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College Now – An Opportunity for Wayne County’s Students
As Forward Wayne County focuses on Education this month, we reached out to Kyle Wright, manager of the College Now Program at Indiana University East to ask a few questions about the program and how it impacts students in Wayne County!
Mystery on Main
Wayne County is known for many things: jazz music, cruise control, the Overbeck sisters, and tin. I could go on. All of this innovation came from people that lived in our communities across the county. And before we had full-fledged neighborhoods and subdivisions, our...
Getting Involved in Your Community
For the month of July, Forward Wayne County is focused on Our Community. Communities are groups of people who live together and share common attitudes, interests, and goals – and strong communities are places of opportunity. Wayne County has several communities...
Resources for Early Childhood Development in Wayne County
“It takes a village to raise a child.” It’s likely that you’ve heard this adage once or twice – especially if you have a young child of your own. However, not every parent or guardian has the same support system or "village" to help them. Luckily, there are resources...
Early Childhood Success in Wayne County
For the month of June, Forward Wayne County is focused on Early Childhood Success. We asked Ashley R. Stephen, Executive Director for CAECI Head Start and Early Head Start, to speak about the programs he oversees. Twelve years ago, I was offered employment with the...
Wayne County Foundation and Forward Wayne County Release the 2022 County Indicator Report
The Wayne County Foundation and Forward Wayne County (FWC) have released the 2022 County Indicator Report. The report gathers key community indicators from a variety of sources in one location. Rebecca Gilliam, Executive Director for the Foundation said, “We are...
The Wayne County Cardinal Greenway: A Hidden Gem Close to Home
Thomas Hill, Wayne County District Coordinator for the Cardinal Greenway Forward Wayne County is focused on the Environment this month. We asked Thomas Hill, the Wayne County District Coordinator for the Cardinal Greenway, to talk about the trails. About the Greenway...
Wayne Union Recycle
As we focus on the Environment this month, we asked Cathy Williams from the Wayne Union Recycle Board to discuss the waste treatment and recycling processes in Wayne and Union Counties. Cathy WilliamsWayne County Council, WUR Board Member History A little history to...
Easy Ways to Improve Your Health this Spring
While our health and wellness is something we should always strive to improve, longer days and warmer weather certainly help! Here are a few ways you can get active and take care of your body this season. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! This is a simple one to start with,...
Self Care and Wellness
This month, we're focusing on Healthcare. We asked Carrie Miles from Neighborhood Health Center to write about self care and share some tips on how to stay well, even with a busy schedule. There is a lot of talk about self-care. We can’t function very well if we...
Welcome to the Team
This month, we welcomed the newest member of the Forward Wayne County team, Daniel Arthur. We asked him to share a bit about himself and what he’s looking forward to in his new role. About Me Hello! For those of you I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet, my name...
We Want Community Engagement
Forward Wayne County is focusing on Government in March and invited Beth Fields, Director of Strategic Initiatives for the City of Richmond, to share her thoughts on community engagement: I’m sure you’ve heard the term “community engagement” many times. What does it...
Life Experiences
Forward Wayne County reached out to a few black community leaders and asked them to give us their advice on what they would share with Wayne County during Black History month. First up is Cassandra Brown, a local pastor, business owner, and lifelong Wayne County...
What’s Wayne County’s value proposition for remote workers?
There are times when someone else expresses a thought much better than you could have done. Forward Wayne County is pleased to republish, with permission, this blog by Chris Hardie on value proposition of remote workers. It originally appeared on RichmondMatters.com...
Kids These Days…
For our final post of 2021, we invited Alicia Criswell, Purdue Extension Educator (4-H Youth Development) to be our guest blogger. Hear what she has to say on "kids these days" and reach out to her in the new year for your volunteer needs: I’d be willing to bet that I...
A Veteran’s Reflection
Join us as we celebrate Veterans Day with our guest blogger and U.S. Navy veteran Keith Kassidy. He reflects on his service and homecoming: If you ask any veteran, “Why did you join the military?”, you will get one of a hundred different reasons. For some, they may...
