Upcoming Events and Trainings

    • 28 Aug 2026
    • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Microsoft Teams
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    Join Prosperity Indiana Members and Hoosier Housing Advocates, Read There is No Place for Us this summer!

    Friday, August 28
    12:30 - 1:30 PM ET
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

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    Brian Goldstone's book, There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, has been called "appropriately enraging" and compared to Matthew Desmond's Evicted. The Nation's review said, "a book like this ought to be a rallying cry, the 21st Century equivalent of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle." It has also recently won the Pulitzer Prize.

    We would like to invite Prosperity Indiana members, partners, and Hoosier advocates from around the state to join us in a summer read of this landmark work of journalism at the end of August.

    The ebook is currently offered for $12.99 on Bookshop, Kindle, and elsewhere ebooks are sold.

    This will be a statewide discussion hosted virtually on teams, but if you see that members of your community are also participating, we hope this will serve as a springboard to local connections and continued conversations.

    Hear Brian Goldstone Speak in Indianapolis!

    If you live in the greater Indianapolis area, we encourage you to consider attending United Way of Central Indiana's CONNECT forum on Monday, July 20, which will feature Brian Goldstone as a speaker.


    • 01 Sep 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Microsoft Teams
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    Bring Them to the Work at Home

    The Critical Role of Local Engagement in Homelessness Advocacy

    Tuesday, September 1
    12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT

    Gwen Tucker
    National Homelessness Law Center

    Join Prosperity Indiana and Gwen Tucker from the National Homelessness Law Center to learn how a well-executed local site visit with lawmakers from your region can help you lead homelessness advocacy in your community, for investments in real, proven solutions and for human dignity.

    As the 2027 legislative session approaches, it is social service providers of all kinds must be engaging their lawmakers to educate them about the essential role they play in communities throughout the Hoosier State. This is especially true for homeless service providers who continue to carry out lifesaving work in an increasingly hostile political climate characterized by misinformation and prejudiced portrayals of an already stigmatized population.

    This program is hosted by Prosperity Indiana and the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition, made possible with the generous support of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust


    • 01 Sep 2026
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3802 N Illinois St, Indianapolis IN 46208
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    Our Homes, Our Votes

    Because Housing is Built with Ballots

    Tuesday, September 1
    2:00 - 4:00 PM ET
    Program begins at 2:30 PM


    Join Kheprw Institute, Prosperity Indiana, and Tia Turner, Project Manager of Our Homes, Our Votes with the National Low Income Housing Coalition to learn about the power and opportunity of mobilizing your community to participate in upcoming elections. This conversation will showcase the potential of nonpartisan strategies and tactics to promote voter registration and participation, and to ensure the voices of local renters and residents in our communities and neighborhoods are heard. 

    Please note: This is an in-person event, and space is limited. Please RSVP only if you can attend in-person. Kheprw will be hosting a livestream of the event, and the recording will be available after the event.

    Renters, especially low-income renters, are underrepresented among voters. To build the political will for housing solutions, it is critical that organizations that work directly with low-income renters--including nonprofits, housing providers, and tenant associations--mobilize renters and other low-income people to vote.

    As advocates for fair, affordable, stable housing, we know the future we want for our neighborhoods and communities.  Housing is a moral issue, and it is also the result of a political process. Everything from how much housing is built and where, to how much assistance is available and to whom, to what recourse is available to tenants facing discrimination or eviction is the result of political processes. We cannot afford for these decisions to be made without us.

    About Our Homes, Our Votes
    Our Homes, Our Votes is a nonpartisan campaign to register, educate, and mobilize low-income renters and affordable housing advocates to vote. It is an initiative of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which advocates for racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes can have quality homes that are accessible and affordable in communities of their choice.
       


    • 15 Sep 2026
    • 29 Sep 2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Virtually - link will be sent via email
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    Prosperity Indiana is offering our popular Housing Navigation 101 Training this fall!! We have updated the course content to best meet participants' needs and are excited to offer this new version to you beginning September 15, 2026.

    Overview of Training

    Housing navigation provides supportive services to individuals and families who are experiencing homeless, at risk of homelessness, or struggling to locate an affordable housing unit.

    Housing navigators walk alongside families throughout their journey to housing stability, and the goal of Housing Navigation 101 is to provide course participants with the knowledge and tools needed to assist families identify, obtain, and maintain stable housing

    Housing Navigation 101 will increase your or your understanding of how government-funded housing programs operate and expand participants' ability to direct clients to healthy housing.

    Audience

    This training is designed for, but not limited to public health workers, case managers, life coaches, financial education providers, program managers, health navigators, local units of government, community action staff and many more

    Learning Objectives

    You will understand the various federal and state housing programs offered throughout Indiana.

    You will understand eligibility requirements for housing programs such as vouchers and subsided housing, as well as HUD Affordable Housing Programs.

    You will learn where and how to locate HUD’s Fair Market Values and how these values are utilized within housing programs.

    You will learn the basics of Fair Housing regulations, rental agreements, and housing habitability standards.

    You will learn where to locate legal resources, tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities, whose must make property repairs.

    You will gain an understanding of the importance of creating and leveraging relationships with landlords to increase housing stability for populations served. 

    You will learn how to help clients remain successfully housed through community-based partnerships and housing advocacy.

    Schedule

    The Housing Navigation 101 course consists of four (4) ninety-minute virtual sessions, scheduled as follows:

    Module #1 September 15, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Eastern

    Module #2 September 17, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Eastern

    Module #3 September 22, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Eastern

    Module  #4 September 24, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM Eastern

    Follow-up Test Review Module September 29, 2026 | 10:00 AM Eastern

    All sessions will conclude with an activity to complete before the next session. A pre/posttest will be provided to help PI continue to evaluate learning and knowledge gained from the training. 

    The course will be hosted by PI's Capacity Building Director

    Marie Beason


    • 21 Jan 2027
    • 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Indiana Statehouse 200 W Washington St, Indianapolis IN 46204
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    Join Prosperity Indiana at the Statehouse to meet your legislators, advocate for your community, and ensure that your voice is heard in the 2027 legislative session.

    Please RSVP by December 23, 2026 if you would like Prosperity Indiana's support in requesting a meeting with lawmakers representing your service area.

    Your participation and voice are critical to encourage the Indiana General Assembly to advance policies that promote safe and affordable housing, economic opportunity for all Hoosiers, and thriving communities across the state. 


    At this event you will be able to...

    • Network with fellow advocates from all over the state care about the issues that matter to you
    • Directly inform and engage legislators about the unique ways you see housing and affordability issues affecting you, your organization, and members of your community
    • Observe committee hearings on key pieces of legislation to see the legislative process in real-time 
    • Take a guided tour of the Statehouse and learn about the building, its history, and how business moves through it

    Refreshments will be provided to fuel your advocacy. We hope you'll join us on the morning of Thursday, January 21, and thank you for the work you do to support a thriving Indiana!


    This event is brought to you by partnerships between the following organizations:




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