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!

Spotlight on Coming Attractions

NEXT UP! Indiana unStable: Achieve Housing Stability in Your Community

FREE lunch-and-learn webinars to assist your community achieve housing stability. Registration is open and spaces are going FAST!

The Impact of Housing Counseling Services | August 8, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Housing counseling is an evidence-based practice to help Hoosiers remain in their homes or achieve homeownership. Whether you work with individuals through Center for Working Families, Family Development Matrix, or Financial Empowerment frameworks, please join us to understand how housing counseling services strengthen housing stability. This webinar will also be a refresher course for housing counselors who want to review specific best practices related to credit repair, rental rights, and budgeting.

What the Data Tells Us | September 12, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Are your community's residents facing housing instability AND can you make the case for your community to strengthen housing stability? This program will provide you with the data to determine what is affecting housing instability in your community and make the case for partnerships to increase housing stability. It will also showcase IHCDA's Housing Dashboard that will help measure your success in supporting housing stability. The program will increase IERA providers' data literacy skills supporting renter outreach services and access to affordable housing.

Partnerships for Housing Stability | October 10, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Policy and Advocacy Solutions to Housing Stability | November 10, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Lived Experience in Creating Housing Stability | December 12, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

TA Services

PI is excited to announce a partnership with John Boner Neighborhood Centers to develop two training opportunities for their VISTA members. The first program will address Community Engagement Skills and Strategies and the second will address the topic of Fund Development 101. Please reach out to Marie Beason if these trainings could increase your staff’s performance or if PI can help build the skills, networks, tools, and talent of your organization. 

A Tool You Can Use

We are at capacity for our August Impact of Housing Counseling Services webinar and SOLD OUT for our September Housing Counseling WORKS training program. If you were not able to register for these programs, or would like to learn more about housing counseling, the HUD Exchange is a great tool to help you understand the basics of housing counseling services.

Annual Regional Meetings

As August quickly approaches, be sure to register for our upcoming regional meetings in a city near you. We'll be reviewing member-only benefits and the programs we offer, introducing our new Executive Director, giving away prizes, and holding listening sessions to learn about the latest priorities of your organization & community.

Click on a regional meeting to register! Registration is free and includes lunch.

Central | August 22 | Indianapolis 

Southeast | August 10 | Lawrenceburg

Northwest | August 1 | Crown Point

West Central | August 3 | Bloomington

Southwest | August 24 | Evansville

Northeast | August 16 | Fort Wayne

East Central | August 29 | Muncie

Announcing a New PI Member Benefit

The Prosperity Indiana team is thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new member benefit to help you Get to Know Your Legislators and take your advocacy capacity to the next levelWe believe that building lasting relationships with your legislators in order to influence public policy is key to the work of strengthening our communities. However, we know that engaging with local, state, and federal elected officials can be intimidating at first.

We want to make the process more accessible to our members, which is why we'll make the initial contact with your legislators' staff for you so you can get a meeting set up. We'll also give you the tools you need to have a concise and meaningful conversation that benefits both you and your legislator in the form of an exclusive Prosperity Indiana Advocacy Toolkit.

Annual Policy Survey Coming Soon

PI Members: Help us shape the 2024 Prosperity Indiana Policy Agenda! Keep an eye out for our annual Policy Survey which will be sent to members in August.

Policy Action Alerts

  • Submit a public comment to IHCDA on their draft HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grant Homebuyer Policy (effective Program Year 2023), Summary of Changes to the Policy, and Homebuyer Closing Manual, are now both available on IHCDA’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program website. IHCDA will be accepting written public comment on the Draft Policy until Monday, August 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM EST

  • Submit a public comment to IHCDA on their draft Housing Trust Fund Policy, which is now available on IHCDA’s HTF website. IHCDA will be accepting written public comment on the Draft Policy until Friday, August 4, 2023, at 5:00 PM EST

  • Submit a public comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency by July 31 on how it can create and enforce renter protections for 12 million renters living in rental properties with federally backed mortgages using theNLIHC's sample comment letter

Zero-Cost Employee Benefit For Your Team

Do you want to offer your employees more benefits but are worried about the costs? If so, then look no further. The Community Loan Center of Indiana is always looking for new employers to sign up and offer small dollar lons to employees in need at no cost to the employer. Read more about this incredible financial tool on CLC website.

Sponsor

Piece of the PI is sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI).

 
 

Member Events


Various Dates: Advancing Equity in Grantmaking, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

July 29: Stay Home for HAND Fundraising Event

August 1: JUST ACTION: An Evening with Leah Rothstein

August 9: Fair Housing Disability Workshop, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

August 24: Legislative Roundtable - West Central Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance 

August 24: Fair Housing Lending Workshop, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

August 29: Legislative Roundtable - Southeast Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

August 30: Fair Housing Familial Status Workshop, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

September 7: Legislative Roundtable - Central Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

September 25: Legislative Roundtable - Southern Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

September 26: Legislative Roundtable - East Central Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

September 28: Legislative Roundtable - Northeast Region, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

    Tools & Resources

    SAVI Data Literacy Workshops July-December 2023

    SAVI Training is a hands-on curriculum focused on improving data literacy and building capacity in the community to use data operationally and strategically. We have four groups of modules (seven workshops) centered on how to find, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions.

    Register today!

    National Alliance to End Homelessness Grant Application Prep 

    With $3.134 billion in funding made available through the recently released FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grants, the team at the Alliance wants to help you prepare   

    Register for this webinar to learn more.

    Federal Community Development Block Grants Application Now Open 

    Planning grants are funded with Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The goal of the program is to encourage communities to plan for long-term holistic community development. Read more here.

    Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 18, 2023, via the Indiana Electronic Grants Management System. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications prior to 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 18, 2023, as technical assistance will not be available after that time.

    Applications Now Open for Grants Throughout the CICF Collaborative

    Learn more about the open grant rounds here.

    ForEveryHome Application Now Open

    Grounded Solutions Network has opened its application window for the latest ForEveryoneHome cohort.

    If you know a local government or community leader—preferably housing directors and/or elected officials—interested in developing strong, lasting policies to close these gaps, please fill out the short application formApplications are due August 15.

    Input Requested: Homeless Services Workforce Survey

    What’s your experience as someone working in the homeless services field? Responses to a new survey will help the National Alliance to End Homelessness to shape policies and practices that will better support the workforce.

    Please feel free to share this survey with colleagues in the field!

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