Coca-Cola USA and its U.S. bottlers are inviting young Americans to help renew and strengthen local communities. Winning ideas will receive a $30,000 grant, plus mentoring and guidance from Coca-Cola, community leaders and others. #CocaColaRenew
Volunteers of all ages are out today — Thank you to the incredible Brookside Neighborhood Clean-Up Crew for your time, energy and hard work today! #ItsMyCity
When one of our neighbors is down, or a parade goes on just a little too long — in Indianapolis, we always offer a helping hand.... or a ride back to the little league field.
Too many adults in Indianapolis struggle with basic literacy skills — but Indianapolis is not without hope, because Indianapolis has @indyreads. Thank you for your incredible advocacy and 20 years of work in our community.
The City of Indianapolis will host its first Neighborhood City Hall Tuesday April 24, at the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. This is the first of several Neighborhood City Halls that will take place throughout Indianapolis is the coming months.
"Innovation and imagination. Adversity and achievement. When confronted with a challenge, we do not ignore or hide from it. We address it. Together." #IndySOTC
"And those generations will be ready for the challenge, because we’ve continued to strengthen our city’s talent pipeline through #ProjectIndy – which is set to employ thousands of our city’s teens this year with meaningful summer jobs." #IndySOTC
"Our children are our future: and that is why we reestablished a Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council this month, which will bring together a group of 25 Indianapolis teens to provide insight and guidance on community issues." #IndySOTC
💡 After renegotiating our city’s relationship with @IPLPower, we'll begin retrofitting all of our existing streetlights with new L.E.D. technology THIS WEEK. These savings will add thousands of necessary streetlights to Indianapolis’ darkened neighborhoods. #IndySOTC
🏠 "Last year I vowed to rebuild, restore, or demolish 2,000 abandoned homes over the ensuing two years. And one year later, I stand before you, proud to announce that we’ve already impacted more than fifteen hundred homes as of today." #IndySOTC
🌳 "The summit helped to kick off the “It’s My City” year of green, which will see thousands of trees planted throughout our community with tremendous help from @kibiorg. This includes nearly 15-hundred new trees to be planted by @IndyParksandRec in 2018." #IndySOTC
"Even as our nation has found itself overwhelmed by divisive rhetoric and partisan gridlock, our city’s continued commitment to unity has allowed progress to drive our city forward." #IndySOTC
"But true to our city’s heritage, when confronted with a challenge, we do not ignore or hide from it. We address it. Meaningfully and together." #IndySOTC
"Last year we launched Mobile Crisis Assistance Teams, a pilot program made up of a police officer, a paramedic, & a licensed mental health clinician, to provide an integrated response to substance abuse & mental health issues in @IMPDEast District." #IndySOTC
"Returning to community-based beat policing. Investing millions of dollars in the equipment necessary to prevent potholes in the first place. Making government smaller, more accessible, and less costly." #IndySOTC
Today, we’re jumpstarting the #EarthDay celebration by joining in efforts to clean, green, and beautify Indianapolis neighborhoods.
First stop, @RabbleCoffee to help kick off a cleanup in the St. Clair Place neighborhood. #itsmycity