Read about how Unite Indy’s vans are transporting hundreds to job sites, how 30 champions have signed up for the Jobs for Life training at Crossroad Community Church, and about other happenings at Unite Indy in our April 2022 newsletter.
The Slap
Thanks Revered actor Will Smith certainly gave the Oscars a ratings boost with his reaction to Chris Rock’s monologue last week. I don’t really care about watching Hollywood prima donnas giving themselves awards, but just about everyone has heard about the recent Oscar kerfuffle. In the old days, the Oscars garnered 50 million viewers. But…Continue reading The Slap
What If ‘Home’ Was Not a Jail Cell?
UNITE INDY is an effort of the heart, but, by necessity, it is also an effort of the head. Statistics play an important role in understanding what we are doing and how we can impact the need. If we want to ask God to “move a mountain,” we have to know everything about the mountain….Continue reading What If ‘Home’ Was Not a Jail Cell?
Newsletter: March 2022
Read about the Indiana Department of Correction’s 2020 Recidivism Report, Shelby County’s efforts to assist reentrants, and about other happenings at Unite Indy in our March 2022 newsletter.
What Doesn’t Kill Us…
In the face of a war in the Baltic and a firefight in our streets, I find my immediate challenge is the broken computer on which I am producing this blog post. I am powerless to fix either the computer or any of the bigger issues we face, but as one of my favorite pastors…Continue reading What Doesn’t Kill Us…
Police Presence Works
While Indy’s newest efforts at stopping homicides here get underway, it is interesting to take a look at Dallas, which managed a 12 percent drop in murders in 2021 after years of skyrocketing statistics. In 2020 Dallas totaled 251 homicides—their highest number in more than 15 years and 2021 started at a rate that would…Continue reading Police Presence Works
Dead Car
It happens. Your car died a long overdue death. It’ll be expensive to replace, but you need a car. But soon, through Indiana Senate Bill (SB) 352, there may be a new, easy-to-get lending option just for you. But this easy option could be a deal with the Devil. The bill would not only make…Continue reading Dead Car
The Link Between Child Abuse and Street Violence
The Link Between Child Abuse and Street Violence Most people don’t shoot someone because they had a fight with their girlfriend, or someone owes them twenty bucks. People get jealous every day. Lots of folks loan money they’ll never get back, but violence never enters their minds. The very thought of shooting someone is crazy,…Continue reading The Link Between Child Abuse and Street Violence
Newsletter: January 2022
Read about Unite Indy’s recent meeting with Winta Gebremichael, Director of Reentry for the City of Indianapolis, the Gun Violence Reduction Strategy unveiled by Mayor Hogsett, and about other happenings at Unite Indy in our January 2022 newsletter.
How to Make Prison Hell
My friend, Jesse, spent 20-plus years in prison. When we became acquainted, he was in the Putnamville Correctional Facility near Greencastle, Indiana. Established in 1914, the prison was known for nearly 70 years as the Indiana State Farm, because the inmates all worked in the prison’s extensive farm and dairy operations. By the time Jesse…Continue reading How to Make Prison Hell