The West Side Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, located on the west side of Indianapolis, began in the summer of 2014. It currently consists of 5-8 junior youth between the ages of 11-14. This particular group happens to be all male. All but two of the young men live in the neighborhood that we meet at every Saturday from 11am to 1pm.
Junior Youth Animators, both current and future, as well as supporters from across the sub-region of Indiana and Southern Ohio, came together for the first time to review their collective experience in order to learn how to refine their skills as animators and thus, enhance the overall quality of junior youth spiritual empowerment programs across the region.
On Friday, June 6th, the Near Eastside Junior Youth Group hosted the world premiere of their music video “Fools Abuse” by the Green Bean Machines. Please view the video on YouTube to show your support (they are checking to see how many hits they get)!
The event had a great turnout of families as well as Baha’i and non-Baha’i supporters. The JY also sold handmade bracelets and raised $176 for the local women’s shelter.
The May game night was a blast as usual, with food, friends, and laughter. We played "The Game of Things" and learned quite a bit about one another in the process! There were 8 people in attendance, including two friends that are new to Indianapolis from Seattle!
Eastside Junior Youth: The JY are wrapping up on filming their music video “Fools Abuse”, by The Green Bean Machines. A special thank you to Grogh Hatcher for filming and editing the video! A total of 13 JY worked on this service project, including two JY from the Baha’i community: Vanessa and Jena. Please plan to attend the First Friday premiere of their video on June 6th (see Events Calendar for details).
