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Indy Summer Youth Program Fund Workshop Draws Hundreds

• 3 minute read

Nonprofit leaders meet at Martin University to prepare for funding opportunities and share strategies to keep youth safe and engaged.

Ahmed Young Named President and CEO of the Indianapolis Foundation

• 2 minute read

IF Releases 2025 Grant Application Guide

• 1 minute read

Now Available: A Comprehensive Resource for Organizations Seeking Grant Funding Aligned with Equity Imperative 2030

From Hatred to Healing

• 5 minute read

Former White Supremacist Shares Journey of Redemption at IUL’s Equal Opportunity Day

Articles & Interviews

A Passport to Possibilities: How Travel is Transforming Local Youth

• 9 minute read

Youth Global Perspectives opens the door to new life-changing opportunities

Community Stories

From Struggle to Strength: One Young Man’s Journey with Groundwork Indy

• 7 minute read
Articles & Interviews

Beyond the Headlines: Mothers Share the Realities of Life After Gun Violence

• 5 minute read

A recent screening of What’s Left Behind spotlights the voices of grieving mothers — shifting the conversation from crime stats to lived experience

Articles & Interviews

Rethinking Homelessness: Why Housing — Not Just Hardship, Is the Root Cause

• 5 minute read

Economist Gregg Colburn sheds light on why structural issues, not just individual struggles, are driving homelessness in U.S. cities.

Eastside 37 Keystone apartments project closer to becoming reality

• Mirror Indy 

The project, 37 Keystone, would be near East 38th Street and North Keystone Avenue.

Haitian leader in Indy talks ‘stress and anxiety’

• Mirror Indy 

Heated rhetoric and increased immigration enforcement are affecting Haitians here.

Love nature? Here’s your chance to help document Indy’s wildlife in the City Nature Challenge

• Indianapolis Recorder 

For the eighth consecutive year, Indy will join a global effort to document urban biodiversity in the City Nature Challenge.

BLACK: A Festival of Joy announces Brick by Brick Fund to fuel spaces for Black joy

• Indianapolis Recorder 

The Brick by Brick Fund was launched on Feb. 28 with the goal of using collective action to secure resources and funding for the fourth annual BLACK: A Festival of Joy