About the Citizen’s Healthy Home Initiative

In July 2002, the Concerned Clergy, Citizen’s Multi-Service Center, and Improving Kids’ Environment launched the Citizen’s Healthy Homes Initiative as a collaborative effort.  The Alliance for Healthy Homes and the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust provided critical grant funding.  Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis Housing Agency, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, and the King Park Area Development Corporation provided active support.

CHHI’s purpose is to:

1.  Reduce environmental hazards in the homes of residents in the area served by the Citizen’s Multi-Service Center;

2.   Empower residents in low-income housing so they can identify environmental hazards and take steps to reduce them; and

3.   Develop a healthy homes model that could be readily adapted to other low-income neighborhoods in Indianapolis. 

The Center’s Sankofa Youth Program is the core of the Initiative with the partners providing guidance, leadership and technical support.  The Program’s Youth Mentors took the photographs, the samples, and worked with residents.  See end of report for details on participants.