Meet Tionna Tionna passed her HiSET (High School Equivalence Test) on March 13 and is ready to begin the next chapter(s) in her life and academic career. We are so proud of Tionna and her accomplishments at UMYH—and everything she will accomplish from here forward! Tionna had always struggled in school. She struggled to pay […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
“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. […]
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 […]
“Everything I learned from UMYH, everything I gained in knowledge, skill, and experience—I now pass along to my children. It was the people who believed in me and saw me as a person who was capable and worthy that allowed me to become the person I am today.”–Rose Rose Schalkle was just 17 when she […]
An important part of our mission is to support at-risk young people so they can find a pathway to success—not just during their time in UMYH programs, but as they transition to independence and adulthood. We are proud to feature a young woman who found direction to a brighter future through UMYH. “UMYH provided me […]
They say that good things come to those who wait, but one recent graduate proved that they also come to those who work. Earlier this year we celebrated several of the young people who earned their High School Equivalency Diploma through our Day Education program. We’re proud of all the kids, but Kamden (pictured above) […]
