So what is The Super Service Challenge? Founded in 2011, the Super Service Challenge is a nationwide movement to transform organizations through service. Driven by the idea people and teams grow stronger when they join together to serve, the Challenge encourages volunteerism, sharing stories of service...
Have you ever heard of PreEnact? Here is a little bit about it from the PreEnact team themselves: "PreEnactment theater envisions a neighborhood that OUGHT to be—just, equitable, and economically vibrant. Our stage is an entire three blocks of 16th Street. From the Monon to Andrew J....
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/fhcindy/videos/2196343527254410/[/embed] We finally finished the seven week summer program at Felege Hiywot! During the last week of the camp students presented their long term projects with IUPUI CEES interns. For our long term project we decided to "test out the effects of different lights sources on...
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/fhcindy/videos/2133216560227155/[/embed] Did you know that Indy Parks food programs provide hundreds of thousands of meals each year to youth in Marion County and more than one million meals during the SummerServings meal program? Well there is a new initiative called Farm to Fork that will provide...
We have some exciting news! During the fifth week our students were able to experience the chickens hatch at our community urban garden. So far we have five colorful and cute chicks. The students enjoyed holding and petting the chickens. Some of our students...
This week the summer program students finished the program with Photographer and Story Teller, Paul Best. This year the photography camp focused dealing with trauma. Our students made coping collages with magazine pages. Our summer program students loved being able to express themselves through the mini...
This week at our community urban garden has been bountiful. wWe have so much produce ready to be harvested! We have kale, collards, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers ready to go. The students at our summer program were able to work with IUPUI CEES interns and begin...
Week One: Plant Growth and Development Our community urban garden at The Felege Hiywot Center just kicked off the first few weeks of the 7-week long summer program. Our students have already started making a community impact by working at Unity Park alongside members of the...
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/fhcindy/videos/2071993883016090/[/embed] For the past several months we've been working hard on the Eli Lilly Arts and Culture Grant with several wonderful partners. Together we have developed a wonderful sense of excitement and vision towards building a better local community together. After the submission was in we...
Today the Felege Hiywot Center Youth had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 2018 Indianapolis Youth Empowerment Summit put on by Teach for America Indianapolis hosted at Indianapolis University Purdue University Indianapolis. The purpose of the summit is to help students become leaders of tomorrow within their personal...