Nestled in the city of Noblesville, local not-for-profit Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, Inc. (HAND) is making strides in improving housing conditions for residents in the area. Though the organization was officially founded in 2003 – its early beginnings stretch back to 2000, when a group of Hamilton County residents began a task force to address housing needs.Read More.
Women’s Fund and Central Indiana Community Foundation Staff Joined Together to Help Indiana Diaper Bank National volunteer month began in 1974 to encourage more people to volunteer within their communities and to honor those who volunteer regularly. Many small not-for-profits depend heavily on volunteers giving their time. Volunteering is an easy way to bring some […]Read More.
It’s that time of year again. Equal Pay Day. This day represents how far into the year women must work to earn what White men earned in the previous year. And while the day has moved up on the calendar since its conception on April 11, 1996, the fact remains that women in the workforce […]Read More.
Meet Mikaili Azziz. She is the new marketing & communications associate at CICF. In this role, Mikaili provides a mix of marketing functions and brings thought leadership, strategy and execution to best tell the stories of the organization, with a focus on Hamilton County Community Foundation and the communities it serves.Read More.
Thirty miles north of Indianapolis just to the east of U.S. 31 on 276th Street in western Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, stand the remains of Roberts Settlement, an African-American pioneer farm settlement. It was founded in 1835 by free Blacks of mixed racial heritage who migrated mostly from North Carolina and Virginia to escape deteriorating racial conditions in the South.Read More.
Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), The Indianapolis Foundation, Hamilton County Community Foundation, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana and IMPACT Central Indiana are a $1 billion collective of philanthropic organizations committed to making Central Indiana a community where all individuals have an equitable opportunity to reach their full potential—no matter place, race or identity.
Throughout the past few years, our organizations shifted our internal structure to better posit…Read More.