OASIS, is a national nonprofit educational organization designed to enhance the quality of life for adults 50+. Offering challenging programs in the arts, humanities, wellness, technology and volunteer service, OASIS creates opportunities for older adults to continue their personal growth and provide meaningful service to the community. OASIS has been in Indianapolis for 25 years. A complete […]
AFTERNOONS WITH AMOS EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Six years after the Great Recession began in 2008, and four years after it officially ended in 2010, one million Hoosiers, including nearly 200,000 African-Americans, continue to feel the recession’s impact as they live their lives below the poverty level; many without jobs. That’s part of the devastating and revealing statistics contained […]
The United Way of Central Indiana, which serves Indianapolis/Marion County, along with Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and Morgan Counties, has launched a major revision of its priorities and the priorities of its funded agencies. The initiative is called The New U, a commitment to make measurable improvements in priority community issues facing Indianapolis and Central […]
In a wide ranging interview with Amos, top leaders of the United Way of Central Indiana addressed the growing numbers of Indianapolis and Central Indiana residents living below the poverty level. United Way President/CEO Ann Murtlow talked with Amos and Abdul about the Indy’s growing poverty, which Amos documented in a recent report. Of the […]
