Mary Ann Haymaker, Hamilton Heights Youth Assistance Program (HHYAP) Early Intervention Advocate, was the featured speaker at the Cicero Kiwanis Club last Saturday. She shared with the group an overview of the program and its impact at Heights.
HHYAP, now in its ninth year at Heights, is a tremendous lifeline to services for district families in need. As an Early Intervention Advocate, Haymaker coordinates services for the youth and families at Heights. She is the “go to” individual for connecting families to resources for food, clothing, financial assistance, mental health counseling, medication management, parenting support, and a little bit of everything in between.
The program is supported by a vast network of compassionate partners, and often work in tandem with other in-school advocates serving schools in Hamilton County. HHYAP serves children ages 3 to 17 ½.
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.
Hamilton County Youth Assistance is a private/public partnership involving its Board Members, Hamilton County in Westfield, Noblesville, Fishers, Carmel, Hamilton Heights, and Sheridan communities. For more information about Youth Assistance Programs in Hamilton County, go to youthassistance.org.
About Cicero Kiwanis
The Cicero Chapter of the Kiwanis International as a part of a non-profit global organization with members who are dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. In the greater Cicero-area community, the Cicero Kiwanis provide scholarships to local high school students, support local schools through donations to various programs and manpower, provide food and assistance to local food pantries, support families and individuals in need or in crisis and help the community-at-large through donations to Riley’s Children’s Hospital. Weekly meetings begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the Red Bridge Community Park Building in Cicero.