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Gleaners Announces “Huddle Against Hunger”

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“We are proud to stand with Gleaners to help Hoosiers in our community faced with the challenges of food insecurity and living in food deserts”, Indianapolis Urban League President and CEO, Tony Mason, and honorary event chair for “Huddle Against Hunger”.

Indianapolis, October 4, 2024 – Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana announced today its new, exciting annual fundraising event, Gleaners Huddle Against Hunger, presented by the Indianapolis Colts. The event will be held on the field of Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2024. All net proceeds will go directly and solely to Gleaners Food Acquisition Fund to acquire food for Hoosiers facing hunger in Gleaners’ 21-county service area in central and south-central Indiana.

The needs of people facing hunger are surging to well-above the record levels during the pandemic. As a result, Gleaners now must purchase nearly half of all food it provides people facing hunger, pushing its food acquisition budget from $2 million in 2019 to $7.7 million this year. Gleaners can buy about nine times what a dollar buys at a grocery store, and every dollar Gleaners receives can provide up to eight meals to people facing hunger.

“This event will be a unique opportunity to highlight the successful efforts being undertaken to fight hunger in our community and raise much-needed funds that will go directly to purchasing nutritious, high-quality food for our food-insecure neighbors,” said Fred Glass, President and CEO of Gleaners.

“As food insecurity and food deserts continue to be a challenge in our communities, organizations like Gleaners need our support more than ever before,” said Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay, an Honorary Chair for the event. “The Colts and Gleaners have a long history of partnership, and now we’re honored to join together again to raise vital funding to feed our friends, fans, and neighbors in need.”

Guests will enjoy an action-packed, gameday-like atmosphere with complimentary food and beverage, free parking, on-field activities, historic memorabilia from The Jim Irsay Collection, and engagement with the Indianapolis Colts. Premium sponsors and their guests will have a Colts Locker Room experience prior to the main event.

Will you join us in supporting this new and exciting annual fundraiser?

A limited number of general admission tickets will be available for the main event.

Some sponsorship opportunities also remain available. Contact glowry@gleaners.org for more information.

Honorary Event Chairs: Joe Breen (RMA Advisors), Andy Crask (Bank of America), Geordan Coleman (Bank of America), Scott Davison (OneAmerica Financial), Erin Dorsey (Dorsey Foundation), Gary Edwards (DEEM), Laura and Tony George, Jim Irsay (Indianapolis Colts), Colleen Juergensen (Kroger), Milele Kennedy (Gennesaret Free Clinic), Katie and Morgan Lucas (Lucas Oil), Joy Mason (Optimist Business Solutions) and Tony Mason (Indianapolis Urban League), Jackie Morris, Sara Fehsenfeld Morris (The Heritage Group), Dennis Murphy (IU Health), Bill Shrewsberry (Shrewsberry & Associates LLC), Jeff Simmons (Elanco), Jeff Smulyan (Emmis Communications), John Thompson (Thompson Distribution Co. Inc), Cassidy and Dan Towriss (Group1001), Roberta and Bill Witchger (Marian Inc.).

A limited number of general admission tickets will be available for the main event. Some sponsorship opportunities also remain available. Contact glowry@gleaners.org for more information.

About Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc.
Gleaners was founded in 1980 and is a respected leader within Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. Since that
time, Gleaners has distributed nearly one billion pounds of food and critical grocery products through a network of three
hundred hunger relief agencies, schools and community partners serving Hoosiers facing food insecurity. In addition to food
distribution to agencies, we serve our most vulnerable populations, seniors, and children, through specialty programs such as
Gleaners2Go, Home Delivery, School-Based Pantries, and Mobile Pantries. Comprehensive outreach services (SNAP, Medicaid,
utility assistance, and more) and wrap-around services from collaborative partners are offered to help reduce the line.

 

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT MARC MORIAL APPLAUDS THE 0.5% CUT INTEREST RATES

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT MARC MORIAL

APPLAUDS THE 0.5% CUT INTEREST RATES

NEW YORK (September 18, 2024) – Calling the move “seriously overdue,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today commended the Federal Reserve for cutting interest rates by 0.5%, the first reduction since the COVID-19 pandemic cratered the U.S. economy.

“While the U.S. has experienced the strongest post-pandemic recovery of any nation in the world, the prosperity has not been equitably distributed,” Morial said. “This interest rate cut will open up the flow of resources into low-income and urban communities that continue to lag behind.”

Morial has repeatedly called on the Fed to cut interest rates since the rate of inflation began to plummet more than two years ago, and more urgently when GDP growth hit nearly 3% in the second quarter of this year.

