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Free Lunch And PPE Giveaway

Set your calendar reminder and come get in on our last free lunch and PPE giveaway is today. We’re looking forward to seeing you ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜ท #welovedetroityouth #lovingyouthunitingfamilies โ€” at The Yunion.

Children are Apt to Live Up to What you Believe of them

November 30, 2021

โ€œ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.โ€โฃ โฃ Parents, we know that our children have their own thoughts/feelings, but itโ€™s also true that what we think about our children affects them as well. โฃ โฃ Our children will either rise…

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention

November 25, 2021

Parents, Did you knowโ€ฆ? Kids who feel connected at school and at home were found to be up to 66% less likely to experience health risk behaviors related to sexual health, substance use, violence, and mental health in adulthood. (CDC) Connectedness refers to a sense…

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Wage the War Within

November 24, 2021

Enjoy this video of our CEO @mrjasonowilson helping the next generation of boys! #WagingWarWithin โฃ โฃ It is crucial that we teach our young men how to respond and not react after getting โ€œhit.โ€ From the death of a loved one, to a layoff, we…

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Meet Karonna Funderburg!

November 23, 2021

#PeopleofTheYunion We wanted to take a moment to honor one of our team members; meet Karonna Funderburg! Karonna has served as a Lead Workforce Development Case Manager for the Yunion since 2019. Karonna has over 16 years of youth and community-centered leadership experience as well…

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โ€œBehind Every Young Child Who Believes ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ Themselves ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข Parent Who Believed First.โ€โฃ

November 19, 2021

โ€œ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€โฃ โฃ Parents, our children will meet whatever expectation we set for them. No matter how high we set the bar, they have the ability to achieve it. We just need to…

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4 Tips on How to Help your Teens Improve their Sleeping Habits

November 17, 2021

Parents! Are you children getting a full night’s rest? โฃ โฃ At least a full eight hours is the recommended amount of time to sleep each night. A full night’s rest is crucial for learning, staying focused in school or at home, and getting exercise.…

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SWAG (Students With Awareness & Goals) is Back!

November 13, 2021

SWAG (Students With Awareness & Goals) is in session! Weโ€™re super happy to be alongside our school partners as we announce we are back! Weโ€™ve been in a virtual setting for the past year and a half it feels so good to be back in…

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The Bullying Must End

November 12, 2021

“Three teenagers have been charged with multiple felonies for using threats, intimidation and sextortion as part of an Instagram cyberbullying scheme targeting Michigan students.” The bullying must end. It ruins lives. Inflicts trauma. And is something that can’t be taken back. It effects not only…

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โ€œDads on Dutyโ€

November 11, 2021

The power of fatherhood impacts more than just our families, it has the power to impact our community.โฃ โฃ This group of dads created โ€œDads on Dutyโ€, which is an anti-crisis prevention group. They are helping local teens prevent fighting, and any other negative behaviors…

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“Teaching Kids to Count is Fine, But Teaching Them What Counts is Best.”

November 9, 2021

โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€โฃ โฃ Parents, our children get more from us than just our genetics! They get their values and priorities, which are taught from us. โฃ โฃ We have to show them what to…

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What Does Your Bed Time Routine Look Like

November 4, 2021

Parents! did you knowโ€ฆ? Teens with a sleep deficiency have a harder time concentrating, studying, or working effectively. They also can face emotional struggles such as depression. The proper amount of sleep for our children is absolutely imperative. As our children continue to grow and…

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Youth Advisory Design Team (YADT)

November 2, 2021

๐Ÿ”Š ๐˜š๐˜๐˜–๐˜œ๐˜› ๐˜–๐˜œ๐˜› ๐˜›๐˜๐˜”๐˜Œ!โฃ โฃ We are so proud of our 8 Youth Advisory Design Team (YADT) members who presented their final ideas for the Yunion’s multi-purpose and music spaces!โฃ โฃ These students had to apply design thinking, project management skills, budgeting and interior design…

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“SKIT UP KIDS”

October 30, 2021

Ending the week with a #FridayFunny! ๐Ÿคฃ Parents, as we are in Homecoming season and in the midst of fall sports season, chime in if you can relate! ๐ŸŽฅ: @robertwilliamsfilms “SKIT UP KIDS” A parody of @gangstarr song “JUST TO GET A REP” #teenagerstyle #teenagermemes…

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It’s Throwback Thursday!

October 29, 2021

It’s #ThrowbackThursday! ๐Ÿ”™ So, here is a video from our SWAG (Students With Awareness & Goals) Life Skills & Prevention Program. Students from NOVA Discipline Academy shared their experience with the program and how it benefited them. ๐Ÿ‘ Take a listen to their stories! If…

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Almost All Young People See Bullying Happen at Some Point

October 27, 2021

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐโ€ฆ? โฃ โฃ Almost all kids see bullying happen at some point. They may not be getting bullied nor the ones doing the bullying, but witnesses are just as important. Their reactions can have a direct impact on the situation.โฃ โฃ A bystander…

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Bullying Prevention Film โ€œSticks & Stonesโ€

October 23, 2021

As we are nearing the end of October, which is Bullying Awareness month, it was only right for us to premiere our Bullying Prevention film โ€œSticks & Stonesโ€. Here is a highlight from our premiere, where we showed the film and had a panel to…

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