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Follow the Impact: Big Car Collaborative
Big Car was the finalist from the Arts, Culture and Preservation FAC in 2014 and 2017, and guests at our April Virtual Lunch. The meeting was attended by 18 members and guests. Shauta Marsh, Co-founder and Director of Programming and Dr. Jarrod Dortch, a Professor of Communication at Ivy Tech Community College and Co-Founder, were…
Follow the Impact: Dove Recovery House Empowering Women
by Terry Mumford Founded in 2000, Dove Recovery House for Women is “committed to empowering women to become substance free, self-sufficient and healthy, by providing safe housing, quality programming and, above all, hope for the future.” In 2012, Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis made a $10,000 residual grant to Dove House. The residual grant money was used for general clean-up and maintenance of the…
Perspective from the 2016 Impact 100 Dinner
by Donna Oklak Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Co-founder With little doubt, the Impact 100 Annual Dinner that awards grants to our finalists is one of the best nights in philanthropy. June 7, 2016 was no exception, when $155,000 was granted to four local nonprofits. The big $100,000 winner was Ascent 121 and Lutheran Child and…
Grantee Update: Ascent 121
The Impact 100 Board held its September meeting at the new facility of Ascent 121, our 2016 Change Maker. Ascent 121 has grown to become one of the largest specialized providers in the country of recovery services for teen survivors of human trafficking. The new building which opened in 2020 features space for therapy, support…
Announcing the Impact 100 2016 Grant Finalists
We’re pleased to announce the four finalists for this year’s grants: Arts & Culture Focus Area: PRISM Project/Indy Fringe Education Focus Area: Creative Classroom Connections/Art with a Heart Family Focus Area: The IMPACT Program to Curb Runaway and Human Trafficking of Young Girls/Ascent 121 and Lutheran Child and Family Services Health & Wellness Focus Area: Dove Recovery House for…
The Opioid Crisis: A Complex and Perplexing Problem in Indiana
One in 20 people in our state are addicted to opioid painkillers and a staggering 286,000 Hoosiers report having engaged in non-medical use. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates Indiana exceeded all but eight states in the number of pain prescriptions written per 100 people in 2012, enough for every Hoosier to have…