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For Indiana’s youth-serving professionals, the 2023 convening offered a full agenda. Interactive breakout sessions covered a range of topics: how to respond to the youth mental health crisis; what it takes to help youth workers develop…

Advancing Science of Reading in Indiana

2022 Annual Report: In 2022, Lilly Endowment launched in coordination with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) complementary efforts to improve reading instruction for children in kindergarten through second grade in Indiana schools through the use…

Gaining Fresh Perspectives to Support More of Today’s Youth

2022 Annual Report: As CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Danielle Shockey regularly checks data related to the well-being of youth—especially girls. Much of the research reveals troubling trends; among them are an increase in…

Strengthening Summer Programs Opens Up College Campuses

Summer camp often signifies canoeing, horseback riding and campfires. These days the concept can encompass a lot more: enrichment programs focused on activities as varied as STEM labs, media arts, emotional resiliency, equity and entrepreneurship all…

Center for Leadership Development Breaks Ground

August 2021: The Center for Leadership Development (CLD) in Indianapolis has broken ground on an addition to its headquarters. The 20,000-square-foot addition is funded by the organization’s RISE Capital Campaign and will enable CLD to strengthen…

Celebrating 100 Years of the Library’s Summer Reading Program

The Summer Youth Program Fund (SYPF) is a collaborative effort that supports summer programs serving primarily Marion County (Indianapolis) youth. In 2019, the Endowment joined nine other funders in awarding nearly $3 million in grants to…

Teacher Creativity Fellow Spotlight: Andy Brubaker

Through a Teacher Creativity fellowship, in 2017, Andy Brubaker, a biology teacher at Goshen High School set out with a friend to conquer the Colorado Trail on bike, traveling for 13 days through the wilderness.

Readying Today’s Student for Tomorrow’s World

Leaders in K-12 education, higher education and workforce development from across Indiana gathered in Indianapolis to learn how they can work together to help children and young adults prepare for and build meaningful, sustaining careers.

The Literary Legacy of J.K. Lilly Jr.

Between 1954 and 1957, J.K. Lilly, Jr. donated to Indiana University (IU) his collection of 20,000 some rare books and nearly 17,000 manuscripts, widely considered one of the finest private collections in the world, establishing what…

Call to Action for Higher Education Institutions

Colleges and universities are a powerful force in Indiana as they educate the next generation's workforce. But adapting to change presents ongoing challenges.

Strengthening Students’ Pathways to Success

Across Indiana, too many students face limited earning potential and weak prospects for satisfying careers and lives after high school.

From College to Career

$50 million Endowment grant supports UNCF comprehensive initiative to expand professional opportunities for graduates of historically black colleges and universities, and predominantly black institutions.

Outreach Gives New Hope to Homeless Youth

The 2016 Endowment grant for the new facility follows more than a decade of support to help leaders at Outreach continue to understand homelessness among young people in Indianapolis and assess strategies to alleviate the problem.

Renewing Teachers Through the Power of Story

Eva Mozes Kor, founder of CANDLES Museum and Education Center, shares her stories with Indiana Teacher Creativity Fellows.

Girls Inc. Builds Confidence in Young Women

Navigating the road to adulthood can be rough, but it is especially challenging for girls experiencing bullying, depression, and more.