Brittany Lantz is State Editor for Indiana-Ohio, overseeing Input Fort Wayne and Hub Springfield. She joined Input Fort Wayne in 2021 as Assistant Editor. Prior to that she participated in the College Input Program and interned with Northeast Indiana Public Radio.
“It takes all of us working together, the private, non-profit and government sectors, to create a thriving community that offers everyone opportunities to succeed. The funding we’re announcing today helps local non-profit agencies provide critical services to our most vulnerable residents.”
“I don't think there are any artist residencies in Indiana, at least not ones that have a similar model. So it felt like there was potential for opening.”
“Despite the challenges, our team remains committed to our mission and the long-term vision for Citilink. Public transit is essential for Fort Wayne’s economic growth, elevating quality of life and opportunity for our neighbors who are non-driving. By focusing on solutions and partnerships, we’re working to ensure Citilink can continue to serve the community now and in the future.”
“Two months after we launched, we went viral on TikTok from a friend of a friend who made a post, and then we sold out in a day. It's kind of an entrepreneurial dream…that virality, that definitely opened eyes to what we were up to.”
“Crowdfunding is not a sustainable funding model and we recognize that. But we do recognize that we have a lot of community members that want to be heard and they want to help and this is their opportunity to help. If we can raise enough funding to continue, then we will look at our other revenue streams.”