Existing in the In-Between
Most of my friends have a small Midwest town they’re connected to. There’s usually a Main Street, where buildings don’t go over two stories tall, and yourlast name says a lot about you. I have one of these towns—Lake Mills, Iowa—home of Gordon and Joyce Kilen, my grandparents. But when I walk into my grandpa’s favorite diner, I don’t feel like one of the beloved Kilen’s granddaughters. Foremost, I feel like the first Asian most of the people staring at me have ever seen in rea…Read More.
Bringing opportunity and fresh food back to Northeast Indy
An Indianapolis neighborhood will soon have access to fresh food with a new grocery store, brought to life through a truly unique neighborhood, corporate and not-for-profit collaboration. The Indy Fresh Market promises to be a full-service grocery store in what is currently a food desert in Northeast Indy, a neighborhood with some of the highest levels of unemployment and poverty in the state.Read More.
Q&A with Nora Dietz-Kilen
Nora is the new effective philanthropy associate at CICF. In this role, she provides exceptional support and high-quality philanthropic advising and stewardship to CICF fund holders. Read More.
Q&A with Jeena Siela
Jeena is the new community leadership officer at Hamilton County Community Foundation. In this role, she manages a portfolio of activities in the grantmaking and community process, uplifting the community leadership initiatives in Hamilton County.Read More.