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.
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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 mə-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.
MUST Be Registered For Summit