“While this cut is seriously overdue and doesn’t go as far as we might wish, it is nonetheless extremely welcome news,” he said. “It is a powerful signal of confidence to both Wall Street and Main Street.”

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT RESPONDS:

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT MARC MORIAL

DENOUNCES GOV. LANDRY’S ANTI-CRT ORDER AS “NEW LOST CAUSE MYTHOLOGY”

NEW YORK (August 30, 2024) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s order to distort history in Louisiana’s schools:

“Gov. Landry has demeaned his office and shamed the state with his transparent effort to warp our history.

“As Landry surely knows, Critical Race Theory is an advanced legal concept mainly confined to law schools and graduate studies. A ban on actual CRT would have no effect on the K-12 curriculum. He is shamefully capitalizing on fear and ignorance to stoke resentment and further a white supremacist agenda.

“The goal of so-called CRT bans like Landry’s is to stifle awareness of historic racism – the legacy of segregation, redlining, voter suppression and gerrymandering— so that racial gaps in wealth and income, educational and professional achievement, or political representation can be portrayed as the result of ‘merit’ and ‘hard work.’

“It is the modern version of the Lost Cause mythology. But instead of promoting the lie that Black Americans are content to live under a system of oppression, Landry promotes the lie that the system of oppression never existed.

“The National Urban League remains committed to a clear-eyed and honest view of American history. We will continue to fight Landry’s appalling order and expose the anti-CRT effort for the white supremacist propaganda that it is.”

Stay Alert! – Excessive Heat Watch Tuesday, August 27, 2024

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE: “HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION” FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN’S HISTORIC TERM…

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE:

“HEARTFELT GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION” FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN’S HISTORIC TERM,

URGES NEXT PRESIDENT TO “PICK UP THE TORCH’

NEW YORK (July 21, 2024)– National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s announcement that he will not seek reelection and will endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket:

“Joe Biden assumed the presidency during an unprecedented moment of racial reckoning and responded with a historic commitment to racial justice and equity, which included the appointment of the most diverse Cabinet in history and the selection of the first woman and first African American Vice President Kamala Harris. President Biden’s commitment and the work of the Biden-Harris Administration has resulted in meaningful policy changes for Black Americans across economic opportunity, education, health care, criminal justice, housing, the environment, and civil rights protections.

“As we noted in the progress report we issued as part of National Urban League’s 2024 State of Black America, parts of the Biden-Harris equity agenda, parts of the Biden-Harris agenda have been blocked by Congress and an ultra-conservative Supreme Court. The next President will have an obligation to pick up the torch and continue the fight.

“For the time that remains in President Biden’s term, we recommit ourselves to that equity agenda and offer our heartfelt gratitude and admiration for a truly extraordinary and transformative career in public service.

“As we enter the next phase of the presidential campaign, the National Urban League hopes that it will proceed in a spirit of civility and national unity, remaining focused on the unfinished work of creating an equitable and inclusive society that works for all Americans.”

Evaluation for Progress Report on the Biden-Harris Administration

2024 

A National Urban League Publication

Indiana Black Legislative Caucus to Host Statewide Community Town Halls

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Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) TO HOST STATEWIDE TOWN HALLS

Town halls to discuss 2024 legislative sessions, and solicit input from the community.

INDIANAPOLIS  (April 10, 2024) – The Indiana Black Legisla1ve Caucus (IBLC) is hos1ng a series of town halls around the
state, in partnership with Crossroads Public Affairs and Black Onyx Management, to share information about the laws that passed during the 2024 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly. During these town halls, Hoosiers will have an opportunity to provide feedback and input on the next session’s legisla1ve priori1es.

The IBLC will host town halls on the following dates and locations:

Lawrence – April 13
12-2 p.m. (ET)
Government Center-Public Assembly Room
9001 E 59th Street, Lawrence, IN 46216

Evansville – May 11
11-1 p.m. (CT) / 12- 2 p.m. (ET)
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library-Central – Browning Event Room-B
200 SE Mar1n Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN 47713

Elkhart – June 8
12 – 2 p.m. (ET)
Agape Bap1st Church
248 W Wolfe Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46516

Michigan City – June 22
11- 1 p.m. (CT)
Michigan City Public Library-Main Mee1ng Room
100 E. Fourth St., Michigan City, IN 46360

Fort Wayne – July 20
12 – 2 p.m. (ET)
Allen County Public Library-Mee1ng Room AB
900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Gary – Aug. 17
11 – 1 p.m. (CT) / 12 – 2 p.m. (ET)
IU Northwest Savannah Center-Bergland Auditorium
65 W 33rd Ave, Gary, IN 46408

For questions regarding the town halls, please contact Derion Searcey at derion.searcey@iga.in.gov.

