Community Events
If you know of an event in your community that you would like us to share, please contact us at mcyvpc@gmail.com.
July 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Independence Day |
5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Health is Wealth |
11 | 12 | 13 Lived Experience Story - The Pleasure of Being A Diamond Peer Conflict Resolution Conference |
| 14 | 15 | 16 How Housing Influences Health Outcomes |
17 Taskforce Collaboration Meeting |
18 Back to School Celebration |
19 | 20 Back 2 School Block Party |
| 21 Mayor's Latino Advisory Council's Backpack Giveaway |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Freedom Readers Far Eastside Festival Engaging Community and Families as Partners in Student Success |
| 28 The Resource Fair |
29 | 30 | 31 |
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 2008 to improve access to mental health treatment and services and enhance public awareness of mental illness among minorities.
Goodwin Community Center Resource Fair
Date: Friday, July 26
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: George T Goodwin Center, 3935 W Mooresville Rd
This free event aims to provide education, resources, and information to community members. Attendees can enjoy free food, clothing giveaways, and participate in a booth visit stamp card activity for a chance to win a prize.
Freedom Readers
Date: Saturday, July 27
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Vision Academy Riverside, 1751 E Riverside Dr
The Freedom Readers workshop is tailored to helping parents understand and engage with their children's literacy needs effectively.
Far Eastside Festival
Date: Saturday, July 27
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: CAFÉ, 8902 E 38th St Indianapolis,
Mark your calendars and get ready to experience a day filled with excitement, creativity, and community spirit. The 5th Annual Far Eastside Festival is not just an event; it's a celebration of who we are and what we stand for. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect, celebrate, and support our vibrant community!
Engaging Community and Families as Partners in Student Success
Date: Saturday, July 27
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: New Covenant Church, 4625 North Keystone Avenue
This program, hosted by The Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana (CPLI), will engage families and community members on two important topics that impact our youth: curbing absenteeism and implementing culturally-responsive, trauma-informed positive discipline practices in schools. Panelists will discuss these topics with strategies and resources to support families, youth, and school personnel and other caring adults who interact with our children.
Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/zdzfcuf8
The Resource Fair
Date: Sunday, July 28
Time: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Amvets Post 99, 2840 Lafayette Rd.
The Resource Hub's Inaugural Resource Fair aims to unite the community by offering essential services and resources in a single day. Attendees will benefit from nutritious food distribution, free health screenings and vaccinations, military veterans assistance, childcare registration, free haircuts, clothing and hygiene products, school supplies, mental health counseling, job assistance, financial literacy workshops, and substance abuse prevention. There will also be a Kid's Zone with bounce houses, food trucks, and more.
August 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Newfields Free First Thursday |
2 | 3 VOICES Corp Grand Opening Celebration |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 Government’s Role in Housing |
7 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Social Media Awareness Focus Group Discussion |
8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Youth Anti-Gun Violence Day Domestic Violence Network Family Fun Fest |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Newfields Free First Thursday
Dates: August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road
Sponsored by Bank of America, General Admission is free during operating hours on the first Thursday of every month year round. Advanced ticketing is required. Tickets are available for reservation free of charge at discovernewfields.org/visit.
VOICES Corp Grand Opening Celebration!
Date: August 3
Time: 11 AM to 3 PM
Location: THE SPOT, 9501 E.36th Place
Team VOICES Corp, Inner Beauty, and New B.O.Y. is hosting a grand opening. Enjoy delicious food, refreshing drinks, and essential school supplies for families and community partners. Discover the treasures of Marsha's Closet, our clothing pantry, featuring free shoes, clothes, and household items.
The Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition is pleased to offer firearm storage education and lock boxes at this
event. Supplies are limited. One free lock box per household. Must be present to receive item. Recipient must be 18 or older. No ID required.
