Upcoming Events and Trainings

  • Bedford Faith and Housing Summit: Congregational Support for Housing Affordable to Everyone

    • 01 May 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • First Baptist Church | 1515 20th Street | Bedford, IN 47421
    • 36
    • 64 registrants
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    Register Now for the Faith and Housing Summit

    Indiana is experiencing a critical shortage of housing units affordable to community residents. Faith- based organizations can be a key partner in closing this gap, but are often overlooked as resources to expand the quality and quantity of community housing options.

    Session Description

    This program will feature faith-based developers discussing how to align housing development with mission and the critical collaborations required to successfully complete projects. Congregations new to the housing development space will leave with a deeper understanding of the housing development process, congregations ready to undertake a project will leave with peer advice on how to begin, and congregations with experience will leave with a network of peers to rely upon for future projects.

    Session Outline

    • Introductions/Welcoming Remarks 
    • The Role(s) Faith-Based Organizations Can Play in the Housing Space
    • How to Discern What Role Your Congregation Can Play in the Housing Space 
    • An Overview of the Affordable Housing Development Process
    • Financing for Affordable Housing
    • Lunch/Networking
    • Panel Discussion: What You Need to Know to Begin
    • Small Group Office Hours with Panelists 

    Speakers

    Marie Beason, Prosperity Indiana

    Josh Livingston, Englewood CDC

    David Price, Englewood CDC

    Vince Smith, Building and Impacting Communities, Inc.

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    • Pre-Summit Site Visits & Networking Reception

      • 07 May 2025
      • 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
      • Marriott Indianapolis North | 3645 River Crossing Pkwy Indianapolis, IN 46240
      • 65
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      Exploring Inspired Spaces & Innovative Ideas  

      May 7, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern 

      The 2025 Summit offers an opportunity to experience firsthand imaginative spaces and visionary ideas. Please register to visit one of three Indianapolis sites highlighting best practices in housing development, school success, public/private partnerships, or redevelopment supporting life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries. Each of the four selected sites will provide unique insights and innovative approaches to help Hoosier communities and residents thrive. 

      What to Expect: 

      • A 90-minute site visit and conversations with local expert(s) and peers 

      • Best practices in housing development, education, placemaking, and local redevelopment initiatives

      • Innovative spaces and initiatives that are creating more connected and sustainable communities 

      • Whether you are a developer, service provider, or community advocate, these site visits will offer valuable lessons and fresh perspectives you can apply to your work 

      Housing Stability for Student Success

      Housing Ensuring Children Are Successful in School

      Join us for an inspiring visit to the John Boner Neighborhood Centers' Housing for School Success (HSSS) program – an innovative housing model addressing student success on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis. Through The Union Apartments, this initiative provides high-quality, affordable housing exclusively for families with children enrolled at Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School. The immersive program also provides wrap around services focusing on the parent/caregiver/child as well as the entire family unit.

      During the visit you will hear directly from program managers and community partners who overcame challenges and sharpened best practices in connecting housing stability with student success. Discover how this place-based model is transforming outcomes for families and creating lasting community change.  

      2407 E Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46201

      The 10 East Arts District

      Revitalizing Community Through the Arts 

      Experience how JBNC is transforming the Near Eastside through the10 East Arts District, a bold initiative that preserves local history, fosters creatives' expression, and breathes new life into the 10th Street Corridor. This program has expanded opportunities for artists while repurposing vacant buildings into vibrant cultural spaces. 

      Through strategic partnerships with Near East Area Renewal and Englewood CDC, JBNC successfully redeveloped six buildings and established a thriving arts scene in the area. Gain insights from stakeholders, partners, and artists driving this transformation while discovering how the 10 East Arts District is redefining creative placemaking and community engagement on Indy's Near Eastside. 

      3137 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46201 

      The Village of Merici

      Independent Living Community (pronounced mÉ™-REE-chee)

      Discover how The Village of Merici is transforming lives through an innovative housing model designed to support adults with developmental disabilities. Located on the historic Fort Benjamin Harrison Campus, this redevelopment project provides a unique community where everyone works together to create an environment that promotes self-sufficiency, independence, and meaningful social connections.  

      Learn from the stakeholders, partners, and program leaders playing key roles in bringing this vision to life. Join us to explore how The Village of Merici is advancing inclusive living and creating lasting impact in the community! 

      5707 Lawton Loop East Drive, OFC 22, Indianapolis, IN 46216 

      Summit Opening Reception  

      May 7, 2025 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Eastern | Marriott Indianapolis North 

      After the site visits, please plan to join us for the Summit Opening Reception. Fun activities, a complimentary drink ticket, and light refreshments will offer you the opportunity to unwind, network, and connect with your colleagues and peers. 