Indiana Primary Election – Voter Registration Deadline April 8th

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VOTING IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION

If you’re planning to vote in the upcoming primary election, the deadline to register is a week away.

Here’s everything you need to know about voter registration in Indiana.

What are the deadlines to register?

You must register to vote at least 29 days before the election in which you want to vote, so that means the deadline for the Indiana 2024 primary election is the end of the business day on Monday, April 8.

https://indianavoters.in.gov/

When is Indiana’s primary election?

The Indiana primary election is on May 7. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on election day.

How to register to vote in Indiana

The state of Indiana has a website where you can check your voter registration status, update it, or register to vote for the first time. That voter portal is indianavoters.in.gov.

You can also call or visit your county’s voter registration office. Paper forms can also be found at township trustee offices and branches of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

In Marion County, public library branches also have forms.

To register to vote, you must:

Have a valid Indiana Driver’s License or Indiana State Identification Card. Be a citizen of the United States. Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election.

Have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the next election. Not be currently imprisoned after being convicted of a crime.

What is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot?

If you need an absentee ballot, you need to apply.

You can find the application on the Secretary of State’s website. You can also pick up an application in person at your county election office, or call and ask for one to be mailed to you. Or, you can apply online at indianavoters.in.gov.

Because of a new state law that Gov. Eric Holcomb signed in 2023, you must include with your application a form of identification.

This requirement can be satisfied by a photocopy of your government-issued photo ID, or writing one of these four numbers on your application: Indiana driver’s license number, Indiana ID card number, unique voter identification number, or the last four digits of your social security number.

You can hand deliver, mail, email, or fax your application to the county election office, but the office must receive it no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 25.

Indianapolis Urban League Board Member Named 2024 Small Business Person of the Year by SBA

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DuJuan McCoy Named 2024 Indiana Small Business Person of the Year by SBA

 

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INDIANAPOLIS – March 13, 2024 – DuJuan McCoy, Owner, President, and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting (parent company for WISH-TV and WNDY) has been awarded the 2024 Small Business Person of the Year for the state of Indiana by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced that the winners “embody the grit and determination that power the U.S. economy.”

One business owner from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam was selected for individual State Winner awards.

McCoy will be recognized in Washington, D.C during the National Small Business Week (NSBW) April 28th- May 4th where he will also be a contender to win the top honor of National Small Business Person of the Year.

McCoy won the award for being not only a strong advocate for small businesses and underserved communities, but for creating new jobs, advancing the economy, and using his platforms to educate and inform all the communities that he serves.

“Having launched my entrepreneurial TV Station career back in 2008 (during the financial crisis) via an SBA-backed loan, I am truly honored to receive the 2024 Small Business Person of the Year award for the state of Indiana,” McCoy said. “Thank you to the U.S. Small Business Administration for this incredible honor and for recognizing the great work that we at Circle City Broadcasting continue to do every day!”

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s mission is to help Americans start, grow, and build resilient businesses. The SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns; preserve free competitive enterprise; and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

Fortune 500 CEO – Our Organizations are Committed to Standing with You – Continue this Critical Work

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February 7, 2024

Dear Fortune 500 CEO,

As the leader of a Fortune 500 company in the United States, you know that investments in diversity initiatives, including supplier diversity programs, contribute to the performance and growth of companies, advance economic growth, and improve productivity.

Unfortunately, business decisions intended to capture the value from diversity initiatives have been politicized by a vocal minority of ideologically motivated voices who ignore both facts and the law. Opponents are relying on litigation to advance an unpopular, anti-growth, and anti-competitive agenda to undermine your leadership, the will of the vast majority of the population, and the growth and competitiveness of the U.S. economy.

We believe it is imperative that CEOs and other company leaders are able to make strategic decisions for their companies without threats of frivolous lawsuits and political pressure, and we will be here with support, every step of the way.

Our organizations are committed to standing with you as you continue this critical work.

