Category: News

Liz Sheldon Named to ACLU of Indiana Board of Directors

Liz Sheldon Named to ACLU of Indiana Board of Directors We are very proud to announce that the ACLU of Indiana has named Promise Zone Team member Liz Sheldon to its Board of Directors! Liz began serving her three-year term on January 18th. She also serves as the Community & Neighborhood Development Coordinator here at

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Near Eastside QoL Plan Launches Community Conversations

It’s time to update the Near Eastside Quality of Life Plan, and we need your input. All Near Eastside neighbors are invited to come and make their voices heard as we update, modify, and add to the Plan in our new ‘Community Conversations’ format. Each Community Conversation will center around two Focus Areas – each

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Welcome our new VISTA members!

We are excited to announce that five new AmeriCorps VISTA members joined the IndyEast Promise Zone this month. Please join us in giving them a warm Eastside welcome! IndyEast Promise Zone VISTA members will work with staff and committees for the next 12 months to achieve goals related to Community Engagement, Housing, Education, Public Safety, and Economic Development,

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Our People, Their Stories: Rachel Graham, IndyEast Promise Zone VISTA

Rachel serves as the Communications Coordinator VISTA for the IndyEast Promise Zone. After working as a high school Spanish teacher, Rachel applied for this AmeriCorps VISTA position to continue working with her community but in a new and exciting capacity. She was drawn to the position because it allowed her to learn communication and marketing

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Welcome to the Promise Zone

Please join us in welcoming our 2022-23 Economic Development Coordinator VISTA, Kimberly Woolfolk! Kimberly D. Woolfolk, a native of Indianapolis, IN, currently serves the IndyEast Promise Zone as the Economic Development Coordinator VISTA at John Boner Neighborhood Centers. Kimberly received a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Tourism and Travel from Indiana State University. While at Indiana

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Chase Legacy Center

Legacy Center celebrates 10 year anniversary

Legacy Center Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary ​​When Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl 10 years ago,  the NFL’s $1 million gift was leveraged by the Near Eastside to raise additional private donations from Lilly Endowment, JP Morgan Chase, NFL Charities, Lumina Foundation, United Water, NFL Youth Football Fund, LISC, and United Way of Central Indiana to

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Promise Zone Hosts Successful Neighborhood Vaccine Events

This quarter, the Promise Zone hosted two successful holiday-themed vaccine events. In October, our VISTA team planned a Treat on Tenth Street, a festive fall gathering, where families were able to come celebrate the season and learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine. The event included a bounce-house, trunk-or-treat, food from Chuck’s Coney Island, a photo

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