January- Mental Health Awareness Month

January is Mental Health Awareness Month.  Taking care of ourselves and attending to mental wellness is important for everyone.  In our fast-paced, social medial based global society, adolescents appear to be greatly impacted. Globally, nearly 15% of young people ages 10-19 experience a mental health disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease […]

Chrismtas at UMYH

Parties, Presents, & the Magic of Christmas The magic of a UMYH Christmas would not have been possible without everyone who came together for our young people to make sure they had a traditional holiday season, in their non-traditional circumstances.  One young person in our residential program came to us less than a week before […]

Giving Tuesday

This year, when you invest in the future of our at-risk youth for Giving Tuesday, your gift will be matched in a 1:2 ratio. (**Up to $3,000 in matching funds available)

UMYH AWARDED $999,715 GRANT

UNITED METHODIST YOUTH HOME AWARDED $999,715 FOR AT-RISK YOUTH UMYH is excited to announce we have received a three-year grant of $999,715 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help expand our therapy and high-school equivalency services to at-risk youth.  This is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s initiative, Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana. The aim of the […]

Meet Dasia

Meet Dasia Before coming to UMYH, Dasia didn’t set goals or plan for her future. She thought dropping out was her future.   “I was very nervous and had a lot of anxiety around my placement at UMYH. I was worried it would be extremely restrictive, like a jail or ‘locked up’ facility,” shares Daisa. […]

Meet Lataviona

“I love my ‘Truancy’ days with Harley. We work one-on-one and when I accomplish my goals for the week, she treats me to lunch. I view graduation as the key to my success: finding a better job, getting the option to go to college, and living a better life.”  -Lataviona Everyone’s success story looks different. […]

Brand Announcement

We are proud to announce the launch of our new logo and website. As we look to celebrating the 45th year of the United Methodist Youth Home in 2024, our organization has grown and evolved in many ways. We have added programs, extended reach, and served more and more at-risk youth in our community each […]

Block Party

Days Hours Minutes September 22 2023 4pm – 7pm UMYH Campus | 2521 N. Burkhardt Rd Evansville, IN 47715 Sponsorship Opportunities More Information THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Cindy Ledbetter Diane Schroeder

Meet Kynzie

Kynzie is a brilliant young lady who came to us in 2020, right as COVID-19 was taking the world by storm. She was in an unhealthy placement that was really taking its toll on her, but it didn’t take long for her to warm up to life at the United Methodist Youth Home. Within weeks […]

Walking for Dreams

Evansville Riverfront beginning at Bally’s May 21, 2023: 1pm-3pm This year, Walking for Dreams at UMYH is raising funds to provide TEN at-risk youth with ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. This means that we will be able to be a safe place with stable shelter, give the opportunity, mentor them, provide therapy services, and MUCH MORE.  […]

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