Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition

04/27/2026

This Wednesday, we’re bringing youth together for a day focused on leadership, real-life skills, and meaningful conversation.

We’re also excited to have student leaders helping guide the experience as our MCs 🎤

Stay tuned for more Summit content!!

04/23/2026

Meet Journei and Zion, the Coalition’s multimedia interns!

They are joining us to help amplify youth voices, tell meaningful stories, and support initiatives that create real change in our community.

At the Coalition, we are committed to ensuring young people have access to opportunities that empower them to lead and succeed.

👉 Scroll to learn more about who they are and the impact they’re bringing to this work.

05/21/2025

Reminder - join us this morning for our Taskforce Collaboration Meeting! We can't wait to see you there.

05/13/2025

Join us for our upcoming Taskforce Collaboration Meeting taking place next Wednesday, May 21st at 9:30am. We look forward to continuing this work with our community partners!

05/02/2025

As we close National Youth Violence Prevention Week, it is important to remember the work we must continue to do as a community to cultivate safe communities for our youth. Last week, we were honored to sponsor and participate in the Stand on Peace: Peace Walk hosted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence. 🎯

Action Item: Elevate youth voices and share our Youth/Young Adult Violence Surveys with youth, schools, and organizations in your life who can help us shape our next steps as a Coalition. Survey for ages 12-17 is here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwjlvfRzVrwLaP7SMp8O5br1s4oFsvV3YBiwFVZhxjkrSElg/viewform and for ages 18-24 is here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexMX87Y-MK0KgO4-67GtDHsCq8r5VMbunN9X449dkEMzSXtA/viewform.

04/24/2025

As we enter into National Youth Violence Prevention Week, join the kickoff at the Stand on Peace: Peace Walk hosted by Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence. MCYVPC is honored to be a sponsor and to participate in this Peace Walk. Bring a friend or family member and we will see you tomorrow!

04/11/2025

We need your voice! 🎯 Our Youth Voices Task Force is requesting that you share these important violence surveys with the students, youth, and young adults in your life (ages 12-24) as we prioritize centering youth voices in our strategic plan to eliminate youth violence in our community.

Youth Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwjlvfRzVrwLaP7SMp8O5br1s4oFsvV3YBiwFVZhxjkrSElg/viewform

Young Adult Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexMX87Y-MK0KgO4-67GtDHsCq8r5VMbunN9X449dkEMzSXtA/viewform

Please share with community leaders, schools, and nonprofits that serve youth and young adults as well.

03/14/2025

Community Leaders and Partners, please join us for our upcoming Strategic Partner Meeting taking place next Wednesday! We look forward to seeing you there.

📅: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
⏱: 9:30am - 11:00am
📍: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 3801 Forest Manor Ave, 46226

RSVP here: https://www.addevent.com/event/Zf25193785

01/22/2025

Join us for our upcoming community meeting this week! We will have a needed conversation about a coordinated response to violence in our community for 2025.

Register here -

Event Date and Time: January 23, 2025, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Event Address: Frederick Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th Street, Indianapolis, 46128 Contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

01/17/2025

MCYVPC Press Release

MCYVPC Crisis Response Task Force Responds to 14-year old Deandra Staples being found shot and killed on the morning of Saturday, January 11, 2025 with a Commitment to Healing and Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2025

14-year old Deandra Staples Found Shot and Killed on January 11, 2025

Indianapolis, IN – In response to the recent homicide of 14-year old Deandra
Staples, the Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition’s Crisis Response Task Force expresses its deepest concern and commitment to supporting the affected families and the community.

“Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this tragedy,” said Della Brown, Crisis
Response Taskforce Chair. “This is a moment to come together as a community to
support each other and take action toward lasting change.”

MCYVPC Crisis Response Task Force will be taking the following steps:

• Hosting a Community Conversation to create a safe space for the community to
talk about the happening and express their feelings. This Community Conversation will take place at Frederick Douglass Park on January 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

• Hosting a Focus Group on youth violence and its impact to help understand the
root causes, explore impact, collect youth perspectives on solutions, create a safe space for dialogue, empower youth voices, and assess community needs - TBA

• Hosting a Town Hall to share the focus group findings and gather feedback from a
wider audience, including parents, educators, and local organizations to ensure that
insights gathered during the focus groups are not only heard but also lead to tangible change - TBA

The Crisis Response Task Force is calling on the community to join in these efforts to promote healing, understanding, and long-term solutions.

For more information, email [email protected] or call (463) 701-4263.

01/15/2025

As our communities continue to face youth violence, join community leaders for the first MCYVPC Taskforce Collaboration Meeting of the year as we discuss our role in working together for a safer Marion County.

We need your voice and we look forward to seeing you there!

📅: Wednesday, Jan. 15
⏰: 9:30am - 11:00am
📌: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

In addition, check out our schedule for the rest of the year and Save the Dates. ✅