Oct 26, 2021 | Employability Coalition, News, Our People, Story
Forward Wayne County’s Employability Coalition kicked off their Possibilities career awareness campaign last week. It’s been a labor of love and hard work. Lots of hard work. It has been a sold 18 months of ups and downs, but many things have remained the same...
Sep 29, 2021 | News, Our Community, Story
To continue our focus on Arts and Culture, we invited Monica Koechlein, Executive Director of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, to share her thoughts on arts and youth. Here is her take on the subject: It happens all the time. I’m asked what makes Wayne County so...
Aug 11, 2021 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our People, Story
As we focus on employability this month, Forward Wayne County is excited to learn more about the More Than Words program from our guest blogger the United Way of Whitewater Valley: Have you ever heard someone complain about “kids these days?” How about...
Jul 26, 2021 | News, Our Community, Story
I am exhausted. Since high school I have heard, “there’s nothing to do here,” about one gajillion times regarding Wayne County. And if I am honest, my younger self probably said it every single weekend, but that was back in the day. photo supplied: Roxie Deer Now, I’m...
Jul 6, 2021 | News, Our Community, Story
Former Wayne County Commissioner Mary Heyob kicks off our month of “Our Community” and provides some fun insights into our small towns- just because. Did you know there are 22 small towns in Wayne County? You know some of them: Cambridge City, Centerville,...
Jun 18, 2021 | Early Childhood Success Coalition, News, Our People, Story
Pat Heiny and Nancy Green share insights and tips on working with birth to five populations, and their work with The Early Childhood Coalition: The Early Childhood Coalition for Wayne County Kids brings together any organization or person who works with, supports,...