Asset Building
Guaranteed Income Initiative
The Guaranteed Income Initiative provides participants with $500 a month in unrestricted funds through a debit account over the course of 18-months. Participants are randomly invited from the Center for Working Families clients at John Boner Neighborhood Centers, Edna Martin Christian Center, and Southeast Community Services.
Housing Innovation
Housing Study
In partnership with CommunityScale, Intend Indiana completed a comprehensive housing study to identify gaps, assess future housing needs, and inform strategies that support equitable growth across the district.
Workforce Development
Green Jobs Workforce Initiative
This initiative will prepare District residents for high-demand, living-wage careers in the green economy.
Asset Building
Medical Debt Relief
Through a collaborative partnership, more than $239 million in medical debt was forgiven for 112,018 Central Indiana households, helping families reduce financial burdens and move toward greater stability.
Asset Building
Universal Basic Income Pilot
Pilot Universal Basic Income program where participants received $500 a month in unrestricted funds through a debit account for an 18-month period. Participants met quarterly as a cohort and monthly with designated financial counselors.
Economic Development, Entrepreneurship & Business Enterprises, Housing Innovation, Social Enterprise, Workforce Development
IndyEast Promise Zone
The IEMD was born out of the collaboration formalized by its predecessor initiative, the IndyEast Promise Zone. Promise Zones are high-poverty and high-capacity communities where the federal government worked with local leaders to increase efforts to achieve neighborhood-created goals and priorities.
Entrepreneurship & Business Enterprises
Near Eastside Merchants Association (NEMA)
NEMA Indy was established to strengthen the Near Eastside business community by connecting local businesses, fostering collaboration, and supporting economic growth across the district.
Lifelong Education
IndyEast Promise Neighborhood
The IndyEast Promise Neighborhood is a place-based initiative that was created to ensure all scholars and their families are connected to opportunities and resources from early childhood through college and their careers.