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    • 2025 Prosperity Indiana Summit

      • 07 May 2025
      • 6:00 PM
      • 08 May 2025
      • 5:00 PM
      • 3645 River Crossing Pkwy, Indianapolis, IN 46240
      • 14
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      We are excited to invite you to the 2025 Prosperity Indiana Summit, where approximately 250 community economic development professionals will converge to explore ideas and leadership strategies aimed at expanding housing and economic opportunities across Indiana. This year's theme, "Emerging Leaders, Emerging Ideas," will guide our sessions as we dive deeper into current trends and applicable strategies to address racial, health, gender, age, and economic disparities in Indiana's rural, urban, and suburban communities. 


      2025 Features:

      This year’s Summit will focus on innovative ideas to strengthen Hoosier communities, as well as dive into applicable practices to address the needs of Indiana’s community economic development talent pipeline. Attendees will benefit from thought-provoking content and engaging learning opportunities designed to inspire action and collaboration. Summit features include: 

      • Peer-created sessions, selected by PI committee members to meet participants’ needs 

      • Pre-Summit event on May 7th 

      • 30-minute Rapid Fire sessions highlighting sector best practices  

      • 75-minute Deep Dive sessions outlining strategies to meet the sector’s changing needs and workforce 

      • Awards luncheon recognizing industry leaders and exceptional professionals 

      • Ample time to network with and learn from peers

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    • Housing Navigation 101 - Beta Test 2

      • 02 Jun 2025
      • 13 Jun 2025
      • 6 sessions
      • Virtually
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      Overview of Training:

      Prosperity Indiana, with support from Humana and in partnership with HealthVision Midwest and Indiana Primary Health Care Association, has developed a five-module housing navigation course designed specifically for community health workers (CHWs). Housing Navigation 101 will increase community health workers’ understanding of how government-funded housing programs operate and expand community health workers’ ability to direct patients and clients to healthy housing.

      The course was created specifically for community health workers’ needs and delivered by subject matter experts in both health and affordable housing sectors. Two beta tests of the course will be conducted to ensure that the curriculum effectively meets learner needs and course goals. This is the second opportunity to participate in one of the two beta tests. 

      Primary Learning Objectives:

      • Housing Program Types: Participants will have a general understanding of the common types of federal and state housing programs offered throughout Indiana.
      • Housing Program Eligibility: Participants will have a general understanding of the eligibility requirements for each housing program discussed including but not limited to: HCV, PB, and Affordable Housing Programs; like Section42 and USDAs Section515 Housing.
      • Fair Market Value: Participants will learn where and how to locate HUD’s Fair Market Values in addition to understanding how these values are used within housing programs.
      • Housing Ratios: Participants will demonstrate their understanding of HUD’s Housing Ratios through practice scenarios determining affordability.
      • Tenant Rights: Participants will learn where to find legal information and/or resources, basic logistics of a lease, and fair housing laws including how/where to file a housing compliant. 
      • Legal Aid: Participants will learn where to locate legal aid resources, tenant and landlord rights resources, including lease basics and whose responsibility is it to make necessary property repairs. 
      • Landlord Engagement: Participants will gain a general understanding of the importance of creating and leveraging relationships with landlords to increase housing stability for patient populations served. 
      • Resources: Participants learn the strategies to help clients remain successfully housed, including the importance of community-based partnerships and housing advocacy.

      Schedule:


      This Training will be hosted by

      PI's Housing Stability Program Manager

      Danielle Drew

      As the Housing Stability Program Manager, Danielle provides training, program development, evaluation, and capacity building strategies to amplify program delivery for Prosperity Indiana members. Previously in this role, she supported the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) Housing Stability Network through TA, training, and networking opportunities. Danielle develops engaging and effective curriculum for instructor-led training modules for the PI network. Including producing interactive course modules and instructional videos for PI members. Delivers instructor-led training sessions. Most of the instructor-led training is completed using virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, however in-person training is also an option for agencies. Danielle also collaborates on projects with PI members as well as through new partnerships, utilizing peer review and project management skills to drive the timely training outcomes and contract deliverables.

      Danielle spent several years serving as the Family Development Coordinator and Housing Stability Coordinator at Interlocal Community Action Program (ICAP) in New Castle, Indiana. In that role she customized and implemented Financial Education, including overseeing the Individual Development Account (IDA) asset building program. Danielle also spent several years providing direct client services to families in many different capacities, which gives her a deep understanding of the skills, resources, and tools needed to best serve families in need.

      Danielle Drew

      Housing Stability Program Manager

      ddrew@prosperityindiana.org

      317.222.1221 x408


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    Prosperity Indiana
    1099 N. Meridian Street, Suite 170
    Indianapolis, IN 46204 
    Phone // 317.222.1221 
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