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Piece of the PI: Newsletter

A monthly publication for the members of Prosperity Indiana

We REAP prosperity by providing Resources, Engagement, Advocacy, and Programs that support our members' work!

Resources

Impacting Latino Communities Across Indiana

Join us beginning April 23 for quarterly one-hour webinars focusing on financial capability, small business, and home ownership opportunities for Latino populations residing in Indiana’s rural areas. Registration for the series will open soon, and we encourage human service agencies, local units of government, and affordable housing developers to be a part of the four-part series!

Planning Services Update

PI is excited to assist the Noblesville Housing Authority with their CDBG Consolidated Planning Process. The process will include data analysis, community stakeholder conversations, and targeted recommendations to strengthen priorities for Hamilton County’s CDBG allocation process.

A Tool You Can Use

The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders has an array of NALCAB Publications to expand small businesses, financial capability, and equitable neighborhood development for Latinos within your community. Publications include Models and Practices: Lessons from Latino-Serving Financial Capability Programs, Expanding Lending to Minority-Owned Small Business, and Promising Practices for Advancing Equitable Development.

Engagement

Summit

Nominations for Prosperity Indiana's prestigious annual awards are underway. Submit a nomination for an outstanding colleague or partner by completing the nomination form here before March 5.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors for Summit! If you would like to sponsor the event, learn more at prosperityindiana.org/Sponsors24 or contact Aspen. Thanks to our sponsors:

First Financial Bank

Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis

Brightpoint

Fifth Third Bank

Merchants Bank of Indiana

First Merchants

Old National Bank

Cinnaire

PNC

Intend Indiana

Covering Kids & Families

Centerpoint

IHCDA

Anthem

IFF

Health by Design

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

1st Source Bank

Traveling for Summit? Book a room at Marriott Indianapolis North at our discounted rate before March 25 to maximize your Summit experience. Click here for this limited offer.

Learn more about this year's Summit here.

Prosperity Indiana Staff Update

• Prosperity Indiana is excited to welcome Destinee Lewis as Engagement Manager. Destinee brings expertise in event coordination and relationship building, which will be instrumental in enhancing our network’s membership value and capacity.

• Prosperity Indiana is also welcoming Tonya Dinkins to our team as Housing Stability Evaluation and Data Manager. Tonya will be supporting the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance, Housing Stability Network, and Housing Stability Program Managers to successfully execute their mission of increasing housing opportunities and economic stability for low-income households.

Destinee Lewis,

Engagement Manager

Tonya Dinkins,

Housing Stability Evaluation and Data Manager

Advocacy

Advocacy Opportunity

Visit Prosperity Indiana’s Advocacy Action Center and use our live action alert to urge U.S. Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun to express support for and vote for the Child Tax Credit expansion legislation in its current form, as it arrived from the United States House of Representatives. It stands to benefit 326,000 Hoosier children– particularly those of low income families –if it becomes law.

Programs

Community Loan Center

The Community Loan Center continues to grow with new employers joining the program. The latest employers to offer the CLC program include:

To learn more about the Community Loan Center and add this no-cost financial stability benefit to your employees, visit here.

PI & Member Events

• March 1: Community Workshop Webinar Series: Special Initiatives, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis

• March 5: Invisible No More: A Story of Poverty, Survival, and Hope, United Way of Central Indiana

• March 9: Pathways to Your Financial Destination, John Boner Neighborhood Centers

• March 15: Indiana Uplands Housing Series: Financial Stacking Session, Regional Opportunity Initiatives

• March 18: Bucceto's West Fundraiser, Amethyst House

• April 9: Fair Housing Conference 2024, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

• April 9-10: 2024 Prosperity Indiana Summit, Prosperity Indiana

PI & Member Jobs

• Operations Director, Hoosier Action

• Property Site Manager, LaCasa, Inc.

• Various positions, Fort Wayne Housing Authority

• Environmental Position, Southern Indiana Development Commission

• Executive Director, Administrative Resources Association

• Fiscal Officer-Accountant, LCCEDD

PI in the News

• Housing Advocates Gather at Statehouse to Push for Tenant Protections, WFYI

• Tragic Fire Spotlights Faulty Safeguards for Renters in Indiana, Indiana Catholic Conference

• Policy Needed Supported Land Trusts and Land Banks, Indiana Public Media

• Tenant Setbacks: Failures in Legislation at Statehouse Lead to Calls for a Housing Commission, The Indiana Citizen

• How Much Do Environmental Regulations Like Wetland Protections Add to Home Prices, WFYI

• Indiana Renters Handbook Receives an Update, Herald Bulletin

• College Goal Sunday, Tenure Bill, Wes Montgomery, Lottery Report, Redistricting, The Statehouse File

Members in the News

• Despite Some Homeownership Increases, Report Shows Mortgage Lending Inequalities Persist, WFYI

• Community Land Trust Property Assessments Bills Unlikely to Pass This Session, Indiana Public Media

• Carmel Mayor to Launch Task Force Addressing Housing Disparities, WRTV

• Use What You've Got Prison Ministry's Long-Standing Partnership with IUPUI Enhances Their Ability to Provide Transportation and Non-Violence Services, IUPUI

• Indiana Arts Commission Celebrate 2024 Hoosier Women Artists Honorees, Reporter

PI Policy Director Andrew Bradley testifying in Senate Judiciary over Senate Bill 243

Connect with Prosperity Indiana on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to see more of what we're out in the community doing for you!

Additional Information & Opportunities

2024 AARP Community Challenge

The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2024, the AARP Community Challenge will be accepting applications for three different grant opportunities.

Read more about this opportunity here.

LEAP $10,000 Down Payment Assistance Grant for First Time LMI Homeowners

Merchants Bank offers the Lender Equity Assistance Program (LEAP), a $10,000 grant designed to make homeownership dreams a reality. They are honored to give eligible first-time homebuyers a leap forward toward homeownership with a LEAP grant, which can be used for down payment, closing costs and homebuyer counseling expenses.

Learn more about the grant here.

Indiana Week in Review Apple Podcast

Indiana Week in Review podcast episode "House Seeks Child Care Regulation Changes" features discussion of Prosperity Indiana, SB 243, and the ongoing effort for tenant protections.

Listen to the podcast here.

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