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Grantee Update: Ascent 121

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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…

The Opioid Crisis: A Complex and Perplexing Problem in Indiana

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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…