INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is preparing to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for the month of February to nearly 585,000 Hoosiers on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has directed states to issue February benefits to recipients early. In Indiana, …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Announces Advancement and Further Commitment to Computer Science in the Classroom
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today a further commitment to offering computer sciences opportunities in the classroom by becoming only the third state to implement all nine policies of Code.org’s Advocacy Coalition. “An education built upon science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is vital for academic …
Read More »Sheltering Wings “Pays it Forward” by Celebrating Community’s Angels
Danville, IN, January 8 — When Sheltering Wings opened its doors 17 years ago, its name was inspired by a familiar promise in Psalm 91. Since then, hundreds of people have found refuge and hope under the domestic violence shelter’s “wings,” along with support from a host of local organizations …
Read More »Rural Indiana communities recognized for collaboration
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 9, 2019) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs recognized more than 70 rural Indiana communities who collaboratively shaped and executed their vision for their communities in 2018. “By working together, these communities provided unique and impressive changes to their local …
Read More »Troopers Investigating Deadly Crash Near 96th and Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN – This morning, just after 2:00, emergency crews were called to the scene of a serious crash on Michigan Road involving a passenger car and an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plow truck. The crash occurred on northbound Michigan Road just south of 96th Street on the city’s northwest …
Read More »Avon and Brownsburg School Corporations Among the Recipients of the Project Lead The Way Cybersecurity Course Grant
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today the 50 recipients of the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Cybersecurity Course Grant. The award will be used towards implementation of the PLTW Cybersecurity course in schools and to continue statewide cybersecurity efforts. “Cybersecurity is a critical component in today’s …
Read More »Indiana awarded nearly $7 million to support early childhood education
INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced its Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning received nearly $7 million in federal grant funding to strengthen the state’s early childhood education system. The grant supports strategic planning and a formal evaluation of Indiana’s birth-through-age-5 early childhood education programs. The …
Read More »Hendricks County Community Foundation Announces New Board Members
The Hendricks County Community Foundation is excited to welcome the following new Board Members and Officers elected unanimously at the Annual Meeting in December: Max Hank, CTP – Board Chair; Max is a Treasury Management Officer with First Merchants Bank. A resident of Avon, he has served on the Board …
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Listen to archived shows of Central Indiana Today that aired on on 98.9 WYRZ and online at WYRZ.org. WYRZ 98.9 & WYRZ.org Podcasts · Central Indiana Today – Part 1 WYRZ 98.9 & WYRZ.org Podcasts · Central Indiana Today – Part 2
Read More »Indiana Department of Child Services hires Medicaid expert
INDIANAPOLIS (January 8, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Child Services announces Chris Fletcher as deputy chief financial officer of Medicaid initiatives, a new position that will focus on providing leadership and direction for all Medicaid-related projects undertaken by the agency. Fletcher, who began Jan. 7, 2019, was hired after the …
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