Local Partners Thankful for a Successful First #NearEastEats
December 4, 2020
In response to the devastating economic effects of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Near East Area
Work Indy East
We promise to develop vibrant neighborhood zones of business activity, industries, and commerce in which residents are employed in living wage jobs. We aim to accomplish this through entrepreneurship, industrial reuse, and job training.
OUR GOAL:
Job Creation
Zones of Commerce
Redevelop six neighborhood legacy industrial sites or corridors into zones of commerce and opportunities that support emerging economic sectors and existing post-industrial opportunities.
Increase Household Income
Decrease unemployment and increase household income for unemployed or underemployed neighborhood residents.
Support Improvements
Support infrastructure improvements as a top priority guiding employment and development on transit corridors, aligning with system upgrades, and supporting transit-oriented development.
View the full WORK Indy East Promise Zone strategy
Are you interested in learning more about the strategy behind the Work Indy Promise and goals? You can access the full document or just view the specific Work Indy East goals and partners.
Work IndyEast Promise Zone Funding History
Over the past six years, the Work Indy East goal has been able to raise almost $70M to support workforce initiatives on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis.
Amount Received for Work Indy East: $68,290,684
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Projects
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded Englewood CDC’s …
BJA Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
The Department of Justice’s Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Grant …
OCS Economic Development Program
This award supported Insight Development Corporation’s construction and operation of …
Summer Jobs and Beyond: Career Pathways for Youth (CPY)
The Department of Labor’s Career Pathways for Youth grant funded …
Health Careers Opportunity Program
Through its Health Careers Opportunity Program gran from the Department …
OCS Community Economic Development Program
This Community Economic Development Program gran from the Department of …
OCS Community Economic Development Program
King Park Area Development Corporation used this Community Economic Development …
Work Indy East Map
The Work IndyEast map shows workforce development assets and industrial redevelopment sites, in addition to unemployment rates in the promise zone and vacant industrial parcels.
Work Indy East
News and Resources
Read the latest updates about IndyEast Work projects, awarded grants, and milestones.
Eat, Post, Win: Support Local Businesses
November 16, 2020
Restaurant traffic has dramatically declined in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing devastating economic
U.S. EDA Supports Accelerator Project Development in Twin Aire
November 16, 2020
Southeast Neighborhood Development (SEND) received $45,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to conduct a
Box Factory Development Near Completion Along North Mass Corridor
August 31, 2020
Stenz Construction Corporation in November 2016 bought the previous U.S. Corrugated-Fibre Box Company (predecessor to LDI Ltd.) on 1411 Roosevelt Avenue, just north of the Circle City Industrial Complex.
Join a Community Action Team Today!
July 28, 2020
So what does a Community Action Team (CAT) do? Residents in the Eastside neighborhood can