Learn Indy East - Indy East Promise Zone

Learn Indy East

We promise all children will receive exceptional education from birth to adulthood including developmentally appropriate early childhood services, high quality and innovative schools and access to postsecondary education and training.

OUR GOAL:

Education

School Readiness

Improve school readiness for young children, infant to pre-k, so they enter kindergarten physically, socially, and academically ready to learn.

Supplemental Programs

Improve academic achievement of school age children through supplemental programs including out of school time providers, in-school interventions and community services that ensure children come to school healthy and ready to learn.

Student Retention

Implement a comprehensive strategy that increases student retention and graduation rates as well as development of a post-secondary plan.

View the full Learn Indy East Promise Zone strategy

Are you interested in learning more about the strategy behind the Learn Indy Promise and goals? You can access the full document or just view the specific Learn Indy East goals and partners.

Learn Indy East Promise Zone Funding History

Over the past six years, the Learn Indy East goal has raised over $22.5M in funding for initiatives that support the Near East of Indianapolis.

Amount Received for Learn Indy East: $23,924,065

Indy East Promises

Full-Service Community Schools

April 15, 2019

This grant from the Department of Education is for the placement of Community School Coordinators who ensure the coordination of supportive services for students and families to increase academic achievement from cradle-to-career.

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Two-Generational Programming

August 4, 2016

The Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) awarded United Way of Central Indiana in support of its two-generational educational programming for preschool-aged children and their …

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Early Comprehensive Childhood Systems Impact

March 15, 2016

The Early Comprehensive Systems Impact grant allowed the Indiana State Department of Health to provide a centralized telephone access point connecting families of IndyEast Promise …

Learn Indy East Map

This map outlines all the educational institutions located on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis within the Promise Zone boundaries. These institutions include schools and locations for individuals to access high-quality early childhood education.

View the Learn Indy East Map.

Martindale-Brightwood Receives Big “Lift” from City with $3.5 million in Federal Funding

March 1, 2021

Indianapolis Mayor, Joe Hogsett, names Martindale-Brightwood as a Lift Indy neighborhood, joining the Near North

LEARN Indy East

News and Resources

Read the latest updates about Learn IndyEast projects, awarded grants, and milestones.

New Public Library in Martingdale-Brightwood

July 28, 2020

The new Martingdale-Brightwood Public Library is officially open. This new building will replace the Brightwood

Join a Community Action Team Today!

July 28, 2020

So what does a Community Action Team (CAT) do? Residents in the Eastside neighborhood can

Eastside Celebrates a “New Hub of Possibility and Opportunity”, the New P.R. Mallory Campus

July 28, 2020

A brief history of the P.R. Mallory Campus: It was originally home to the first

It’s Official! The Eastside is Now a 21st Century Talent Region

June 29, 2020

Overview On June 2nd, 2020, the Indiana Secretary of Career Connections and Talent Blair Milo