Designed to support neighborhood revitalization by incentivizing property owners to repair or enhance their property's exterior appearance, Curb Appeal provides matching funds to residents in select Fort Wayne neighborhoods.
Local farmers market staple, Chimney Cakes, has opened a brick-and-mortar bakery and caffè selling their authentic Transylvanian pastry.
“Neighbors weren’t coming out of their homes, and we weren’t doing community events. The Community Challenge grant was a huge catalyst to help us reengage our neighbors by activating public spaces and then hosting events in those public spaces.”
"We don't tend to focus on the Black experience, as a whole. There's laughter; there's sadness; there are so many different layers to what that experience is, and who that experience is for."
"If you care about the future of Fort Wayne arts and culture, there are a few reasons this strike should be one of the biggest stories on your radar."
“There are a lot of people who have gone through workshops that have given them ‘aha’ moments. We take those ‘aha’ moments and make them applicable.”
“It’s easy, especially for people who don’t struggle with SUD, to think people should just be able to stop using drugs. But the success rate of an abstinence-based approach is really low.”
“If you really want to impact change in your community, your neighborhood association and Area Partnership are the best places to start.”
The goal of this program is to support students who may not have otherwise gone to college—whether they have financial need, are first-generation college students, are first-generation Americans, or may not have considered college due to other barriers.
Who are Fort Wayne's Neighborhood Planners, and what roles do they play in helping neighborhoods? We sat down with the team to find out.
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