Community Development – How Do We Give Our Smaller Communities a Voice and Deliver?

All Communities Matter The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) meets community members all over the county in their own neighborhoods to hear various concerns and their own perceptions on the quality of life in their own community. In these conversations, we dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly. While attending a meeting […]

K-12 Mental Health – Why are Youth Mental Health Interventions Effective?

Meet Emma Emma is 11 years old and attends Bell Intermediate Academy in Martinsville. Like many youths in recent years, she is raised by her grandmother. Emma’s teacher at the beginning of the school year noticed her missing homework assignments and occasional bullying by other classmates. Many of our county’s school corporations have intervention plans […]

How Do We Bridge High School Graduation and a Successful Career for our Young Adults?

Meet Jacob Jacob is 17 and will soon be graduating from Monrovia High School. His favorite classes are science and agriculture. Jacob is one of the many students in Morgan County who would be the first to attend college if he so chooses. He is one of the 76% of youth in Morgan County who […]