INDIANAPOLIS ‚ After receiving 49 letter of intent and 14 full grant proposals, earlier this month, the Faith & Action Project at Christian Theological Seminary announced that it is awarding a total of $115,000 in 2019 Faith & Action Grants to four efforts aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty in Indianapolis. The 2019 grants and the programs they will support are:
• BUILD (Believers United In Local Development). This grant will allow BUILD to reach more young men and women with programs that provide unemployed or underemployed youth with accredited training for in-demand skills in the construction industry.
• Near East Area Renewal (NEAR) and Shepherd Community Center. NEAR and the Shepherd Community Center will use their grant to help fund the first intentional intergenerational living and learning center in Indiana, where senior adults and young children will find shelter, care, hospitality, growth and hope at the Minnie Hartmann Center.
• Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE). PACE will use its grant to remove barriers to successful re-entry for men and women coming out of prison and their families.
• Purposeful Design. With its grant, Purposeful Design plans to add additional training and services to its social enterprise that helps to rebuild the lives of men, women and youth who have struggled through poverty, addiction, homelessness and/or prison.