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Past and Present AmeriCorps VISTAs Reflect on Their Terms of Service in the IndyEast Promise Zone

January 11, 2019 No Comments

Since the summer of 2016, the IndyEast Promise Zone (IEPZ) has been supported by the capacity-building efforts of AmeriCorps VISTAs. Below are reflections from members of the three cohorts of VISTAs who have served the IEPZ so far. 2018-2019 Cohort Kira Zagorc | Economic Development Planner “As the Promise Zone’s Economic Development Planner VISTA, I

U.S. Economic Development Administration Grants Support New Developments in Promise Zone

January 7, 2019 No Comments

Since 2015, the City of Indianapolis and its partners have leveraged the IndyEast Promise Zone designation to secure funding and technical assistance from 12 federal agencies, namely the Economic Development Administration (EDA), which supports innovation and entrepreneurship in communities nationwide under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Engagement between Promise Zone stakeholders and the EDA began

IHCDA Receives Housing Counseling Grant from HUD

November 2, 2018 No Comments

Executive Director of the Near Eastside Innovation School Corporation and Principal of Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School Ross Pippin, HUD Midwest Regional Administrator Joseph Galvan, and IHCDA Executive Director Jacob Sipe are pictured above from left to right. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority leveraged the IndyEast Promise Zone designation to secure a $130,079 grant through

John Boner Neighborhood Center receives nearly $1M for research, planning, and implementation of crime prevention strategies

November 2, 2018 No Comments

U.S. Attorney Joshua Minkler addressed a crowd of neighbors and city officials at Sherman Park to congratulate the JBNC and outline his hopes for the CBCR Grant’s impact on public safety. At the beginning of October, the John Boner Neighborhood Center was awarded the Community-Based Crime Reduction Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, $143,000 of which

Peer Exchange Network Convenes Leaders from Across the U.S. on Indy’s Near Eastside

October 3, 2018 No Comments

In mid-September, 40 key stakeholders from Promise Zones and P3 (Performance Partnership Pilot) communities across the nation gathered at the John Boner Neighborhood Centers in Indianapolis to reflect on the IndyEast Promise Zone’s community-based collaboration and education strategies. Facilitated by the U.S. Department of Education and Jobs for the Future, the convening provided an opportunity

group gathered to hear musicians at starship

Behold, the Starship: A Safe and Inclusive Place for Creative Expression

September 28, 2018 No Comments

To the average passerby, the small blue structure on the northwest corner of 10th and Oxford Streets can appear austere and uninviting. However, thanks to the efforts of several Near Eastside community members, that assumption could not be farther from the truth on many Friday and Saturday nights, when the site becomes a safe space

Mayfair Taproom: The Near Eastside’s Newest Community Hangout

September 4, 2018 No Comments

Alec Hill and Hilary Powers, owners of the Mayfair Taproom Within the next few weeks, the Mayfair Taproom at 2032 East 10th Street will open its doors to customers, boasting a full menu, family-friendly atmosphere, and wide variety of Indiana’s top-rated craft beers. Thanks to the efforts of Hilary Powers and Alec Hill, the couple

TWG Revitalizes Ford Building, Catalyzing Economic Growth in Holy Cross

August 27, 2018 No Comments

Since its completion in 1914, the Ford Building at 1315 East Washington Street has been an automobile assembly plant, a battery manufacturing site, and a storage facility. Located in Indianapolis’ Holy Cross neighborhood, where many storefronts and former industrial sites are vacant or underused in the wake of Great Recession-related foreclosures and structural changes in

Bus Tour Promotes Revitalization of Former Near Eastside Industrial Sites

August 4, 2018 No Comments

On June 28, 2018, the IndyEast Promise Zone, in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, the Indy Chamber, and Develop Indy, led investors, developers, and real estate professionals on an afternoon bus tour to generate interest in the IndyEast Promise Zone’s former commercial and industrial corridor sites. Organized by the Industrial Redevelopment subcommittee of Work

Community members talking about re-entry

Project Lia Workforce Re-entry Program Transforms Materials and Lives

August 1, 2018 No Comments

Project Lia offers a vision of economic inclusivity on Indianapolis’ Near Eastside by equipping marginalized members of the workforce with the financial literacy, communication, business ethics, and personal care skills that are essential to successful entrepreneurialism and employability. It follows that Project Lia contributes to the fulfillment of the Promise Zone’s Work IndyEast objectives as

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