Southside US Colored Troops Coalition Project Fund
Thank you for considering a gift To the Southside US Colored Troops Coalition Project Fund.
The mission of the Southside USCTC is to protect, preserve and revitalize the communities, families and stories of the US Colored Troop descendants of Indianapolis’ southside. Its mission is based on five pillars: coalition building, creative storytelling, economic development, environment, and heritage preservation.
Since the Summer of 2021, the descendants of the US Colored Troops have embarked on a planning strategy that incorporates an economic/community development strategy to restore their neighborhoods, while preserving their families’ historic relevance in America’s history. In April 2023, Southside USCTC was formed, creating an Advisory Committee with representatives of each of the four neighborhoods. It was created in response to the collective community activism in the Southeast quadrant. Currently, the Coalition partners with a team of practitioners with a myriad of expertise to educate and mobilize the residents of Indianapolis’ southeast side.
The Southside USCTC currently targets four Indiana neighborhoods on Marion County’s Southeast side that were founded by US Colored Troops (1863-66) and the newly emancipated African Americans who moved into these communities for protection during the Reconstruction Period (1865-77): Norwood (1872), Barrington (1872), Babe Denny (1875) and Hosbrook Street (1863).
If you would prefer to avoid a transaction fee for gifts made with a credit card, here are some other payment options:
Check
You may write a check to:
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Please note “Southside US Colored Troops Coalition Project Fund” in the memo line.
Checks can be dropped off or mailed to the Central Indiana Community Foundation office at:
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Attn: Operations
615 N. Alabama Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Stock Gift
Please see the instructions here.
Wire Transfer
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Other/Questions:
If you would prefer to contribute in a different way, please get in touch with Jeff Bennett, Chief Innovation Officer, at JeffB@cicf.org.