Near East Area Renewal Inc

Community and economic development: near focuses on attracting and supporting businesses that would serve and employ the community's low-income residents and support local low-income entrepreneurs. Near works with other organizations on various projects to further enhance the near east community. These efforts include landscaping and beautification of the payne gateway, coordinating a greenspace preservation program, developing nearindyguide.org to promote local businesses, implementing art projects designed by near east area teams, and providing technical and marketing resources to local businesses. Near also owns the minnie hartmann center that offers safe, affordable housing for seniors and full-day child daycare for children aged six weeks to five years.