“CICF is investing in a comprehensive strategy through crime prevention and looking at all the things, root causes around crime. And so we’re looking at not just housing but basic needs in terms of juvenile justice issues, mentoring and getting young people to stay in school or get them connected to a pathway around a career or to enlist, as well as mental health services. ”
—Alicia Collins, director of community leadership at CICF

In this special episode of For Good, Alicia Collins talks about criminal justice reform—one of five of CICF’s leadership initiatives for Marion County—and how it is impacting our community. This episode is part of a special series introducing CICF’s strategic plan for Marion County. Listen to the other four episodes to learn more about how CICF is working to help create a more equitable Central Indiana.
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Transcription of episode available below.

WHO YOU’RE LISTENING TO

* Alicia Collins – director of community leadership at CICF

DISCOVER MORE

* Indianapolis crime explained through statistics – The Indianapolis Star report from Dec. 2018
* CICF’s strategic plan for Marion County
* Family Stabilization – a For Good episode with Diane Schussel, CICF senior community leadership officer
* Economic Mobility – a For Good episode with Andrew Black, CICF community leadership director
* Neighborhood Empowerment & Placemaking – a For Good episode with Pamela Ross, CICF vice president of opportunity, equity and inclusion
* Dismantling Systemic Racism – a For Good episode with Brian Payne, CICF president and CEO

You’re listening to For Good, Central Indiana Community Foundation’s podcast highlighting stories about passion, purpose, and progress in Central Indiana.
At CICF, we believe in creating a community where everyone can reach their full potential, no matter place, race, or identity.
In this episode, you’ll learn about one of the initiatives included in CICF’s five year strategic plan for Marion County from experts on our staff.
This is our community. And these are your stories.
ALICIA: Hi, I’m Alicia Collins, director of community leadership at the Central Indiana Community Foundation. CICF has a mission to mobilize people, ideas, and investment to make this a community where everyone has equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter their place, race, or identity. And we have five initiatives that will help us execute this mission in Marion County. One initiative is criminal justice reform.
Criminal justice reform for the foundation has led beyond our work in crime prevention to look at not just safe communities but really addressing the issues around criminal justice for better outcomes for everyone interacting with the criminal justice system. CICF has been a part of crime prevention at least five years with the city and with the new strategic vision. We want to go beyond that to look at filling in the gaps around criminal justice reform.