rooted. | issue 1
ABOUT THE INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION + COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR COLLABORATION Partners in Progress “There needs to be a power shift in our communities. It’s not about giving power to one group and taking it away from another. it’s about sharing the power. Lifting up and listening to voices that have been left out. that’s what our community ambassadors are bringing to cicf. that’s what we hope to see more of in this community.” - Pamela Ross, former Vice President of Community Leadership and Equitable Initiatives
“During COVID, our Community Ambassadors told us the rental- assistance rules looked fine on paper but were breaking down in real life. As trusted, long-serving neighbors of our city, these were opinions that were informed by firsthand information. One of them said to me, “I’m watching families do everything right and still fall through the cracks. Their feedback helped to reshape local policy around rental assistance and eviction-prevention. That experience proved to me that democratizing philanthropy means: the people living the problem must help shape the response.” - Jennifer Bartenbach, CEO of Central Indiana Community Foundation
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