We know continued investments in diversity initiatives are essential to the success of your business and our country’s economy. We also understand that companies are recalculating their risk tolerance in light of these unprecedented challenges that seek to dismantle your programs. We remain steadfast in our efforts to advance economic growth, free market competition, and opportunities for individuals, including diverse entrepreneurs, to pursue the American Dream.
This opposition is out of step with most business leaders, most customers, and the public at large, who overwhelmingly are in favor of these efforts. In addition, empirical analyses reveal how companies that champion diversity and inclusion outperform their peers who do not:

  •  A national survey conducted in December 2023 by Morning Consult for the Public Private Strategies Institute found that the majority of senior executives across political affiliations said diversity initiatives play a critical role in the success of their companies, with 75% of self-described conservative executives, 77% of moderates, and 89% of liberals, all recognizing the positive contributions of diversity initiatives to their business performance. Moreover, 63% of senior executives reported that their commitment to diversity as a corporate objective has increased in the wake of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in higher education and an open letter from Republican Attorneys General threatening litigation.
  •  Consumers who perceive a brand as committed to diversity are 3.5 times more likely to purchase the brand’s products or services compared to those who do not, according to the Corporate Diversity Index.
  • A national survey conducted by The Harris Poll for the Black Economic Alliance Foundation in August 2023 found that 81% of American adults agree that corporate America should reflect the diversity of the American population and 78% of Americans support businesses taking active steps to make sure that companies reflect the diversity of the U.S. population.
  • Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company found that companies that are ethnically and culturally diverse outperform their competitors by 36% in terms of profitability.
  • And a Gallup study shows that diverse and inclusive teams have a 22% lower turnover rate.
  • Diverse suppliers create value for corporations: According to an analysis by McKinsey & Company, diverse suppliers offer their corporate partners year-over-year cost savings of 8.5%, considerably more than the 3% to 7% annual procurement savings that most organizations realize.

As leaders of business advocacy organizations that represent a broad spectrum of viewpoints and communities, we acknowledge the commitments and leadership that you and your peers have shown in these efforts. And you can attest to the benefits that have resulted in your respective companies. It is vital that we do not allow the voices of an extreme few to outweigh the voices of the many. We cannot and will not sit idly by and allow that to happen. To do so would have dire consequences for not only your business and those you serve but the entire U.S. and global economies.

Our request is that you act on the overwhelming evidence and positive outcomes by expanding your company’s commitments to and investments in diversity initiatives, including supplier diversity programs. Together, we can overcome these baseless attacks and build a more resilient and inclusive economy that ensures continued prosperity for all.

With appreciation for your leadership,

Ron Busby, Sr.
President & CEO
US Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC)

Alphonso David
President & CEO
Global Black Economic Forum

Angela Dingle
President & CEO
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)

Ying McGuire
CEO & President
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)

Brigadier General (ret) Richard Miller
President
National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC)

Marc Morial
President & CEO
National Urban League

Justin Nelson
Co-Founder & President
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

Matthew Pavelek
President & CEO
National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA)

Pam Prince-Eason
President & CEO
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Chiling Tong
President & CEO
National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE)

Samantha Tweedy
CEO
Black Economic Alliance

Eboni Wimbush
President & CEO
Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC)

Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition – The Evidence is Clear: Housing First Works

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 8, 2024

CONTACT:  Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403| abradley@prosperityindiana.org

In Light of Lack of Legislative Progress, the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition Calls for Creation of Commission on Housing Affordability & Stability

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Following the failure of several bipartisan pieces of legislation that would have improved enforcement of habitability standards in Indiana, and in light of other legislation that would have undermined successful approaches to reducing homelessness, the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition is calling on Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to appoint a Commission on Housing Affordability and Stability to advance practical solutions to these critical challenges.

Despite bipartisan legislation introduced in each of the last three sessions that would strengthen habitability standards and address Indiana’s short supply of safe, stable, affordable, and accessible housing, no such legislation has been moved out of committee in three years running. And even though the legislature’s Housing Task Force included a recommendation in their 2022 final report to “Support addressing substandard housing”, the General Assembly has not made significant progress to remedy Indiana’s lack of enforcement of housing health and safety laws.

In fact, Indiana is one of only six states that does not enforce housing health and safety laws, which contributes to the state having a rate of affordable and available rental housing that is below the Midwest average for the most vulnerable residents, a rate of severe housing cost burden that is higher than the Midwest average, and has one of the highest eviction filing rates in the nation.

This session, SB 277, authored by Sen. Greg Walker (R-Columbus) and Sen. Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis) and co-authored by Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette), Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville), Sen. Rick Niemeyer (R-Lowell), and Sen. Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) would have defined for the first time in Indiana essential services that landlords must maintain under existing laws, including electricity, gas, heat, water, and locking doors and windows. The bill would have provided courts and local governments with mechanisms to deal with landlords who fail to maintain those essential services for tenants who have fulfilled their own lease requirements and are current on rent, including the ability to put those properties into receivership. Importantly, SB 277 would also have enabled judges to allow tenants to put rent into an escrow account with the court clerk, to be released to the landlord when the judge is satisfied the essential services have been restored. But despite the wide bipartisan support for these common-sense solutions, and although the bill authors solicited input from major housing industry stakeholders as well as HHNC and other housing stability advocates, Senate Local Government Committee Chairman Senator Jim Buck did not allow SB 277 to be heard.

