Indianapolis LISC

After a year-long planning process, the Far Eastside's resident-driven Quality of Life plan is now complete! Join the residents, community leaders, and neighborhood partners as we celebrate the official launch of the plan. This family-friendly event will include remarks, refreshments, and opportunities to learn more about the plan's priorities and next steps. We look forward to seeing you there!

What does it take to change a housing system?

It takes more than building homes.

It takes coordination, capital, and commitment.

LISC Indianapolis is launching a new housing strategy focused on:
• Preserving affordable homes before they’re lost
• Supporting local developers to scale solutions
• Unlocking capital to accelerate production

Because housing stability is the foundation for everything else.

Read LISC Indianapolis’ Housing Strategy: The Recommitment https://ow.ly/RSbB50Z2uwQ

Indianapolis is at a turning point.

Housing costs are rising. Supply isn’t keeping up. And too many families are being priced out of stability.

Today, LISC Indianapolis is launching The Recommitment, a bold strategy to meet this moment by:

✅ Preserving what’s at risk
✅ Building what’s needed
✅ Strengthening the systems behind it all

With a goal to raise $100M and support 1,600+ housing units, this is about more than housing; it’s about the future of our neighborhoods.

We’re not doing it alone. And we can’t.

Learn more and join us: https://ow.ly/hEC850Z2utY

Only a few days remain to submit your nomination for the 2026 . Indy Chamber is highlighting probjects that celebrate excellence in the built environment across the Indy region. From architecture to engineering, innovative reuse to neighborhood revitalization, the Monumental Awards showcase people and projects that drive economic growth in Central Indiana.

Projects completed between May 2023 and May 2026 are eligible. Nominations close this Friday, May 15th at 11:59pm. Don't miss this opportunity to be recognized! Submit your project here: https://ow.ly/FRwq50YxBEG

Apply now for the Verizon Small Business Super Pitch Contest! Mark your calendars for May 11th to attend Creating the Perfect Pitch: Securing Yeses from Clients, Customers, and Funders. This is the last chance to attend the qualifying event that unlocks eligibility for the Verizon Small Business Super Pitch Contest. Apply by Monday 5/18. Click to learn more ➡️https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/static/articles/Verizon-Small-Business-Super-Pitch?utm_source=lisc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digital-ready_acquisition-email_04212026_2026-FIFA-super-pitch

🚨New RFP Alert🚨 LISC is teaming up with The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation for an exciting grant round! Applications are due Saturday, August 15th. Join us on Thursday, May 14th for an information session. Register here: https://bit.ly/4cZ4rqz

Exciting news! LISC has teamed up with The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to kick off a new funding round for the Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative! Nonprofits nationwide are eligible to apply for grants of up to $100K to build or renovate sports facilities for youth in low-to-moderate income communities. Learn more and apply by August 15: https://www.lisc.org/our-initiatives/sports-recreation/game-on/

Our Bridges Network connects clients to real-world training in skills that local employers need. Bridges sites help adults who are unemployed and underemployed train for, land, and advance in jobs in local growth industries—sectors such as healthcare, construction, and technology—by helping them overcome roadblocks to success.

Through Bridges programming at Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center, Stanley met hurdles to job placement head-on to access training, ultimately obtaining new certifications and landing a job. Read the full story here ➡️ https://ow.ly/C4RP50YTCYp.

April was a busy month! Here are just a few of the highlights:

🪴 Earth Day green and beautification projects at Aspire House on Udell Street.
🏠 Yard service projects with Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation
🥳 Grand opening of Generations Community Bank, Indiana's fist mission-driven bank. Congratulations to all!
📖 Celebration of student accomplishments at the Indy Reads Annual Fundraising Breakfast

Mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate the graduating cohort of the Emerging Developers Growth Initiative (EDGI)! After 9 months of learning, collaboration, and growth 20 mission-driven developers are completing the program. Come to recognize this important milestone and support the next generation of developers shaping Indianapolis neighborhoods! RSVP by May 4th to reserve your spot.

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