This year’s Husky Fall Family Resource Night drew in a full house of district children and their families. This year’s family-friendly event provided a wide range of representatives from community organizations to share of their time and resources to support mental health, physical needs, food assistance, medical care, special ed resources, community classes, and much more.
Attendees of all ages wore costumes to treat-or-treat at each table and enjoyed making crafts and listening to guest storytellers. In addition to spooky treats, children enjoy many giveaways including books, shoes, and coats.
“This fun-filled event also provides opportunity to connect families to services and for others to find out how they can help and get involved,” said Mary Ann Haymaker, Hamilton Heights Youth Assistance Coordinator, about the annual family resource festival.
Members of the Jackson Township Fire Department set up a table at the fall resource festival to share the many safety services and programs they provide the community in addition to responding to fires and medical emergencies. (Photo provided)
This is the fifth year that Hamilton Heights Youth Assistance and the Hamilton Heights School District have sponsored this event for the community. Special thanks to all volunteers and representatives from those community partners who were able to participate this year, which included:
- Good Samaritan Network
- Hope Clinic
- Prevail
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
- Hamilton County Kids Coats
- A Healthier Hamilton County
- MD Wise Health Insurance
- Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions
- Family Promise of Hamilton County
- Hamilton Heights Honor Society
- Jackson Township Trustee’s office
- Jackson Township Fire Department
- Lift Lab
- Breathe Easy Hamilton County
- Indiana Center for Prevention of Abuse and Suicide
- Changing Footprints
- Children’s Bureau of Hamilton County
- Hamilton Heights Youth Assistance
About Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program
Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program serves children between ages 3 and 17 ½. The Early Intervention advocates coordinate services for the youth and families they serve. The program operates in all six public schools in Hamilton County and takes a holistic approach to coordinate the community’s vast array of talents, services, and resources to help youth and empower parents and caregivers. The Early Intervention Advocates in each community work under the appointment of Judge Paul Felix, and Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Michael Casati, Hamilton County Superior Court 1.