Indianapolis Job & Resource Fair
Date: Tuesday, August 6
Time: 10 am -2:00 pm
Location: Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center, 2820 N Meridian St
Team Carson is hosting its annual Job & Resource Fair at the Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center on Tuesday, August 6 at 10am. The event will feature free community resources such as resume help, expungement information, and more. This year, the fair is back and better than ever, with over 70 vendors ready to serve attendees.
Government’s Role in Housing
Date: Tuesday, August 6
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Castleton United Methodist Church
Panelists Include:
- State Senator Fady Qaddoura, Indiana Senate, District 30
- Rabbi Aaron Spiegel, Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance
- Councilor Nick Roberts, Indianapolis City-County Council
- State Representative Carey Hamilton, Indiana House of Representatives, District 87
- Hon. Judge Kimberly J. Bacon, Lawrence Courts
Focus Group Discussion
Date: Wednesday, August 7
Time: 3pm -5pm
Location: 50 W Fall Creek Parkway Dr N
Join us at Ivy Tech for a focus group discussion on youth violence prevention! Share your organization’s initiatives, ideas, and hear what the youth have to say about being supported! There will be food and beverages.
Register
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Social Media Awareness
Date: Wednesday, August 7
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: VOICES Corp, 9501 E 36th Pl.
FREE CHILDCARE & Meals!
Each registered family will receive an incentive for completing the workshop! Each workshop is limited to 20 Families.
Those who register after Tuesday are not guaranteed to receive the incentive.
For More Information Email Damita Lane Jefferson at djefferson@VOICESCORP.ORG
Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness
Date: Tuesday, August 20
Location: Venue announced soon!
How can Indianapolis solve homelessness in a comprehensive way? Join us and be part of the solution at a FREE screening of BEYOND THE BRIDGE: A Solution to Homelessness (@aSolutiontoHomelessness) at 4:00pm, followed by a panel conversation and Q&A.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Meet & Greet with the filmmaker
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Film Screening
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Panel Discussion
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Q&A
Youth Anti-Gun Violence Day
Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Location: Pathway Resource Center, 10119 John Marshall Drive
The purpose of the event is to focus on youth, ages 10 – 24 and provide a safe space, resources, education, awareness, and opportunities to advocate against gun violence.
September 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September is Suicide Prevention Month |
2 Labor Day |
3 | 4 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Education |
5 Newfields Free First Thursday |
6 | 7 Indianapolis Out of the Darkness Walk |
| 8
Suicide Prevention Week – September 8-14 |
9 | 10
World Suicide Prevention Day |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17
National Voter Registration Day |
18 Strategic Partner Meeting |
19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims |
26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Suicide Prevention Month
September is Suicide Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness and discuss this highly stigmatized topic. In addition to shifting public perception, we use this month to spread hope and vital information to people affected by suicide.
- Suicide Prevention Week is September 8-14, 2024.
- World Suicide Prevention Day is on September 10.
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Suicide-Prevention-Month
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Education
Date: Wednesday, September 4
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: VOICES Corp, 9501 E 36th Pl.
FREE CHILDCARE & Meals!
Each registered family will receive an incentive for completing the workshop! Each workshop is limited to 20 Families.
Those who register after Tuesday are not guaranteed to receive the incentive.
For More Information Email Damita Lane Jefferson at djefferson@VOICESCORP.ORG
Indianapolis Out of the Darkness Walk
Date: Saturday, September 7th
Bead Ceremony: 1:30 pm
Walk Begins: 3:00 pm
Location: Military Park
Registration is free: afsp.org/indianapolis
New Member Orientation
Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual
Are you new to the Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition? Have you been a member for a while but have questions about how the Coalition operates, what we have going on, and/or how to get involved? If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes!" then please join us.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9236587192?pwd=N3piWjl1a3F1eHZ2cmwwZmQ0cjQ1QT09&omn=86435727584
Strategic Partner Meeting
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: 4012 N Rural St, Indianapolis
This is a forum where community stakeholders can come together to discuss important issues and build strategic partnerships to drive forward impactful initiatives.
