Edna Martin Christian Center

Edna Martin Christian Center, Inc. (the Center) is an Indiana not-for-profit corporation located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Center is a human services organization with the mission of working with people on the near-northside to bridge cultural, racial, and economic differences in order to support and nurture the people in the community by providing holistic programs that empower, encourage, and engender a vision of hope. The Center uses a holistic approach to deliver services and programs at an individual, family, and community level. It has three areas of focus: Education, Income, and Community Health. 1. providing education and training programs for youth and families though a wide variety of holistic programming and collaborations; 2. collaborating with human services agencies to break the generational poverty cycle through social services support and human service programs focused on self-sufficiency; 3. Serving as a lead agency to engage residents in community building to improve the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood. The Center offers many programs to support its stated mission and addresses the three focus areas.