be clear about the e-mail address you would like us to use for you.  Applications will be accepted through end-of-business on Friday, November 6, 2015 with interviews for those invited to do so beginning the week of November 16, 2015. 

Stephen Gill, 2009 Journey Fellow
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Now Hiring a Program Director
Marion County, Indiana

Seeking dependable, committed, and highly organized individual to oversee new community-based alternative to incarceration program for juvenile justice-involved youth in Marion County, IN.The Director is responsible for the overall administration of program, including provision and oversight of client services, personnel management and contract/budget management.
See the attached job posting for further information.

John Brandon, 2006 Journey Fellow 
Continuing the SOS Conversations

Many conversations occurred during the SOS. The link below contains a short list of resources compiled to assist with the next steps towards outcomes for our journey together. I will be hosting an organizing conference call on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 11 am. This call will be used to prepare a process for continuing our SOS conversations. If you can't make it, I will cry, but we will record it for your future listening pleasure.
 
Dial-in Number:   (712) 775-7031
Access Code: 933-310-651

Here is the link to notes, resources and groups
 
It is a pleasure to continue to extend my connection to the journey family. 

Skye Berger, 2013 Journey Fellow
Grant Reviewers for School-Age Child Care Program

The Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is seeking your assistance to identify grant reviewers for the School-Age Child Care (SACC) program. The SACC grant program helps to increase the availability and affordability of high quality school-age child care.  It is a competitive grant, where applications are reviewed by an outside panel of experts to ensure objectivity.  
 
We are asking partners who have experience in out-of-school (OST) time and youth development programs.  We are expecting to receive approximately 50 applications, and each application will be scored by at least 2 reviewers.  Therefore, we are hoping to secure 10 volunteers to minimize the amount of applications to be scored.

Please let Amanda Lopez know if you have any recommendations for grant reviewers, and she will follow-up with them with additional details.
 
Janet Wakefield
Family in Need of After School Care

Family in Indianapolis (Meridian Hills area) in need of part time after school care for two children age 11 and 14.  The job would be from 3-6,  four days per week during several weeks a month when the mom is traveling for work.  One student attends University High School and  will need to be picked up there.  The job entails helping children monitor their diabetes, assisting with homework, and initiating dinner on some occasions.  Please contact Alicia Moore at chrisellas1@hotmail.com for more information.

Barbara Poore
Sincerely,

 

Melinda Bowman
Chief Organizational Officer
The Journey 
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