Keep Indianapolis Beautiful nears $4M goal to fund Indianapolis parks and permanent youth training center
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful has raised $3.59 million of a $4 million fundraising target to build three neighborhood green spaces and a permanent Urban Ecology and Workforce Development Center. The nonprofit also launched a maintenance fund and has an Efroymson Family Fund matching pledge through December, up to $100,000.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful reported it has secured $3.59 million toward a $4 million campaign marking its 50th anniversary. The nonprofit plans to allocate $1.3 million to create three green spaces — including an urban microforest — on vacant lots and asphalt parking areas on the West Side and Far Eastside, and $2 million to build the Urban Ecology and Workforce Development Center.
The new center is intended to provide a permanent home for youth training programs that previously operated from a rented warehouse. The group also established a Perennial Fund to maintain 65 existing green spaces. Organizers cited studies they said link nearby green space to lower rates of gun violence and reduced heart-attack risk.
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