The TALKS Retreat will be an overnight camp held from July 8th-12th, 2019 that teaches young ladies 12-16 years of age self-awareness, self-worth, and self- respect! It will include Team Building Activities, Workshops, Guests Speakers and much more! It is free to participate (There is a $25 application processing fee). Limited Space- first come, first serve. The TALKS 2019 flyer
Monday April 8th, 2019 at Bankers Life the “Leadership Together Conference” will be held from 8:30 am- 1:30pm. It will start with a Check In and the students Visiting Vendor Booths, then they will be served a Continental Breakfast, followed by a General Session and Welcome, Next will be a Youth Led Panel Presentation and Discussion, followed by Lunch and a Tabletop Discussion, and lastly Wrap Up and Dismissal.
The Scholar 2 Scholar F.U.N Program is a PRIVATE EVENT for KIPP students that will be teaching them how to properly save, spend, and borrow. Classes will be held in the months of March, April, and May. The first three sessions will be held on March 6, March 13, and March 20 from 3:20 to 4:30 pm.
The Youth Leadership & Prevention Summit was held on Monday, December 10, 2018. The day started with youth from various schools getting off their buses and forming lines to get checked into the Summit. Followed by a Continental Breakfast and a General Session. During that general session youth were provided with a welcome and some brief remarks from Community Health Network, the Mayor’s Office, and IMPD Chief of Police. Then everyone took a Pre-Poll, were provided with logistics for the Summit, and given general instructions on how the day would go. After that the first Break Out Sessions began and students were separated by the workshops they had previously chosen. The workshops were; Bringing the oasis to the desert!, Conflict Resolution/Management, Educational Justice, Programs for Reducing Violence, the Past and Future, Should I Tell?, Writing for Social Justice, and Youth Entrepreneurs. The first workshop lasted a hour and ten minutes. Then youth had a brief passing period. Followed by the second Break Out Session which consisted of the same workshops and only lasted a hour and five minutes. Next another brief passing period. Followed by another General Session that included Lunch, a Post-Poll, and Tabletop Action Plans. Lastly was Wrap Up and Dismissal where everyone was thanked and the youth from various schools boarded their buses and left.
To volunteer, click on the following link and select outreach http://stoptheviolenceindy.com.mytempweb.com/how-you-help/volunteer/
For additional information call the office at 317.692.9929 or email admin@stoptheviolenceindy.org
Caring Place, located at 2901 N Post Rd sponsors the Christmas Store to families around the city of Indianapolis. STVI was blessed to have had 70 of our families participate in the Christmas holiday store. Thanks to Pastor Chad Temple of The Caring Place, youth from age 3 to 12 were able to shop at their Christmas store at Washington Square Mall on Saturday, December 8th.
The youth purchased gifts for their family members and walked away with some items of their own. What a wonderful time to have had the opportunity and we look forward to 2019.
Click on link for more information, 2018 Christmas Store flyer
STVI
The 5th annual lock-in is approaching fast! It will be held at Incrediplex, located at 6002 Sunnyside Road, Indianapolis, IN 46236 on November 25, 2017. This event is FREE; however, a charge of $25 will be collected after the first 100 attendees. This is based on a first come first serve basis. Parents are required to attend a 15 – 30 minute orientation. Parents MUST sign their youth in, any youth NOT signed in by an adult will be asked to leave – NO EXCEPTIONS.
For additional information call the office at 317.692.9929 or email admin@stoptheviolenceindy.org
STVI is pleased to announce that they have partnered with Microsoft to offer a program called Youth Spark Camp: Start You Own Business for young ladies between the ages of 13 & 18.
This is a four-week program with two hours per session where they will turn their passion into a great entrepreneurial business idea. All participants will receive guidance on developing their ideas into a robust business plan with a polished pitch ready to share with the world.
The young ladies will go through a series of engaging hands-on group activities to introduce key business concepts, including:
• How to create a product or service
• Marketing and promotion
• Pricing and costs
• Manufacturing and distribution
This is a 4 week program and you MUST be able to attend all 4 weeks. Each week is a two-hour session located at the Microsoft office at Keystone at the Crossing Mall Store.
We will go in groups of 10, with another class starting at the completion of the first. During the final session, participants will have the opportunity to present their completed business plan for feedback and insight from their parents and/or guardians.
If your young lady can commit to a 4 week session. The dates are to be determined.
Please submit the following (You must be pre-registered):
Please send to Cassandra Anderson-Money at admin@stoptheviolenceindy.org
The first ten that have submitted their information will be enrolled. All others will be added to the next class. This is on a first come first serve basis and the best part is it is FREE to you!
The 4th annual lock-in is fast approach. It will be held at Incrediplex, located at 6002 Sunnyside Road, Indianapolis, IN 46236. This event is FREE; however, a charge of $25 will be collected after the first 100 attendees. This is based on a first come first serve basis. Parents are required to attend a 15 – 30 minute orientation. Parents MUST sign their youth in, any youth NOT signed in by an adult will be asked to leave – NO EXCEPTIONS.
For additional information, please see the flyer, call the office at 317.692.9929 or email bbeverly@stoptheviolenceindy.org.
The youth of Stop the Violence Indianapolis, Inc. completed a full summer of learning and fun over six weeks during our career enrichment camp. The high school age teenagers had the opportunity to:
Often time’s youth in the urban areas of Indianapolis are left out of the equation of authentic opportunity – especially Black Males. There are many different reasons for that reality. The career opportunities that are most available to urban youth are usually DOA – Dead on Arrival. Which is why Stop the Violence Indianapolis, Inc., teamed up with CAFÉ and several other organizations to offer several opportunities through out the summer that helped to enhance and advance urban youth.
Highlighting one of the organizations that helped with the summer camps is; Indy ACE Camp led by Ryan Lynch – A Pilot for Republic Airways. Lynch inspired the youth, raised their awareness and gave our youth hope in the aviation field by introducing them to an array of high tech careers in anticipation that the youth would consider pursuing a career in aviation.
The weeklong experience was an excellent opportunity for our youth to meet with a very diverse group of other students across the Indianapolis area, share career goals, network, and build life long relationships.
Indianapolis ACE is uniquely positioned as an informal HASTEM educator to leverage human assets and resources to impact the community in a manner previously unseen. The mission of Indy ACE Academy is not to make all of our student’s pilots, but to make them aware of the potential for greatness within them. The Indy ACE Academy team members’ and external affiliations provided out youth with access to a vast network of airlines, government agencies, universities, fraternal and community-based organizations, school systems, branches of the United States Armed Forces, medical boards, and other outreach organizations. These relationships have been leveraged by aligning programs already in existence with a new approach to implementation, resulting in a collaborative union that achieves tangible and measurable results.
As part of Indy ACE mission and by exposing our youth to the Indy ACE Academy, one of our youth was offered an internship at Rolls Royce after visiting their facility at the Indianapolis Airport.
The youth is a” C” average high school student in Indianapolis. His mother has always been concerned that he would have a difficult time getting into college if he did not improve his grades. Needless to say, he thrived in a setting that was more conducive to his learning style and has continued to flourish.