Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Sending a huge 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 to the Bcbs Michigan (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) Foundation, for their 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎! 👏🎉
Funding supports the launch of the 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, which aims to engage African American students, parents, and community members in a variety of programs and services to facilitate access to mental health services; 𝘈𝘕𝘋 promote attitudes and behaviors that address mental health challenges.
Our project will expand access for the population of Detroit by providing information to accessible resources. We are incorporating programs designed to destigmatize mental health challenges, like our Wellness Wednesday webinars, which you can see a peek of in the video!
Thank you again to the BCBSM Foundation for your generosity, let’s show them some love in the comments! 💙
#bluecrossblueshield #detroitmichigan #theyunion #mentalhealthisimportant #raisingteens #teenmentalhealth
The Yunion 20 Years Strong – Serving Youth And Families
Attention all community members! 🗣️ Save the date for an incredible milestone! The Yunion is excited to announce that we are celebrating 20 years of serving youth and families. ✨🎉 Join us as we reflect on the past two decades of enriching lives and building…
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Trauma Informed Parenting
Trauma Informed Parenting
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Learn New Career Pathways
Ceo @mrjasonowilson had the pleasure of taking a group of 12 boys from @cave313 to St. Louis! Thank you @1stphorm for making this trip happen! Our teenage group was excited to see their awe-inspiring facility, and learn new career pathways!
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Social Justice For Life 2023 – Boys Hope Girls Hope
The Yunion is once again partnering with Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) for the next 6 weeks in our signature Social Justice for Life program, an exiciting opportunity for Scholars to merge life and employability skills with social justice education. Scholars who qualify and complete…
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Friday Parent Check-in
Friday Parent Check-in
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Wellness Wednesday – Restorative Equals Relationships
Restorative equals Relationships
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Parenting Tip – Tuesday
📢 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, it’s #parentingtiptuesday let’s talk about effective communication with our teens! 🗣️ As parents, we understand how important it is to communicate effectively in general but lets focus effective communication with our children especially during our teens’ most challenging years. Here are three barriers…
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5 Tips To Work Through Conflict With Your Teen
Parents👋, are you struggling with conflicts with your teen? Don’t worry, it’s normal! Here are 5️⃣ tips on how to work through it together: 👉 Listen to your teen’s views and try to sort out conflict calmly. Remember: everyone gets stressed! 👉 Never discuss an…
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Mental Health Awareness
We are thrilled to announce that our nonprofit has received support from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation to increase mental health resources in our community! 🙌 This incredible foundation has provided us with the resources needed to offer trainings, mental health referrals, and counseling…
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Youth Empowerment – Learning and Innovation
Let’s give it up for our youth participants who had a blast during our Talent Tour event with Detroit Hives at the MSU-Detroit Partnership for Learning and Innovation (DPFLI) center! 🎉 We’re so proud of the 18 engaged youth from our Career Readiness program who…
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Women’s History Month – Inspiring Women
Happy Women’s History Month! 🎉 Today, we want to give a shoutout to Dionna Jackson, a woman who has been making a difference in the community since 2012. Dionna started with the Yunion as a Life Guide and now serves as The Yunion’s Executive Assistant.…
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Friday Yunion Parent Check-in
Friday Yunion Parent Check-in
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Wellness Wednesday – Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health Awareness – Youth Mental Health: Myths, Misunderstandings, Missed Opportunities
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Social Media Awareness
Thank you @maxstossel for the phenomenal work you do around Social Media awareness. We had a great day of encouragement and learning about social media! Students, staff, and parents all had the opportunity to participate. Max shared comprehensive research about social media and its effects…
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Friday Yunion Parent Check-In
Friday Yunion Parent Check-In
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Healthy Parenting – Boundaries
Parents 👋, Did you hear 👂 Mr. Ron is out here using the “B” word🤬 Yes, he is out here encouraging parents to establish…. BOUNDARIES! We know setting boundaries may seem like a daunting task, but trust us, it’s worth it! By establishing clear limits…
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