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Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

The established the Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children in 1870. At the time, it was the sole orphanage in… Read More »Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

Indy Police Athletic & Activities League

Officer Forrest Higgs organized the first Police Athletic League (PAL) club at Rhodius Park (southwestern Indianapolis) in 1941 as part… Read More »Indy Police Athletic & Activities League

Lutheran Child and Family Services

The Bible societies of St. Paul’s Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran churches founded Lutheran Child and Family Services (LCFS) in 1883.… Read More »Lutheran Child and Family Services

Edna Martin

(Nov. 25, 1897–May 25, 1974). Edna Martin was born as Edna Mae Barnes on a farm near Mount Vernon. The… Read More »Edna Martin

Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Pleasant Run Children’s Home (PRCH) began in 1867 as the German General Protestant Orphan Association. The Germania Lodge Number 3… Read More »Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Riley Children’s Foundation

Previously known as the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association (RMA), the foundation was established in 1921 to honor the memory… Read More »Riley Children’s Foundation

Riley Dance Marathons

Riley Dance Marathons engage student leaders across the state to drive year-round fundraising for in Indianapolis. This commitment culminates in… Read More »Riley Dance Marathons

Social Services In Schools

Before the 20th century, private charity organizations customarily provided social services to school-age children. With new social theories of education… Read More »Social Services In Schools

Sara Messing Stern

(1879 – 1972). Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She… Read More »Sara Messing Stern

Michael Tamer

(1904–Nov. 13, 1974). Born in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the… Read More »Michael Tamer