Free weekend clinic to educate youth about non-playing basketball careers
Spots are still open for The Business of Basketball, a free clinic that’s part of the NBA’s effort to develop youth interest in basketball.
Spots are still open for The Business of Basketball, a free clinic that’s part of the NBA’s effort to develop youth interest in basketball.
David DeRam has used his Progeny Foundation and contributions from clients and partners to invest $10 million in a private, world-class training arena for youth basketball in Indianapolis that opened last year.
Post-pandemic educational performance is declining while adolescents report higher rates of mental health crises such as depression and suicidal ideation, according to a presentation from the Indiana Youth Institute at a Commission on Improving the Status of Children meeting Wednesday.
Fishers-based education-tech firm AfterSchool HQ recently landed $3 million in outside investment, bringing the company’s fundraising total to $4.3 million since its launch in late 2017.
A coalition of five agencies in Indiana that serve youth plans to use the grant to support the well-being of professionals in the industry.
Lutheran Child and Family Services spearheaded the project, which is part of a “housing first” approach that prioritizes a place to live as the first step to stability.
The far-west-side club will also receive new basketballs and backpacks full of school supplies and Degree deodorant and antiperspirant products.
The grants cover groups in 57 counties, with more than a third of the 297 organizations based in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis-based Center for Leadership Development, which promotes personal development and educational attainment for minority youth, said the grant announced Tuesday morning is expected to be “transformational.”
The not-for-profit, which matches at-risk children with adult mentors, expects to begin renovations on the 20,000-square-foot building by mid-October, with completion scheduled for April.
Most people are aware of the Kiwanis Club. Sort of. Precious few know what the 102-year-old organization actually does.
Indianapolis businesswoman and philanthropist Christel DeHaan is nearly 75 years old and she knows that someday she’ll have to slow down. Someday. Not now.
The not-for-profit Outreach Inc. has started construction on the $3.3 million facility on the near-east side and hopes donors can come through with the final $300,000.
AYS Inc. has chosen the second CEO in the not-for-profit’s 34-year history, the youth-services organization announced Tuesday.
The after-school child services group has installed an interim leader while it searches for a replacement for CEO Ellen Clippinger.
Children’s Bureau Inc. is taking over operations of a Noblesville not-for-profit in “fiscal distress” after the smaller agency lost a key federal grant.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better.
MCCOY Inc. champions the positive difference of youth through leadership on key issues and supports the youth-worker community.
Steve Downing is now on the board of Christamore House, where he and others once honed their hoops skills.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis believes that every young person deserves to live a life filled with hope and opportunity.