Rhino's Youth Media Center Selected as Hub for Indiana Tobacco Cessation Youth Program

Rhino’s Youth Media Center was picked as one of six regional hubs for the state’s VOICE program by the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation executive board. VOICE is Indiana’s youth movement against tobacco use that empowers teens to take action against the marketing practices of the tobacco industry.

It is a two-year $120,000 grant with the opportunity for renewal for another two years.

Rhino’s will be the hub of VOICE partner meetings, trainings, conference calls, cluster meetings, and community assessments around youth tobacco and secondhand smoke issues.

It is a great opportunity for us to share our media successes in music, art, television, radio, journalism, and other digital media while working with youth-led anti-tobacco advertising and marketing activities.

What makes this a particularly exciting project is the opportunity to orchestrate one event and one training activity for our region each year.