Indiana Youth Institute

Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman is with us to mental health and youth mentoring. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Chief Economist Gus Faucher gives an economic outlook at the start of the new year. But up first, Northwest Health & the MAAC Foundation are teaming up to offer an Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) Training Course, right here in Northwest Indiana. Celina Weatherwax, president and CEO of the MAAC Foundation joins us to discuss how this course will ensure our first responders can respond effectively to any situation to protect the public. All of that on this edition of Regionally Speaking after the news.

Cory Armand, a Gary native with a dream of revitalizing his community by renovating homes as well as commercial developments. Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman join us to discuss her latest column which focuses on Teaching Our Children to Be Grateful Givers. PNC Financial Services Group Senior Economist Kurt Rankin about the end of the year economic outlook for the Region. Salvation Army’s Northwest Indiana Area Commander Chris Marques red kettle bell campaign to raise funds to support families during the holidays.

Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO discusses the 2023 Indiana Girl Report.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks to Tami Silverman, President and CEO of Indiana Youth Institute about her latest column Amplifying Impact: The Transformative Value of Collaboration Across Youth-Serving Organizations.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks with IYI President and CEO Tami Silverman about teen employment.

The 2023 Kids Count Data Book was just released.

Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman shares that early learning centers on helping our youngest children a broad vocabulary along with sound, letter, and reading comprehension but not all Hoosier youth have access.

Will the Region's manufacturing employment make a comeback? The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a new life insurance program and a youth advocate shares tips on how we can all unite to promote suicide prevention. .

With everything happening in the U.S. right now on the political front it's important to note that kids are paying attention. Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman offers tips and tools to encourage civic engagement at all ages.

Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high with food and gas prices surging. Rapidly rising rents and an end to federal COVID-19 relief have also taken a financial toll. Food banks across the country have been struggling to meet the need and the Food Bank of NWI is no different. Partisan politics are the breaking news story daily and kids are listening in as conversations heat up around the dinner table. Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman discusses civic engagement for youth.