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DEIB Speaker Series
Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: 615 N. Alabama St. (Conference Room 7 in basement of English Foundation Building)
Wednesday, February 12 – RSVP for In-Person Attendance
- Topic: Resiliency and the Importance of Self-Care in Dealing with Trauma // Speakers: Tanya Dixon Jones and Sherron Anderson, GAL/CASA Program with Kids’ Voice of Indiana
Wednesday, March 12 – RSVP for In-Person Attendance
- Topic: Impact of Racism within Housing, Immigration, and Other Systems on Communities of Color; Speaker: Whitley Wynns, MA, Senior Programs Manager with Grassroots MCH Initiative at Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University Indianapolis
Kids' Voice Youth Enrichment Closet
Our Youth Enrichment Closet at Kids’ Voice provides a variety of items, including a limited supply of diapers, wipes, backpacks, school supplies, toys for special celebrations or birthdays, books for all ages, greeting cards, hygiene supplies, and travel bags. If the children that you serve need any of these resources, please contact Zachary Alexander at zalexander@kidsvoicein.org to arrange a time for pickup.
Upcoming Continuing Education Trainings
Kids' Voice Trainings
- Please check back soon for more Kids’ Voice facilitated trainings!
Community Trainings
Youth Mental Health: A Cross-Sector Panel Discussion | Hosted By: Indiana Youth Institute (1.5 hr in-service credit)
- Wednesday, January 29
- 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Indiana (1433 N. Meridian)
- Register & Learn More Here
To receive credit for community trainings, please email msloan@kidsvoicein.org to report your attendance. The annual continuing education requirement for CASA Volunteers is 12 hours and 9 hours for our GAL Volunteers. Remember to log all training hours into Optima.
Registration for community trainings will close, so register as soon as possible. For more information on community trainings, please contact the hosting agency or organization.
Upcoming Community Events
Community Events
- Please check back soon for more community events!
Continuing Education Recorded Trainings
You have the option to watch recordings of past Continuing Education Trainings for in-service credit. To receive credit, please email the Volunteer department with your name, the title of the training, and a bulleted list of five things you learned.
Recordings of past Continuing Education Trainings can be accessed on our YouTube channel and include topics like:
- Direct Representation for Children
- Understanding the Individual Education Plan
- Human Trafficking
- Safe Sleep
- Dynamics of Domestic Violence
- Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community
- TeenWorks Program
- Special Education
- Bereavement: Supporting Children Through Loss
