23 Apr

Here in Indianapolis we have plenty of food, but we still have hungry people. We have lots of hospitals, but kids still go without healthcare. Indianapolis has lots of great schools and dedicated teachers, but illiteracy is a huge challenge. So what is the problem? Here in Indianapolis, there...

08:17 / Jay's Journal
01 Jul

The Indianapolis Star has written much about the challenge for children around hunger. Is the answer more food backs? Is the answer more food stamps? More free lunch programs? Yes for the temporary, but what is the answer for the long term? And what are we doing to address...

14:12 / Impact
04 Mar

How do we define poverty? Is it the lack of resources? Are you kidding? Why are so many hungry in indianapolis, one of the leading agriculture states? Poverty in indianapolis is all about the lack of access, not the lack of resource. Whether it is hunger, education...

15:38 / Poverty 101
11 Feb

I recently spoke with one of our city council members. We discussed the challenge for our neighbors in being able to access food. We hear about places called food deserts. That is our neighborhood, a place where it is hard to access a place to purchase...

15:59 / Jay's Journal
28 Jan

When I was a child, I often beat my brothers to the Topps 3-D trading cards in our cereal boxes. After mom came back from the grocery, I would quietly open the new box, pour out the cereal, grab the card at the bottom, and...

21:27 / Jay's Journal