Issue 6 | June 30, 2021
Indiana Legal Help: Year-in-Review
Indiana Legal Help connects Hoosiers with free and reduced civil legal aid. The website provides self-help forms and resources for non-criminal issues such as child support, housing, protection orders, and immigration. This past year, Indiana Legal Help:

  • Had more than 275,000 visitors
  • Responded to approximately 60 inquiries per month
  • Received over $100,000 in grant funding
  • Automated self-help forms in parenting time and custody
  • Added eight new apps to the site

For more information about Indiana Legal Help, visit indianalegalhelp.org.
We the People Summer Institute
Twenty-five Indiana teachers are learning teaching strategies about civics and government at the We the People Summer Institute this week. This year’s institute is focused on citizenship. Dr. Robert Dion, Dr. Jasmine Farrier, and Dr. Nicholas LaRowe are covering democratic principles and government philosophies of citizenship, civil rights court cases and legislation, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Learn more about the institute here.
Board Member Recognition
The Foundation thanks outgoing board members David Guerrettaz and Tony Stites for their service. David and Tony joined the board in 2015 and contributed greatly to the advancement of our mission for six years. Thank you!

We also want to welcome incoming board members Lucy Dollens, Dr. Laura Hammack, and David Van Gilder. Lucy is a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP in Indianapolis. Dr. Hammack is the superintendent of Beech Grove City Schools, and David Van Gilder is a partner at Fletcher Van Gilder LLP in Fort Wayne.