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Early Learning Indiana pivots its services to provide child care for essential workers
Tiny feet running through the halls. Kids giggling with their friends between art projects. Babies napping while the older kids eat their lunch. Learning lessons after plenty of playtime. Science experiments followed by storytelling, singing songs followed by counting...
A Moderated Conversation Featuring La Plaza, Prevail and Project Home Indy by Kelly White
Kelly White is community volunteer. She is a member of Women’s Fund Sage Society and the Women’s Fund Engagement Committee. It has been nearly a month. Shutdown, quarantine, e-learning, slow the spread had all become part of our daily lexicon. New ways of operating...
Concord Neighborhood Center uses Women’s Fund Emergency Grant to establish full-day childcare
A year ago, a typical day at Concord Neighborhood Center would see seniors coming in for a meal and a game of bingo, high school students coming in for after-school activities, and a slew of activity for community residents of all ages, like art projects, basketball...
Project Home Indy provides care for teens and their babies
In a house on Indy’s Near Northside live two staff members, five teenage girls and their babies—five mothers and infants who would otherwise be homeless. The house is ruled by discipline, support, and love. During COVID-19, it is also ruled by extreme emotions,...
La Plaza is creating 100 survival kits with an emergency grant from Women’s Fund of Central Indiana
The coronavirus pandemic is a game changer for Indianapolis’ Latino community. Many Latino families are undocumented – and because of their immigration status, may not qualify for relief under federal stimulus packages. Many are employed in jobs where they cannot work...
Alternatives uses Women’s Fund Emergency Grant to provide immediate housing and care for victims of domestic violence
A mom, scared for her life and the lives of her seven children, fled a violent situation and found herself living on the streets. Due to restrictions placed on shelters during COVID-19, the family was unable to move into a shelter given the uncertainty of whether or...
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