Mental health youth advocacy group WAYS to host fundraiser

INDIANAPOLIS — Mental health youth advocacy group Why Aren’t You Smiling?, Inc. is set to host their annual fundraiser in late November.

The theme is “Art of our Mind” which comes after a year of focusing on healing through art.

“They just need somebody to listen to them,” said Mavis Washington, Executive Director and Co-Founder of WAYS. “They need support.”

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In The Deep Dive with Deja segment on FOX59 Tonight anchor Cameron Ridle and journalist Deja Studdard speak with Washington on how her program helps transform and rejuvenate the mental health of Indy youth.

“I stay smiling when I think about all the kids I’m helping,” said Washington. “When i see the growth, and the healing, and the smiles, and the laughter, — that is how I stay smiling. I can’t stop smiling when I’m around my kids.”

The fundraiser will be held at The Crane Bay Event Center at 551 West Merrill St. Tickets are $85.

Learn more here.