In 2011, Engage Henderson began a journey of interviews, meetings, brainstorming and dreaming about what could happen in the East End neighborhood of Henderson.
Thanks to teams from University of Southern Indiana and several architects and engineers, we have developed some ideas and drawings and we are beginning to establish next steps around these priorities developed by the East End neighbors and Henderson leaders:
1. Create one community center for all in the east end
- Inclusive
- Parents feel child will be safe
- Broad ownership
- We think re-brand JFK and the vicinity
- Start with existing facilities
2. Wi-Fi for the community accessible
- To schools, children, parents, grandparents, so that families have access
3. Build on the strengths of South Heights School including:
- New facilities
- Adult programming
- After school programming
- Center of community
- Consider medical clinic
- Mentorship
- Student services
- Parenting skills
4. Have an arts and restaurant district
- Cafes – small family owned restaurants
- Way of re-branding the east end
- Attract others in
- Community incentives
- Consider signature activities that will bring outside people in
5. Provide a safe environment for kids from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Mentoring
- Tutoring
- Physical activities
- Consider South Heights as a center (how would we get all the kids here)
- Catalog existing facilities and programs
- Consider Saturday’s
6. Eliminate drugs from the east end
- Legal and illegal
- Close meth houses
- Develop close relationships between police and neighborhood
- Community watch
- Confidentiality
- Trust both ways
- Consider satellite police station
- Quick response time by police
- Early Warning help to adult users and connection with others who have rehabbed
- Consider teen challenge















