Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention In 1988, a volunteer coalition of individuals, agencies, churches, and business representatives formed the Homeless Network of Indianapolis, Inc. (HNI),… Read More »Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention
Coburn Place Coburn Place was created in 1996 as a result of the Safe Haven Campaign to address the lack of housing… Read More »Coburn Place
Betty Cockrum (Mar. 25, 1953-May 17, 2020). Born in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Moyne and Hyacinth Fuller, Betty Lou Fuller Cockrum attended Ball… Read More »Betty Cockrum
Communal Building Indianapolis’ has comprised approximately one percent of the city’s population since the arrival of the first Jewish immigrants to the… Read More »Communal Building
Community Action of Greater Indianapolis Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) was incorporated in 1965 as Community Action Against Poverty (CAAP). CAAP was formed as… Read More »Community Action of Greater Indianapolis
Community Centers The history of Indianapolis community centers is rich and varied, some having their beginnings in local initiatives, others resulting from… Read More »Community Centers
Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools (CLASS) During the 1980s, a cadre of Indianapolis business and civic leaders, headed by and , had become dissatisfied with the… Read More »Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools (CLASS)
Community Service Council of Central Indiana The Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies began in 1923 to advise, coordinate, and plan the social work of the city… Read More »Community Service Council of Central Indiana
Dayspring Center The Dayspring Center (DSC) is a nonprofit organization committed to combating and preventing family homelessness in central Indiana. It opened… Read More »Dayspring Center
Faburn E. DeFrantz (Feb. 9, 1885-Sept. 24, 1964). DeFrantz was born in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Washburn College and Kansas University. He studied… Read More »Faburn E. DeFrantz