Also this session, SB 243, authored by Sen. Andrea Hunley (D-Indianapolis) and Sen. Greg Walker (R-Columbus) would have provided Marion County with the jurisdiction needed to continue to pursue violations of health codes after a tenant has left a rental unit. HHNC members testified encouraging the Senate Judiciary Committee to move the bill forward so that it could be expanded to apply statewide and strengthened to ensure units that fail inspection can’t be re-rented until the health and safety issues have been rectified. However, disagreements on the committee about the scope and necessity of the bill resulted in a 5-5 vote that prevented SB 243 from moving forward in the legislative process.

And notwithstanding the dozens of meetings with members of these committees, in addition to hundreds of calls and messages from HHNC members from all over the state to their legislators, neither SB 277 nor SB 243 will advance into the second half of the legislative session. The lack of progress on critical habitability enforcement legislation reveals that the General Assembly still does not understand the depth of Indiana’s housing stability and affordability crisis.

While HHNC is frustrated by the failure of the General Assembly to advance tenant protection legislation, the Coalition is thankful that a bill that would have undermined critical resources to address homelessness died without a hearing in the first half of the session. HB 1413 bore telltale similarities to cookie-cutter legislation pushed by national interest groups that would force the state to abandon proven Housing First homelessness prevention services and funds. The bill would also have required a redirection of state resources away from proven strategies and funneled those funds into homeless encampments and punitive interventions that offer no guarantee of services or pathways to permanent housing. The bill also would have punished local governments who did not likewise criminalize homelessness.

HHNC applauds HB 1413’s author Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Greenwood) for recognizing the fundamentally flawed and financially irresponsible assumptions of the out-of-state groups pushing this legislation, and for asking that the bill not be given a hearing. We thank Rep. Davis for taking the time to talk with HHNC members and Indiana’s community service providers who successfully use the evidence-based Housing First approach every day, and for her willingness to continue to collaborate with these stakeholders who are working to provide long-term solutions for all Hoosiers to have safe, stable places to live. At a time when many Hoosiers struggle to find affordable housing, the last thing communities need is out-of-touch model legislation that would waste state funding on strategies that push more vulnerable Hoosiers off the road to long-term housing stability. Instead, Indiana should increase the state’s Housing First appropriation and provide tenants with access to housing assistance, and voluntary, flexible, and responsive community support services to maximize self-sufficiency.

Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition partners meet with Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Greenwood) on January 18, 2024

To create more pathways to achieve and sustain homeownership and stable housing, the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition included in our 2024 policy priorities a call for Governor Holcomb to appoint a commission to identify solutions for the state’s housing and homelessness issues that remain unaddressed by the General Assembly. A ‘Commission on Housing Affordability and Stability’ modeled in structure after the successful Commission on Improving the Status of Children would include expert participants who can represent the communities who work most closely with the state’s housing issues and break the stalemate of the General Assembly. By including not only state legislators, officers, agencies, and courts but also necessary voices from local government, community service providers, housing providers, and residents who bear the greatest brunt of the state’s housing affordability and stability crisis, the Commission will be well-positioned to leverage existing resources, advance practical solutions that do not require legislation, and provide recommendations for necessary changes at the administrative, legislative, and judicial levels of state and local government.

Stable and affordable housing is a necessary foundation from which to promote health, attract investment, and build a prosperous state for all Hoosiers to live in. Faced with the state’s growing shortage of safe, stable, affordable, and accessible housing without legislative solutions for years on end, the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition urges Governor Holcomb to appoint a Commission on Housing Affordability and Stability without delay.

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About the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition:

The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition (HHNC) was formed by members of Indiana’s housing security advocacy community in April 2020 to support advocacy and education related to housing and homelessness prevention.

Staffed by Prosperity Indiana, HHNC convenes partners from across Indiana to provide education and advocacy to achieve equitable federal, state, and local policies for housing stability and affordability solutions. HHNC also has a guiding body called the Steering Committee. Members of the HHNC Steering Committee are leaders in the Indiana housing advocacy and education space.

Visit HHNC online at https://link.edgepilot.com/s/3b91b8fe/o_cLjMj2EkCh6COp4FY1tw?u=https://www.prosperityindiana.org/HHNC