October 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
1 | 2 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Resolving Conflict |
3 Newfields Free First Thursday |
4 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7
Deadline to register to vote in Marion County |
8
First day to early vote |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14
Indigenous People's Day |
15 | 16 | 17
Purple Thursday |
18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Indiana Gubernatorial Debate |
25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
First observed in October 1981 as a national “Day of Unity,” Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is held each October as a way to unite advocates across the nation in their efforts to end domestic violence.
Purple Thursday, celebrated on the third Thursday of October (October 17, 2024), is a day where people wear purple to show their support for survivors of domestic violence. This simple act of wearing purple helps raise awareness and lets survivors know they are not alone.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Resolving Conflict
Date: Wednesday, October 2
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: VOICES Corp, 9501 E 36th Pl.
FREE CHILDCARE & Meals!
Each registered family will receive an incentive for completing the workshop! Each workshop is limited to 20 Families.
Those who register after Tuesday are not guaranteed to receive the incentive.
For More Information Email Damita Lane Jefferson at djefferson@VOICESCORP.ORG
Indiana Gubernatorial Debate
Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Location: WFYI public television station in Indianapolis
The three candidates running for Indiana governor will meet in a televised debate Oct. 24.
November 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
Diwali |
2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 Election Day |
6 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Home Ownership |
7 Newfields Free First Thursday |
8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11
Veterans Day |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
Taskforce Collaboration Meeting |
21
Children's Grief Awareness Day |
22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28
Thanksgiving Day |
29 | 30 |
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Home Ownership
Date: Wednesday, November
6
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: VOICES Corp, 9501 E 36th Pl.
FREE CHILDCARE & Meals!
Each registered family will receive an incentive for completing the workshop! Each workshop is limited to 20 Families.
Those who register after Tuesday are not guaranteed to receive the incentive.
For More Information Email Damita Lane Jefferson at djefferson@VOICESCORP.ORG
Taskforce Collaboration Meeting
Date: Wednesday, November 20
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: 4012 N Rural St, Indianapolis
This is a forum where members of Coalition taskforces can come together to actively work toward implementing their strategic initiatives.
December 2024
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3
Giving Tuesday |
4 | 5 Newfields Free First Thursday |
6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24
Free Admission to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis |
25
Christmas Day Hanukkah Begins |
26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 New Year's Eve |
Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence
December
Each year since 2013, numerous partners in the gun violence prevention community have sponsored the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on or near the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. These multidenominational events, held in Washington, D.C., at the National Cathedral and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, bring together survivors of gun violence, victims’ family members, concerned citizens, faith leaders, lawmakers, leaders of gun violence prevention organizations, and activists from across the nation.
January 2025
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 New Year's Day |
2
Newfields Free First Thursday |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 National Gun Violence Survivors Week |
20 MLK Day |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2025
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month & Black History Month |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Valentine's Day |
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| 16 | 17 Presidents' Day Youth Day at the Statehouse Free Admission to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Free Admission to the Indiana State Museum |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2025
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April 2025
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month |
1 | 2 | 3 Newfields Free First Thursday |
4 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Passover begins |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 Passover ends |
21 | 22
Earth Day |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28
National Youth Violence Prevention Week – April 28 - May 2 |
29 | 30 |
May 2025
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May is Mental Health Awareness Month |
1 Newfields Free First Thursday |
2 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day |
9 | 10 |
| 11 Mother's Day |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Mental Health Action Day |
16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 Memorial Day |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
June 2025
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 National Gun Violence Awareness Day |
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Secure storage of firearms can greatly reduce injury and death. The Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition is pleased to offer firearm storage education and lock boxes at events across Indianapolis. Supplies are limited. One free lock box per household. Must be present to receive item. Recipient must be 18 or older. No ID required.
If you know of an outreach event in your community that you would like us to participate in, please click the link and complete the form. We will contact you directly to discuss our availability.
