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Children and Youth

 
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Firefly Children and Family Alliance 
Firefly Children and Family Alliance 

Children’s Bureau and Families First merged to form Firefly Children and Family Alliance in 2021. Both organizations began as the… Read More »Firefly Children and Family Alliance 

National FFA Organization
National FFA Organization

Agricultural education in the United States became widespread after the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, which promoted vocational… Read More »National FFA Organization

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Anna Marie Ridge established the first local troop on July 27, 1917, in after corresponding with Juliette Low, national founder… Read More »Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis
Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis

Girls Club of Marion County was formed in 1975 with the merging of two Indianapolis area girls clubs as its… Read More »Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis

Grace Blaisdell Golden
Grace Blaisdell Golden

(June 14, 1899-Jan. 11, 1966). The daughter of Charles C. and Hattie Mabrey Blaisdell, Grace Blaisdell Golden was born in… Read More »Grace Blaisdell Golden

Harry E. Wood High School
Harry E. Wood High School

In 1953, the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School (see ) moved from 501 S. Meridian Street to 2405… Read More »Harry E. Wood High School

Head Start
Head Start

Head Start was created by the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to provide early childhood education and other services… Read More »Head Start

Indiana High School Athletic Association 
Indiana High School Athletic Association 

In 1899, a meeting in Indianapolis of high school principals from eight Indiana cities resulted in the formation of the… Read More »Indiana High School Athletic Association 

Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children
Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

The established the Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children in 1870. At the time, it was the sole orphanage in… Read More »Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

Indianapolis Children’s Choir

Founded in 1986 by Henry H. Leck, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC) is known for its performances at civic and… Read More »Indianapolis Children’s Choir

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