In April, the CTS Faith & Action Project provided $75,000 in emergency relief grants to seven organizations whose work to reduce poverty in Indianapolis includes mental health services and family stability measures. Read more about this here.
On May 18th, Lindsey Rabinowitch, Program Director of the Faith & Action Project, was joined on WFYI’s “All IN” radio show with representatives from three organizations that received grant money: Allison Luthe, Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Center, Ashley Overley, CEO of the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center at Eskenazi Health, and Jami Schnurpel, Director of Survivor Services at the Julian Center.
The on-air conversation detailed many of important services that these organizations provide and the complications and difficulties that have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also addressed how the Faith & Action Project emergency grants were helping in this critical time of need. For example, Ashley Overley explained how responding to the pandemic by using teletherapy for Eskinazi’s client services helps to overcome obstacles to transportation, while at the same time creating new ones of access and equipment. Overley explained how the Faith & Action Project emergency grant is helping Eskinazi to bridge these gaps.
Learn more about these vital organizations, their ongoing work, and the Faith & Action Project emergency grants by listening to the episode here.
