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At the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc., I am developing a program named EveryBody Rides to ensure everyone has accessibility to Pacers Bikeshare; specifically, the Indianapolis Housing Agency properties in the downtown Indianapolis area. With EveryBody Rides, IHA residents are able to receive a $10 annual membership to Indiana Pacers Bikeshare....
Jess is an Indianapolis native and recent graduate of IUPUI with a Bachelor’s of Social Work. During her term with Public Allies she is serving at Christel House DORS as the Resource Coordination, AmeriCorps Public Ally. Christel House DORS is a tuition free high school for adults 18 and older....
My name is Megan Haines. I am an AmeriCorps Public Ally serving at the Edna Martin Christian Center on the near-eastside of Indianapolis. The Center, in my eyes, is the heart of the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood it stands in. While working at the Center I have the daily pleasure of mentoring...
Serving in the Martindale Brightwood area as a community mobilizer for ten homes built called The Centennial Village. I am currently working with the Centennial Village Committee to help coordinate efforts to bring the community and churches together under one scope to fight the issues of crime, unemployment, among others...
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Most recently I have been inspired by the book A Child Shall Lead Them: Martin Luther King Jr., Young People, and the Movement, by Dr. Rufus Burrow. The book highlights youth and young adult involvement during the civil rights movement and the impact they had in changing their communities and...
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At end of October, it will be five years since I returned to Indianapolis after living in Chicago for over 7 1/2 years. In just those five years, I have been witness to so much change. In Fountain Square, Virginia Street is fully populated with condos, apartments, local eateries, bike...
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