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Grassroots Organizations Often Struggle With The Cost Of Change
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Editor s Note: The pandemic set off social fault lines that influence violence, and Indianapolis sets a new homicide record almost daily. This story is part of a series that examines those fault lines, with a look at historical struggle, including a systemic lack of services and resources for low-income and Black Indianapolis residents.
Many nonprofit organizations in Indianapolis work to address root causes of violence. Those include unstable housing, addiction and a lack of available jobs that pay enough to support a household.  ....

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