Youth Count Awarded Local Grants

The Board of Directors of Horseshoe Foundation (Caesars Foundation) of Floyd County has approved a grant to Youth Count to "continue the community wide initiative focused on building developmental assets, which are the building blocks youth need for success in life." 

Thank you Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, for helping to build assets for our children and youth!

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The General Mills Foundation, through the local Pillsbury Plant's Community Action Committee, also awarded a grant to continue the work to build assets with youth by connecting adults to youth in our community.

Danielle Braxton and Michelle Portwood, members of the General Mills (Pillsbury) Community Action Team present a check from the General Mills Foundation to Barbara Bridgwater and Carol Atnip of Youth Count.  

Vince Klein Honored as Youth Count Volunteer of the Year at Gold Leaf Luncheon

As a proponent of youth development and a life-long advocate for youth, Vince's contribution to Youth Count and to the young people of Floyd County began long before the creation of Youth Count.  His efforts helped provide the baseline data necessary for creating the initiative. 

Vince was one of the initial partners who developed the concept and secured the financial resources which led to the launch of Youth Count.  Since that time Vince has been an active participant of the Administrative Council and Partners' Network.  He has also helped plan several Youth Count activities, including the Youth Adult Summit, Tailgate Party, and Community Celebration.

Vince's passion and tireless efforts in promoting asset development further the growth of Youth Count for the well-being of our community's young people.

Vince Klein and his wife Mary

Brandilyn Muir Honored by Youth Count at Gold
Acorn Youth Volunteer Recognition

Brandi Muir and Barbara Bridgwater

Brandi is busy - not only with her schoolwork as a student at New Albany High School, but with the array of volunteer projects and responsibilities she assumes.  She is one of Youth Count's earliest volunteers, where she helped plan the Youth Summit and Tailgate Partyand participated in the Community Celebration and is helping to plan the 2009 Community Celebration and Workshops.  She is a founding member of S.U.R.F. (Students United Radically for Floyd County) Board, which grew out of the Youth Summit and through which Brandi and other youth and adult volunteers over safe and fun events for middle school and high school students.  She is president of the Junior Class Student Council, a member of Key Club, Be a Better Bulldog, Reading Rocks, Prom Committee and St. Stephens Baptist Church.  She models positive behavior and attitudes to other youth, just as her extended family (seen below) models positive behavior and offers support to Brandi.

Brandi, thank you for the care and support you show to others!

IYI Trainings

For Topics, Dates, Locations and Registration for training opportunities visit www.iyi.org/trainings  

SAVE THE DATE

Youth Count Community Celebration & Conference

March 6, 2009

Approximate time:

• Workshops 8:30 - 11:45
• Celebration Luncheon 12:00 - 1:30

Youth Count Brochures

Brochures are available.  Call the Youth Count office at 923-1160 to obtain opies.  To see the brochure online, click here.

Youth Count Tabloid and Monthly Column

Thanks to Steve Kozarovich and The Tribune for publishing a monthly column in The Spectrum section of The Tribune on the last Sunday of each month. 

Visit the various columns:

July 2008 "I Can" The Attitude Youth Need

June 2008 "It's Summer and I don't have anything to do!" ,

May 2008 "There's nothing to do for kids. Or is there?" ,

April 2008 "More About: Asset Builders Change Lives",

March 2008 "Asset Builders Change Lives" ,

February 2008 "What Goes Around, Comes Around" ,

January 2008 "Grandparents - What a Gift!" ,

December 2007 "Thank You for Giving Our Youth the Gift of Asset Building",

November 2007 "Building Positive Identity in Our Youth" ,

October 2007 " Social Competencies" ,

September 2007 "Positive Values" ,

August 2007 "Back to the Basics: Why are we concerned about Asset Building?" ,

July 2007 "Countdown to the Start of School: Commitment to Learning";

August 2008 “Building Assets: Simple Actions to Help Your Family Thrive”

Additionally, a tabloid describing Youth Count, the history of the initial, Partners' Network, people who've made a difference .. and more, was distributed via The Tribune circulation.  Click here to see an electronic version.  For printed copies, please contact Youth Count at 923-1160.