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Helicopter Drops 10,000 Easter Eggs on Indy Kids INDIANAPOLIS — A helicopter covered the far east side of Indianapolis with more than 10,000 Easter eggs Saturday afternoon at Dee Ross Community Park. “The only time children see a helicopter…

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Know someone in need of food? Happening tomorrow! 🙌🏾

It's TODAY!!

Don't meet us there, BEAT us there!

When will we wake up!

Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds A new Harvard analysis finds people across income levels got squeezed by rent hikes during the pandemic. The market has lost millions of low-rent places, and new construction is mostly high-end.

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Community meeting with Prosecutor Ryan Mears at The Ross Center. 🙌🏾

People are literally freezing to death while there are abandoned houses just sitting collecting dust. It's wild!😢❄️

3 cold weather-related deaths under investigation in Milwaukee Six warming shelters are open across Milwaukee every day from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Rent Too High!

Unaffordable rents are linked to premature death, Princeton study finds Renters burdened by unaffordable housing costs may be at a higher risk of dying sooner, according to a new study published in Social Science and Medicine.

Making Every Kid Smile Toy🎁 Giveaway was a huge success we definitely put smiles on their faces. Special shoutout to the Boys & Girls Clubs for letting us use their facility. Shoutout to Santa Chris for showing up and supporting our event all these years. Shoutout to Youth Global Perspectives for providing volunteers every year. And a huge shoutout to our team, our staff, and donors. Nine years in a row of serving toys to Indianapolis children.

The Ross Foundation Annual Toy Giveaway (1500+ toys)
Saturday, Dec. 16th
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"Indianapolis rent has shot up 30% since last year. It is the highest increase in the whole country," Dee Ross, Founder of Indiana Tenant Association said. "How are you supposed to make three times the rent to move in? Minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour."

"Housing is a human right, not some luxury only a few can have," Ross said.

"Our top four priorities that will protect our tenants for us to get into law will be: 1. Rent escrow. 2. Rank to council. 3. Anti-rent gouging protections. 4. Repair and deduct," Laurin Embry, Director of Indiana Tenant Association said.

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Indy residents seek solutions to combat high rent rates Rent has increased tremendously across the state, forcing tenants to spend Monday evening looking for solutions that will help ease the financial burden.

Yesterday😍 was beyond beautiful and amazing❤️ our end of year celebration of these lovely mothers was a huge success!

A Mother’s Cry is The Ross Foundation mother support group which helps mother’s that has lost a child to violence and has been in existence now for 9 years. & Yesterday was all about loving on our Queens👑 making them feel great inside and out, and bringing them together for a day of fun and laughter with a great meal.

Special shout out to our program coordinator Ieshia Harris for pulling this all together. A Mother’s Cry is a growing family, our goal is to double the mothers every month, provide holistic therapy, and create an unbreakable sisterhood. I can not wait until next year 🤗.

RENT TOO HIGH TOWNHALL
Hosted by Indiana Tenant Association
Monday, Dec 11th @5:30 at Indiana Historical Society

For all tenants that would like to ask questions or share their story at the townhall, or join our tenant rights union please go sign up prior to the event. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/38v83LVefrqXdVX67

FREE PARKING
When arriving please park on the northside entrance off of West Street & New York. First come, first serve!

FREE LEGAL ADVICE
First come, first serve!

The Ross Foundation annual food giveaway is here this Saturday. In order to receive food you must sign up on the link below. First come, first serve. Do not come if you do not make the cut! You will be turned away!! go

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It's a cruel society that invests money which could be used to house people on hostile architecture to make them feel unwelcome and uncomfortable instead.

Join us for our first community clean up of the year!!! Bring the kids!

Report Time 9:45am
The Ross Community Center
8901 E 42nd St.

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 28, from 1-4PM, The Ross Foundation will serve as a satellite location for our complaint intake program.

With an Intake Specialist onsite, Hoosiers will be able to file discrimination complaints, gather educational resources, and get their questions answered about protection from discrimination.

See you tomorrow at 1PM!

The group is called A Mother’s Cry. Saturday was their first meeting of the new year. The program is organized by the Ross Foundation. The founder, Dee Ross, said this is not a typical support group, but a sisterhood.

"They are mothers helping mothers. They can relate to each other's pain. A therapist typically can't relate to that pain," said Ross.

Organizers also use the group to empower mothers to make changes to their community in hopes of preventing more women from walking through their door.

Moms who lost loved ones to violence create support group that's become a sisterhood Organizers also use the group to empower mothers to make changes to their community, in hopes of preventing more women from walking through their door.

Sharing your story, could save the next generation!

Dee Ross with the Indianapolis Tenants Rights Union says, in the pandemic, Indiana now leads the nation in evictions. Before the pandemic, the state came in second behind New York City.

“So, that should tell you it’s more than people just not paying their rent is the problem. It’s a combination of discrimination, fair housing violations, deplorable living conditions, and slumlords,” Ross said.

Supporters say the “Tenant’s Day of Action” gave renters a platform to use their voices without fear of retaliation, and to educate them on their rights to a safe, livable space. It was also a chance to urge legislators to act.

Ross said, “Every single day. Especially people of color. Black and brown families are disproportionately being impacted the most during this pandemic and also rural communities.”

Without partnering up with Hoosier Action and their assistance, along with Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana yesterday “Tenant’s Day of Action” does not happen. So we thank you all for your support, let’s keep the pressure on!

Tenants call for Indiana lawmakers to improve renters' rights INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Eviction rates are a crisis in Indiana, according to tenant advocates. The coronavirus pandemic has only made things worse. Hoosiers shared their stories Thursday at the Statehouse to draw attention to the issue.