'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events Front Porch can open door to better neighborhoods
[An editorial at the Indianapolis Star...]IndyStar position: Mayor-elect's decision to revive Front Porch Alliance is a welcome move.
Indianapolis' mayor-elect plans to deploy an old idea in his efforts to confront crime and other problems plaguing the city. In his campaign, Greg Ballard promised to revive the Front Porch Alliance, an initiative created in 1997 by then-Mayor Steve Goldsmith. The alliance brought city agencies together with churches and other faith-based organizations to improve neighborhoods. Goldsmith has described his faith-based initiatives, an approach copied by other communities across the nation, as his most meaningful accomplishment as mayor. But such partnerships have received less emphasis in Bart Peterson's administration.
Ballard, in an interview Thursday, said he sees the city's work with nonprofits as critical to fighting crime and restoring neighborhoods...Indianapolis' mayor-elect plans to deploy an old idea in his efforts to confront crime and other problems plaguing the city. In his campaign, Greg Ballard promised to revive the Front Porch Alliance, an initiative created in 1997 by then-Mayor Steve Goldsmith. The alliance brought city agencies together with churches and other faith-based organizations to improve neighborhoods. Goldsmith has described his faith-based initiatives, an approach copied by other communities across the nation, as his most meaningful accomplishment as mayor. But such partnerships have received less emphasis in Bart Peterson's administration.
[continued at IndyStar.com]
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[another excerpt...]
"Ballard is turning to experienced help in resurrecting the Front Porch Alliance. Outgoing City-County Council member Ike Randolph worked on the neighborhood initiative under Goldsmith. Randolph, who is expected to fill a key role in Ballard's administration, brings a strong vision for how the alliance and similar initiatives can help the city."
IndyChristian Ed. Note: Ike has been a friend of the Transform Indiana ministry networking initiative and would be welcomed with open arms.
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[IndyStar: Q&A with Mayor-elect Ballard]
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