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Empowering Youth Through Art and Advocacy

Voices, a youth-focused organization, is making strides in empowering young people through arts and advocacy. Their mission is to help youth heal, grow, and achieve economic self-sufficiency and civic engagement through education, healing-centered engagement, and workforce development.

“Who better to speak for you than you?”

Voices utilizes a Healing Center engagement approach, allowing youth to advocate for themselves and address systemic inequities. They have partnerships with notable organizations such as the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which support their programs in 14 local schools, Marion County Jail, and Logan’s Port Correctional Facility.

One of Voices’ programs is Power and Promise, which operates in local schools and involves youth in civic responsibilities, such as collaborating with the Marion County prosecutors and police department to provide their perspectives. They have also been nominated for an Emmy for a program on gun violence, showcasing the youth’s perspective, in partnership with Wish TV.

Voices is grounded in four pillars: healing, education, discipline, and creativity, which guide all programming, including case management, housing, leadership development, and workforce development. They encourage community involvement through donations, volunteering, and spreading awareness.