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February is Teen Dating Violence (DV) Awareness Month! Teen DV Month (sometimes called TDVAM) is a national effort to raise awareness about abuse in teen and 20-something relationships and promote programs that prevent it during the month of February.

- Turning Point Domestic Violence Services

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2016 Walk for Graduates

Leadership Skills and Conflict Resolution Regional Training

Crossroads Youth Culinary Job Training Program

Spread the word Jay and Matt are adopting!

IU School of Social Work - NEW Master of Social Work at IU Bloomington

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February 19, 2016

2016 Walk for Graduates
Gary Life Education Initiative Incorporated May 28, 2016 Join us for the 2016 Walk for Graduates, supporting and preparing high school graduates as they transition to higher education. Please view and share the attached PDF with all of the details and to register or support the walk. Tavetta Patterson, 2016 Fellow

Leadership Skills and Conflict Resolution Regional Training

Conner Prairie, Fishers, IN
July 13-14, 2016

Some of you know Erika Petrelli and The Leadership Program from their dynamic trainings, but did you know they also have a nationally-recognized, evidence-based leadership curriculum that has proven to reduce incidents of violence, bullying, and aggression in schools? In fact, it's ranked as one of the top leadership-themed conflict resolution program in the country: the middle school and high school student curricula has been recognized by SAMSHA, OJJDP, and Crimes.Gov among others.

School districts across the country are getting their staff trained in this curriculum in order to implement it in their schools and programs, and this summer they are offering this training to individuals as well!

All that said, they wanted to invite YOU to the Leadership Skills and Conflict Resolution Regional Training, happening July 13th and 14th at Conner Prairie in Fishers, IN.

To find out more, or to register yourself or your staff, visit: www.tlpnyc.com/2016RegionalTraining.

Erika Petrelli, 2016 Fellow

Crossroads Youth Culinary Job Training Program

Indianapolis, IN

We have been providing a full-time day program for quite some time now. We have now expanded it to offer an evening program for youth ages 15-19. It meets two evenings a week for 8-weeks. We provide hands-on job training, youth can earn monetary stipends and have opportunities for employment upon completion. Training takes place at the Crossroads Cafe, which is open to the public. The program is free to youth that are eligible for free or reduced lunches. We still offer our full-time day one for youth not enrolled in school.

I've attached a copy of our brochure. Please feel free to share with any youth that you think might be interested.

Richard Garschina, 2015 Fellow

Spread the word, Jay and Matt are adopting!

Meet Jay and Matt! Jay was a 2014 New Pro. They are hoping to grow their family through adoption and they need your help! Please watch the short video in the link below to learn more about them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EavbMCyual0

If you know someone hoping to find a family or be a part of the adoption process, they can be reached at mattandjayACFB@gmail.com.

Please take 3 minutes to share this video with anyone and everyone, it just takes that one person, who knows someone -who knows someone, to see their profile and for them to be put in contact with the right person!

To follow their adoption journey, please feel free to like their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/jayandmattadopt/.

Jay Horan, 2014 Fellow

IU School of Social Work - NEW Master of Social Work at IU Bloomington

Informational Session February 29, 2016

Bloomington, Indiana

Empower communities and change lives with a career in social work! The IU School of Social Work is excited to now offer a Master of Social Work program on the Bloomington campus. If you graduated with a BSW within the last 5 years, you can apply by May 1st for our 1-year Advanced Standing MSW. Classes begin August 2016. The traditional program for non-BSW graduates begins Fall 2017. Both tracks offer a clinical concentration in Mental Health and Addictions.

Prospective students are strongly encouraged to attend an info session on Monday, February 29^th at 6pm in the Indiana Memorial Union Oak Room. RSVP to Colleen Rose at rosec@indiana.edu. You are welcome to contact me with any questions.

Colleen Rose

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