Indy Set For ‘Important’ Announcement
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA federal organization will make an announcement Tuesday in Indianapolis regarding economic development in struggling neighborhoods. Corporation for National and Community Service Chief Executive Officer Wendy Spencer and Mayor Greg Ballard will detail a partnership that includes job creation, school improvement and affordable housing efforts. April 27, 2015
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Tuesday, April 28, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) CEO Wendy Spencer will make an important announcement that will impact economic opportunity in some of Indianapolis' most struggling neighborhoods. Wendy Spencer was appointed to serve as CEO of CNCS by President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 2012.
Spencer will be joined by Mayor Greg Ballard to discuss how the federal government will partner with local leaders to create jobs, improve schools, redevelop stable and affordable housing, increase public safety efforts, and leverage private investments.
WHO: CEO Wendy Spencer, Corporation for National and Community Service
Mayor Greg Ballard, City of Indianapolis
James Taylor, CEO, John H. Boner Community Center
Other community leaders
WHERE: Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center
727 N. Oriental Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, the Social Innovation Fund, and the Volunteer Generation Fund, and leads the President's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit www.NationalService.gov.
Source: The City of Indianapolis