Community Partners Launch a New Program to Promote Social, Emotional Well-Being in Young Girls in Underserved Areas in Marion County
When girls grow up to be healthy women, communities are stronger. For this reason, the Marion County Public Health Department is partnering with the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana to bring the national Give an Hour organization to Indiana starting with two Indianapolis Public Schools.Read More.
A Path for Lifelong Philanthropy
I have very clear memories of sitting between my mother and grandmother at church on Sundays and my grandmother handing me a dollar to drop in the collection plate when it was time for the offering. Even as small children, we knew it was our duty to proffer our small token to help the church, to help those who were less fortunate because God had been good to us; this was the start of my relationship with philanthropic giving.Read More.
Letter in support of hate crime legislation
It is with conviction that Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF); its affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation; and Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, a fund of CICF, support the passage of hate crime (anti-bias) legislation for the state of Indiana.Read More.
Mayor Joe Hogsett, CICF launch Housing to Recovery Fund
Partnership seeks to raise $4 million to scale-up wraparound service offerings, ensure individuals experiencing homelessness have tools for success.Read More.