August 10, 2020 -- Registration is now open for the virtual 2020 Fair Housing Summit: Exposing Housing Discrimination, which features Tim Wise, one of the nation’s most prominent anti-racist educators and authors. Wise has written seven highly acclaimed books, including his memoir, "White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son" and "Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority."
August 5, 2020 -- Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced today that the City of Fort Wayne is working with Brightpoint to help local small businesses survive and thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City’s Office of Housing &Neighborhood Services is investing $300,000 to create a Small Business Emergency Relief Program that will be administered by Brightpoint. The funds are part of a $1.7 million one-time allocation provided by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development as part of the CARES Act.
Read more: City Partners with Brightpoint to Offer Small Businesses Emergency Assistance
The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services is hosting a Facebook Live discussion Thursday, July 30 at 6 p.m. on the Fort Wayne Neighborhoods Facebook channel, @FWNeighborhoods.
Guests on the Facebook Live discussion will include Kelly Lundberg, Director of the Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services; Denita Washington, Adams Township Trustee; Andrew Thomas, Indiana Legal Services Attorney; and Pam Brookshire, Brightpoint Vice President of Community Services. Guests will discuss programs provided by their organizations and how they can assist residents who have lost income due to the pandemic.
Read more: City Hosts Facebook Live: Preventing Evictions and Accessing Resources
The Johnnie Mae Farm Market, located in the Renaissance Pointe Neighborhood at 2518 Winter St., is now open on Fridays throughout the summer and early fall from 2 to 6 p.m.
Area residents are invited to submit stories that will help influence the creation of two Faces of the Fort murals. The stories may be videos or essays and should provide information about leaders, community members or everyday people who have contributed to Fort Wayne’s civil rights and social justice efforts. Stories may be personal in nature or can highlight the work of someone else.
Stories should be submitted via the website www.FacesoftheFort.org or http://www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/home-faces-of-the-fort. Video submissions should be no more than two minutes in length and essays no more than 500 words.
Read more: Public Invited to Submit Stories as Part of “Faces of the Fort” Mural Project
2020 Census and Update on River's Edge Development (1/20)
West Columbia Street (The Landing) Streetscape (10/19)
Video Tour of Historic Wildwood Park Neighborhood (9/10)
Economic Development (6/19)
Bottle Works Lofts Grand Opening (5/19)
Riverfront Fort Wayne Phases II and III (4/19)
Lead Paint and Regional Neighborhood Network Conference (2/19)
