Economic Development & Partnerships VISTA

Collaborate across sectors, connect with community, and develop professionally as you help improve quality of life and accelerate revitalization at the IndyEast Promise Zone! 

Promise Zones are high-poverty, high capacity communities where the federal government works with local leaders to increase efforts and achieve neighborhood-created goals and priorities over a ten-year period. Established in 2015, the IndyEast Promise Zone has worked across sectors to improve the quality of life and accelerate revitalization on the Eastside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the next several years, the IndyEast Promise Zone, neighborhood residents, and implementation partners will work to carry out activities and interventions while leveraging new opportunities. VISTA members will work with our well-established community development team throughout their term of service and get connected with partners at all levels (neighborhood, city, state, and federal) while receiving professional development. Learn more here.  

The IndyEast Economic Development & Partnerships VISTA will collaborate with the Economic Development team and community stakeholders to strengthen economic opportunity for residents. The VISTA member will partner with local leaders, nonprofit business associations, and community-based organizations to support corridor revitalization and job creation in historically underinvested neighborhoods. To accomplish this, the VISTA member will assist with outreach and partnership coordination, help develop workshops and resource guides, and support initiatives that connect residents to entrepreneurship resources, employment opportunities, and community-based economic development efforts. The member will also research best practices and help build systems that strengthen the local economy. The Economic Development & Partnerships VISTA will act as a collaborator and connector, building relationships and supporting initiatives that create a more vibrant, inclusive local economy.