Youth Services Bureau - Empowerment for Community

06/17/2026

🌸 A big thank you to Ira for helping make our community a little brighter! 🌸

Ira is planting flowers provided by the City of Huntington as part of the beautification efforts at our parks. We appreciate community members like Ira who take pride in making Huntington a great place to live, work, and play. Be sure to stop by the park and enjoy the colorful new flowers! 🌼🌷🌺

06/15/2026

🍕Support Teen Court at Our Eat N' Earn Fundraiser! 🍕

We invite you to join us and help support Teen Court at our Pizza Hut Eat N' Earn Event!

📅 Tuesday, July 14th
⏰ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Columbia City Pizza Hut 101 Frontage Rd, Columbia City, IN 46725

Enjoy a great meal while helping raise funds for Teen Court and the positive impact it has on youth in our community. Every purchase helps support this impactful program!
We would love your support and hope to see you there. Bring your family, friends, and appetite!

06/11/2026

Sprout by 5 is hosting a free Early Childhood Expo on July 11 from 10 to 1 at Huntington North High School.

The Expo is designed to connect families in Huntington County with valuable resources that support children ages 0–5 and strengthen our community. This event brings together providers, nonprofits, health organizations, employers, and community leaders who are passionate about supporting early childhood and family well-being.

06/11/2026

Congratulations to our Board President Charles Chapman

The 57th Annual Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe Breakfast was held Thursday morning, June 11 at the Historic Forks of the Wabash with nearly 90 people in attendance. Charles Chapman was named the 2026 Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe in recognition of his many contributions, and his volunteer work in and around Huntington County.

Shown in the photo is Charles Chapman as he is named the 2026 Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe. Lori Mickley, 2025 Chief, bestowed the honor on Chapman at Thursday’s Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe Breakfast.

For more of the story click https://www.huntington-chamber.com/blog/chapman-is-2026-chief-of-flint-springs-tribe/

06/11/2026

A huge thank you to the Youth and Young Adult groups from Awakening Church for serving our community during their annual SEND Week!

This week, they generously volunteered their time to wash our windows, both inside and out, and did an amazing job. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work, servant hearts, and willingness to make a difference.

Thank you for blessing us through your service and for being a shining example of what it means to give back to the community. We appreciate each and every one of you!

06/10/2026

🍕 Support Teen Court at Our Eat N' Earn Fundraiser! 🍕

We invite you to join us and help support Teen Court at our Pizza Hut Eat N' Earn Event!

📅 Tuesday, July 14th
⏰ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Columbia City Pizza Hut 101 Frontage Rd, Columbia City, IN 46725

Enjoy a great meal while helping raise funds for Teen Court and the positive impact it has on youth in our community. Every purchase helps support this impactful program!

We would love your support and hope to see you there. Bring your family, friends, and appetite!

06/08/2026

A wonderful resource for youth in Whitley County!

"People forget that food insecurity extends far outside city limits. Children in rural areas are often hit especially hard during breaks from school, with devastating consequences. We believe every child deserves the basic human dignity of food, and we are deeply grateful to these funders and partners who have made feeding children a priority." -Jama Ross, Blessings in a Backpack Executive Director

We are proud to announce the expansion of our Summer Feeding Program into Whitley and Kosciusko Counties through a collaborative partnership with United Way of Whitley and Kosciusko Counties, Community Foundation of Whitley County, and Parkview Health Foundation. This expansion will provide more than 2,900 weekend food bags to children across rural communities this summer to help bridge the gap for children facing food insecurity during summer break.

Food distribution sites for Whitley Summer 2026 include:

Miami Village
9 & 30 Mini-Storage
Columbia City Parks Department
Difference Makers
Peabody Library
Community Foundation of Whitley County
Smith-Green Community Schools
Blue Lake Building
Larwill Fire Department
BABE of Whitley County
-Sugar Creek Donuts
-South Whitley Community Building

06/02/2026