SYRACUSE — The Kenneth and Lela Harkless Foundation has awarded $99,300 in grants to organizations in the Syracuse community. The announcement was made by James E. Caskey, president of the foundation. Grants were awarded to the following: Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, $16,000 Teen Parents Succeeding, $16,000 Syracuse Cemetery Association, $10,000 Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation Trail Committee, $10,000 …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Twelve teens were sworn in as Kosciusko Cares Teen Court members during a ceremony held Monday, Aug. 20. Teen Court is a restorative justice program for juveniles involved in first time offenses. The program allows for participants to take responsibility for their actions and work to restore balance to relationships with their family …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services is launching another year of peer-led teen court services for youth in Kosciusko County.  Teen Court has a new cadre of Teen Court Members – those who operate the Teen Court and serve in leadership roles in Teen Court hearings. Teen Court Members apply and receive training in teen court …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services is offering a youth mental health first aid class to adults in the community. “This is a class that will teach adults how to recognize signs of an emerging mental health problem in youth and how to get them professional help,” said Marsha Carey, director of Kosciusko Cares. This …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services partnered with the Indiana Youth Institute to host an event, ‘Trauma Informed Care: Understanding the Impact of Trauma,’ Wednesday, May 23, at the K21 Health Services Pavilion.  Juanita Mejia-Goodwell, Northeast Indiana Outreach Manager for IYI, introduced the event speaker, Darla France, MA, co-executive founder of counseling & training, LifeTouch …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services Bureau is excited to announce the location of their new office at 1515 Provident Drive, in the K21 Health Services Pavilion.  The K21 Health Services Pavilion is home to a variety of non-profit tenants and programs which offer health-related services and meet needs of the community.  The building is …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko Cares Youth Services Bureau will hold the 2017 Kosciusko Cares Film Camp June 5-16. Professional filmmakers will teach skills in filmmaking and give teens a chance to learn how to produce short films from start to finish. Camp is tuition free for chosen applicants. It is recommend to apply early. Kosciusko Cares …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Cares Youth Services Bureau has moved into its first office at 1016 East Center St., Warsaw. Community members are welcome to join the organization for an open house to tour the new offices. A ribbon cutting will take place at 11 a.m. with the open house and lunch to follow from 11:30 …read more.