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  • Girls Dig Deeper holding second teen forum on leadership
    “What choice can you make today that will have a positive impact on your life?” That was just one of the leading questions Najiva Timothee with the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) – one of our Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) partners – posed to a group of teenagers at a meeting of the Middle Georgia […]

    April 19, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • MVP partner hosting “Real Talk for Strong Families” sessions
    YouthUp, Inc. has begun holding monthly “Real Talk for Stronger Families” sessions as part of the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) program.  Partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department, YouthUp is holding the sessions to foster more open communication for youth and their parents and grandparents to better find solutions to issues teens may be facing. […]

    April 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • “We are more similar than not.”
    No matter the story told, no matter the feelings conveyed, no matter the struggles discussed nor the challenges…each was met with affirmative nods and knowing looks. Each of the more than dozen men sitting around two tables in an empty room below Churchill’s on Cherry saw something of themself in the other, a shared and […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • MVP program, Lead With Literacy, begins 6th cohort Monday
    Lead With Literacy is beginning its sixth cohort of Macon Family Time on Monday, February 26, and there’s still time to sign up by clicking here. Families can sign up to be part of this cohort all the way through the third class on Monday, March 11. The classes will take place every Monday from […]

    February 23, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Girls mentorship program expands to South Bibb Recreation Center
    The Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) is expanding its mentorship program to the South Bibb Recreation Center (7035 Houston Road) and is looking for girls to join. GDDI is a girls group mentoring and youth development program in Central Georgia which serve youth in schools, communities, and incarcerated youth ages 13-17. They currently meet at […]

    September 29, 2023 published by

  • MVP partner to hold basketball competition for high schoolers
    YouthUp, Inc., a Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) grant recipient, will hold a “Shakin’ Macon Hoops for Life 3X3 Basketball Competition and Youth” on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. It’s a $2 entry fee or a donation of two canned foods. Earlier this year, YouthUp received $20,000 in grant funding from the MVP initiative, […]

    September 29, 2023 published by

  • Families graduate from Lead With Literacy program
    Seven families recently graduated from Lead With Literacy’s third cohort of its Macon Family Time program. The event was held at the Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Center on Rocky Creek Road, and it was more than just a ceremony. It was a complete evening of fun and food with a Family Game Night theme. The families played […]

    June 2, 2023 published by

  • MVP organizations meet to find ways to work together, learn about communication
    On Monday, January 9, nonprofits, community organizations, and faith-based organizations involved with the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) program came together to learn from each other, find ways to work together, talk about the needs they see in the community, and learn about how to best communicate with the public.  “It’s the consistent involvement in all […]

    January 13, 2023 published by

  • Support children in foster care as a CASA volunteer
    Central Georgia CASA is ready to train a new group of people to support and advocate for our most vulnerable people. A new five-week training course starts Tuesday, January 17, at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers will attend weekly classes via Zoom, complete online course work, and observe court cases prior to certification. This program is supported […]

    January 6, 2023 published by

  • PACE Center expanding support for young women with MVP grant 
       “This is your painting…this is your art,” says Eric Gordan, an Art Educator from Taylor County High School. “You are free to put on your painting, on your canvas, whatever you want.”  The Pace Center has gathered the group of at-promise youth ages 11-17 at the Booker T. Washington Center for a group session using […]

    July 8, 2022 published by

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