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UNITY to host Webinar on COVID-19 Impacts for Native Youth

Join us for an informational webinar! Share this webinar with those in your community to further explain the purpose of the YYA survey, benefits, and incentives. Your participation and shared stories in the Impacts Study will help create affirming spaces for all Native youth to thrive. Webinar Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Time: 3pm PST […]

UNITY teams up with SAMHSA for training series

UNITY Youth Programs staff members collaborated with SAMHSA to host a two-part webinar series this summer aimed at helping SAMHSA grantees with bringing youth councils to their communities. In an effort to help boost youth council activities and presence throughout Indian Country, UNITY staff is striving to increase youth council support during this time of […]

Plans underway for UNITY Portland 2024 and UNITY Oklahoma City 2026

Would you believe preparations are already underway for the National UNITY Conference slated for Portland, Oregon in 2024 and Oklahoma City in 2026? Site visits to both cities happened earlier this month led by UNITY‘s Executive Director Mary Kim Titla. The Portland site visit included National UNITY Council (NUC) co-president Izaiah Fisher of the Confederated […]

September events at Denver Indian Health & Family Services

Virtual Recipe Share – SQUASH 2021 Wed Sep 1st 5:30pm – 7:30pm (MDT) Link: https://zoom.us/j/99352295000?pwd=bFNDYTdIaFRBZExnclRKN1VaaWJWdz09 Call in Number: +1 346 248 7799 Meeting ID: 993 5229 5000 calendar by Tockify Tipi Culture Series: Webinar 2021 Wed Sep 29th 5:30pm – 7:00pm (MDT) The Spirit Within Project at DIHFS would like to invite you to participate in our Tipi Culture Series! On Wednesday, September […]

C.I.T.Y Wins Unity Youth Council

By American Indian Center Congratulations to our amazing youth! They WON the UNITY YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD, and Angelina is the new UNITY MIDWEST REPRESENTATIVE. Their dedication to their community and their personal growth in ways big and small have paid off. A huge Chi Miigwetch to all those that have supported them! We […]

Tribal Youth Offer Feedback to OJJDP During Town Hall Meetings

United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) held four virtual town hall meetings in collaboration with OJJDP to gather feedback from more than 430 youth on juvenile justice issues in Indian country. UNITY promotes positive youth development, citizenship, and leadership among American Indian and Alaska Native youth. The sessions offered a unique opportunity for tribal youth […]

Youth Voices: Peer Guides Empower Youth To Become Leaders in Their Communities

OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2021:  The United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) hosted a five-part webinar series in June and July 2021 to highlight tribal youth concerns and offer youth tools to address them. The webinars drew from the feedback of more than 430 youth in Indian country who participated in four virtual town hall […]