Indianapolis Foundation prioritizes racial equity in five-year plan 

The Indianapolis Foundation (IF) announced Monday they will reinforce their commitment to racial equity in Indy with the implementation of the Equity Imperative 2030 strategic plan.  IF is a community foundation established in 1916 with the goal “to help in making Indianapolis not the biggest city, but rather, the best city in the land.”& Carolene Mays welcomes the crowd at the Indianapolis Foundation’s Imagine IF event. (Photo/Indianapolis Foundation) Community leaders, foundation partners and elected officials gathered for the announcement of the five-year plan that focuses on building and scaling equitable systems that will lead to an improved Indianapolis.& The four priority areas of the plan are housing, economic, health and environmental equity.& “These four aspects of equity are interconnected, and this new strategic plan ensures that our investments and initiatives will be as well,” said Dr. Lorenzo Esters, president of the Indianapolis Foundation. “… All are essential to a thriving community and the focus of Equity Imperative 2030, our new five-year strategic plan.”& The Indianapolis Foundation’s five-year plan includes housing equity, an issue that has grown in relevance in recent years. (Photo/Indianapolis Foundation) The priority populations are BIPOC and marginalized groups, returning citizens and justice-involved citizens, older children and young...