Near East Area Renewal

Acquire and rehabilitate homes: assembling and coordinating resources to acquire and rehabilitate single family homes on the Near East side of indianapolis, for the ultimate sale to eligible families.

Community and economic development: Near focuses on attracting and supporting businesses that would serve and employ the community's low-income residents and support local low-income entrepreneurs. To date, Near has built or redeveloped 122 single-family homes on the Near East side of indianapolis. Near also works with other organizations on development projects to further enhance the Near East community. These efforts include landscaping and beautification of the payne gateway, coordinating a greenspace preservation program, developing nearindyguide.org to promote local businesses, implementing art projects designed by Near East Area teams, providing technical and marketing resources to local businesses. Near continues to coordinate the efforts of engaging neighbors to plan for the reuse of a 50-acre brownfield in sherman park. Near also owns the minnie hartmann center that offers safe, affordable housing for seniors and full-day child daycare for children aged six weeks to five years.