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And How Are the Children Evansville reports expansion of NAPID, mental health events and network partnerships
Summary
Presenters from And How Are the Children Evansville told the commission the group expanded National African American Parent Involvement Day into the school district, continued its Mental Health Matters forums and seeks partners and nonfinancial support while retaining a fiscal sponsor rather than becoming a 501(c)(3).
Dr. Tranisha Brooks and Joanne Hunter presented an annual report to the commission on behalf of And How Are the Children Evansville, outlining events and partnerships from September 2023 through July 2025.
The presenters said National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAPID) expanded in February 2025 from a community evening into a school-based program held at Lincoln School in collaboration with the local school corporation. Dr. Brooks said that in previous years NAPID had been a single-night community event and that in 2025 it expanded to a week of activities to include reading sessions, mural workshops and youth-led programming.
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