by Clare Blankemeyer | Mar 7, 2025 | HEY! News
HEY! is looking for an Executive Director HEY! is hiring an Executive Director who will lead the execution of HEY! Greater Cincinnati’s agenda to dramatically improve youth mental health and well-being across the region, including implementation of...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Mar 8, 2025 | HEY! News
HEY!'s School of Wellness Model Will Help Schools Promote Youth Wellness Pilot schools receive technical assistance and funding to enhance policies, practices, and programming supporting youth wellness An inagural cohort of 8-10 schools will be selected to assess...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Mar 6, 2025 | HEY! News
'Schools of Wellness' aim to create better mental health care in the Tri-State By Adrian Whitsett CINCINNATI — In its first major initiative since launching in 2024, Hopeful Empowered Youth Cincinnati (HEY! Cincinnati) is rolling out its “Schools of...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Feb 27, 2025 | HEY! News
HEY! Names Second Youth Fellow Cohort 25 area youth will help lead HEY! and their efforts to improve youth mental well-being Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!) and Youth at the Center named their second youth fellow cohort who will help lead HEY! and their efforts to...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Jan 25, 2025 | HEY! News
Funding Criteria for Working Groups HEY! funds Working Group initiatives that promote community-identified desired outcomes HEY! is a building a collective movement. While not a foundation or grant-making organization, HEY! does have a pooled fund at Greater...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Jan 18, 2025 | HEY! News
HEY! Youth Fellows & Regional Youth Define "Safe & Trusted Adult" Increasing the number of safe and trusted adults in the lives of youth is one of three HEY! impact outcomes Trusted adults are predictors of well-being because they provide crucial support, guidance,...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Dec 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
HEY! Identifies Shared Measurement Framework Including Outcomes and Indicators Measures help group chart and see progress A shared measurement framework includes key measures of success and the lead and supportive indicators to spotlight youth well-being indicators...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Oct 9, 2024 | HEY! News
New 10-year strategy looks to combat youth mental health crisis in Cincinnati By Javari Burnett, Spectrum News 1 In Ohio, 1-in-3 students have reported challenges with anxiety, according to the Department of Education and Workforce. 18-year-old Olive Weaver is a...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Sep 26, 2024 | HEY! News
bi3 and Interact for Health received the 2024 Philanthropy Innovation Award on September 24 at Philanthropy Ohio’s Philanthropy Forward ’24 conference. Presented annually by Philanthropy Ohio, the award recognizes a funder who has moved philanthropy forward through an...
by Clare Blankemeyer | Sep 18, 2024 | HEY! News
'Use your voice' | Youth-powered organization working to combat Ohio's mental health crisis By Jay Shakur, WCPO For Brooke Winstead, her mental health challenges centered around what she describes as “isolation.” “Being transferred from UC Blue Ash...
