Aug 15, 2022 | Employability Coalition, Forward Wayne County, News, Our People
For the month of August, Forward Wayne County is focused on Employability. We asked Wayne Williams, One Stop Operator for Eastern Indiana Works, to write a guest blog on the topic. It is probably time to stop assuming that all young people are lazy. After all, that...
Jul 29, 2022 | Forward Wayne County, Main Street Coalition, News, Our Community, Story
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...
Jul 22, 2022 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our Community, Story
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...
Jun 29, 2022 | Early Childhood Success Coalition, Forward Wayne County, News, Our People, Story
“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...
Jun 15, 2022 | Early Childhood Success Coalition, Forward Wayne County, News, Our People, Story
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...