Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 May 2002 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2002

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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Family Service helping community for over 100 years

By OSEYE T. BOYD Staff Writer Helping families has been the purpose of Family Service since 1835. The private non-profit social service organization provides education and support services for families — children, adults and seniors. “We believe that healthy families make healthy communities so

we serve and support families with a range of services,” Michelle Payne, public relations director, said. “Our counseling programs include treatment for chemical dependency, domestic violence, individual and family counseling for issues like depression, past abuse, relationship problems, family communication problems.” Payne said, “We also have educational programs that include

parenting classes and life skills education courses. (Our) support services for older and challenged adults include home-based counseling and home care assistance so seniors can maintain an independent way of life in their own homes.” If Family Service doesn't provide the program a family needs, social workers will refer the family to another agency. Family Ser-

vice also has offices in Boone. Hamilton, Hancock and Morgan counties. The agency partners with Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership to help families get on the road to home ownership by dealing with credit issues. According to Payne, Family Service has social workers at Lilly and Atkins Boys and Girls Clubs to help families in those areas. The newest family-serving venture for

Family Service is the opening of the Life Solutions in Park 100 on June 19. “It's an employee counseling and work place enrichment program dedicated to serving local businesses. When an individual is suffering at home, they tend to bring that into the office. This program helps employees and businesses to tackle the problems at home. The program does that

through counseling, educational programs and consultations,” Payne said. Most programs at Family Service are offered on a walk-in basis although there are some programs that are referral only. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale and private insurance is also accepted. For more information on Family Sen-ice. 615 N. Alabama St., call 634-6341.

Urban League’s National Achievers Honor Society adds 210 inductees Special to The Recorder In its biggest induction yet. the Indianapolischapterof the National Achievers Society, has added another 210 students to its membership roster. These outstanding young Afri-can-American and other minority high school students were inducted into the society at a ceremony May 18th at the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Created to honor the achievements of outstanding AfricanAmerican and minority high school scholars, the National Achievement Society is part of the Campaign for African-American Achievement, a major initiative launched last year by the National Urban League and funded by a $25 million Lilly Endowment grant. African-American and other minority high school juniors and seniors who have achieved at least a 3.0 grade point average and who have excelled in academic and community activities are eligible to be inducted into the National Achievement Society. Nearly a year ago, in June 2001, the first 186 student achievers were inducted into the Indianapolis chapter. Another 138 were inducted last October. With these new inductees, a total of 534 high school students have become NAS scholars in the past 12 months. Indianapolis is one of 22 Urban League offices across the country participating in the program designed to nurture and encourage academic excellence among Afri-can-American youth. The latest members of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Achievement Society included students from Arlington, Arsenal Technical, Ben Davis, Broad Ripple, Indiana Academy, North Central, Northwest, Park Tudor, Pike, Southport and Warren Central high schools. During the ceremony, two stu- ' dents were awarded $ 1,000 scholarship from the AWI Inc. They were: Ashlee Mayfield of Arsenal Technical High School and Brittany Rasdall of Pike High School. For more information about the National Achievement Society and the Campaign for African-Ameri-can Achievement, contact the Indianapolis Urban League at 6937603.

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