HEY! Summer Interns Lead The Way

HEY! Summer Interns Lead The Way

HEY! Summer Interns Driving Change An exciting milestone for HEY!—our very first group of Youth Summer Interns This summer marked an exciting milestone for HEY!—our very first group of Youth Summer Interns. Far from just supporting the work, these young leaders truly...
HEY! Schools of Wellness Initiative

HEY! Schools of Wellness Initiative

Introducing our pilot Schools of Wellness Part of HEY!'s efforts to increase youth wellness through education and engagement in mentally healthy activities throughout the school environment HEY! is excited to introduce the Schools of Wellness, a new model designed to...
Apply to be a Youth Peer Support Specialist

Apply to be a Youth Peer Support Specialist

Apply to be a Youth Peer Support Specialist HEY! is building a Youth Peer Support Corps Get paid to use your experience to help other youth and build a better Greater Cincinnati youth mental health system  you believe in the power of lived experience to transform the...

School of Wellness Framework Launches

HEY!'s School of Wellness Model Will Help Schools Promote Youth Wellness Pilot schools receive technical assistance and funding to enhance policies, practices, and programming supporting youth wellness An inagural cohort of 8-10 schools will be selected to assess...
WCPO highlights Schools of Wellness

WCPO highlights Schools of Wellness

'Schools of Wellness' aim to create better mental health care in the Tri-State By Adrian Whitsett CINCINNATI — In its first major initiative since launching in 2024, Hopeful Empowered Youth Cincinnati (HEY! Cincinnati) is rolling out its “Schools of...
HEY! Names Second Youth Fellow Cohort

HEY! Names Second Youth Fellow Cohort

HEY! Names Second Youth Fellow Cohort 25 area youth will help lead HEY! and their efforts to improve youth mental well-being Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!) and Youth at the Center named their second youth fellow cohort who will help lead HEY! and their efforts to...

Funding Criteria Released

Funding Criteria for Working Groups HEY! funds Working Group initiatives that promote community-identified desired outcomes HEY! is a building a collective movement.  While not a foundation or grant-making organization, HEY! does have a pooled fund at Greater...