AYS, Inc.

22 hours ago

Happy #thankayouthworkerday to all of the wonderful youth workers out there who are empowering kids to be the best they can be every day! Your work is important and appreciated! 🧡💛BIG Thanks to Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett for proclaiming TODAY #ThankAYouthWorkerDay!

+ THANKS to MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth) and the Journey team for your continued support and advocacy for youth workers across our great state!

"WHEREAS, originating with a group of lndiana youth workers in 2009, Thank a Youth Worker Day is now an international celebration of youth and child-care workers who make differences every day in the lives of young people. Youth workers at community and faith-based programs serve as teachers, mentors, coaches, counselors, and surrogate parents to those between the ages of two and eighteen. These youth work professionals dedicate themselves to helping young people develop necessary life and social skills, connect them to employment and career opportunities, and instill values and life lessons that prepare them for adulthood; and

"WHEREAS, youth workers in Indianapolis teach our children and teens valuable life skills, deliver academic support, and provide them with experiences and opportunities. Indianapolis has an abundance of such individuals who dedicate their lives to the service of youth in the interest of helping raise tomorrow's leaders. Their work in the community - of hand, heart, and mind - is so deeply embedded that it can often go unnoticed"

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