15 Jun Muncie Chamber Names Kelly Stanley as a Legacy Award Recipient
The Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Kelly Stanley will be recognized as the 2018 recipient of the Chamber’s Legacy Award....
11 Jun Graduation at the YOC
Many of the children and teens placed at the Youth Opportunity Center have had interruptions in their educational journey. We had the honor of recently celebrating the graduation of six of our young adults from high school, and many staff members from post-secondary degree programs....
11 Jun Connections Crew
The Youth Opportunity Center strives to be a sanctuary for healing for kids in need. Our Connections Crew provides residents with the opportunity to learn through experience that adults can be trusted, caring, and reliable - not just with birthday or holidays, but with ongoing...
06 Jun What does Looking Forward mean at the YOC?
There are many reasons to celebrate the generosity of those who participated in our first capital campaign, but we are not a “stop and smell the roses” type of organization. We are always "Looking Forward"....
06 Jun A great opportunity
What is a good student and high school cheerleader doing at the Youth Opportunity Center? In Jessica Italiano’s case, she needed structure and discipline....
06 Jun Reaching for the STARS
The YOC’s STARS program opened two years ago to meet the growing need to treat males with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Indiana. Today, the program is home to ten males between the ages of 10 and 18 who need intensive behavioral interventions to help...
06 Jun Transforming the lives of children
2016-2017 left a lasting impression on the Youth Opportunity Center. The YOC successfully completed its first capital campaign and as a result of the generosity of so many individuals, corporations, and foundations, the transformation of children and treatment facilities are taking place across the campus....
14 May 2018 YOC Community Golf Classic
The Youth Opportunity Center held their 13th annual Community Golf Classic at the Muncie Elks on May 11, 2018 under a beautiful spring sky. A full field of thirty-six teams participated in this year’s event, raising more than $25,000. Funds raised from this event will...
23 Apr Henry County Campus Holds an Open House for the TRU Harbor Program
On Friday, April 20th, the Youth Opportunity Center held an open house and public announcement for our new residential youth program that will provide comprehensive treatment and evidenced-based therapeutic services to commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) and sex trafficking survivors in Indiana....
13 Apr TRU Harbor Program Receives Prevent Child Abuse Award
[caption id="attachment_10700" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo: TRU Harbor Director, Dr. Katrina Mallory (right), and Assistant Director, Lindsay Price (left), holding PCA framed appreciation certificate honoring them for enthusiastic support of the ongoing mission of the PCA Council of Delaware County.[/caption] The Youth Opportunity Center was honored recently...