United
Methodist Youth Home
Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives
February 2009 marked
the 30th Anniversary of the United
Methodist Youth Home. To mark this
milestone, in our organization’s
history, UMYH staff and members of our
Board of Directors celebrated with
cake and punch.
During this event
members of the board and staff
reminisced with each other about the
organization and how it has grown in
the last 30 years. Some long time
employees can remember the time when
the campus housed one group home and
served about 10-13 young women. Today
the UMYH campus includes four group
homes, in addition to a learning
center, recreation building and
administrative office building, which
can now accommodate and provide
services for up to 28 young women and
children.
It is estimated that
more than 1,000 young women have had
their lives impacted in a positive
manner thanks to the programs and
services of the United Methodist Youth
Home. UMYH provides assistance to
youth that might be overlooked or even
forgotten without our services. We
are always open - ready to welcome
them, offer healing and prepare them
for a fresh start in life.
Live
and Learn at the United Methodist
Youth Home
Three representatives of
the Young Evansville Professionals Club
conducted a “Live and Learn” Seminar for
our residents on Saturday, February 21,
2009. The topic for the workshop was
FEAR, how to realize your fears, face
them head on and hang them up to dry.
Ten residents of the youth home
participated in the day’s activities
which included an ice-breaker exercise
and small group discussions where the
residents were asked to talk about and
draw a picture of the things they fear
in their lives. The workshop ended as
each girl took her picture and hung it
in the room symbolizing “hanging her
fears out to dry”. UMYH would like to
thank the members of The Young
Evansville Professionals for sharing
their time and talents with our
residents.
Girl Scouts Help Our Teen Mothers
Members of
Junior Girl Scout Troop 265 from
Newburgh Elementary recently presented
the United Methodist Youth Home with
some beautiful hand-made baby blankets.
According to co-leaders Sandy Minasian
and Theresa Mullis, 14 girls earned
their Bronze Award which is the highest
award in Junior Girl Scouts. Each young
lady had to put in 15 hours of sewing
on their quilt project. In addition to
the Bronze award each girl also earned
her Sew Simple merit badge.
The quilts
will be presented to the new mothers who
are residing at the youth home.
Each quilt features a different material
pattern which was selected by the scout
who worked on the project. The
United Methodist Youth Home would like
to thank the leaders and members of
Troop 265 for this lovely and heartfelt
donation.
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