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Development Corp., Ewing has of Housing and Urban Develop- boihoods,” according to promo- Health &H

WW "‘ ,,, “ TO been on the waiting list for his new ment. City of Indianapolis, and a tional information. I the ttash bins

li^ situation wasn’t even taking roofforover two years, despite his King Park Area Development “It is ironic that we can find up.

o*pN|Corp, pro' W . ins and bags for cledn homes.

citiaens who haw been waiting.* years for support from the city to;ivided complete essential repairs to their;*

Florence Alexander, executive]

>re£edence in the neighborhood he urgent situation. With 30 people Corp. which supposedly lacks money to tear down a basketball “It was appalUng and emotion- director of Citizens Multi Service!; laslived in for over 50 years. still ahead ofhim it may have been funds are redeveloping a new King stadium and build another one for ally upsetting to see a man living in Center insists there is a lot of money "Upon meeting Ewing, Fletcher another two or three years before Park area and calling it the Fall sports, or money to build a park so thbse conditions,” said Ryan Nerd, targeting the “old neighborhood” ?] eamedhishearingand vision were the roofwas repaired, but thanks to Creek community. The project is a that our dogs can play, but human one of the NAACP Youth Council, and emphasized the importance of h&lining and he likely needed the efforts and complaints of result of a $4 million HUD grant beings, particularly our elderly, who tmdertook the project. He said, community service, nd^ical attention. But she didn’t Fletcher, he has since been moved and will be located between 22nd have to sit and wait for major basic “Let’s not forget these people who “It’s a beautiful thing to see uliy understand the man’s struggle up on the list, which she questions. Street, Fall Creek, Pennsylvania conveniences,” Fletcher sai(L have been here $0 or frO years” people helping people,” she said. : mtil she walked through die doors “By him being old. Black and and Park avenues. There will be Fletcher and 10 members Of the Much more Work needs to be “We find money for youth and r < >f his broken-down home which P 001- they chose to overlook him,” 219 homes built and 46 rehabili- NAACP Youth Council weit im- done to Ewiiig’s home. However, employment programs, but, hu- v ,e'and his now deceased wife she said. “Black elders have to go tated. None will be located in patient and initiated a Clean up there is a lack of funds to help him mans are important. The funding'; noved into in 1947. Full of life through hell and high water to get Ewing’s and other Black elders’ project to help Ewing live a healthy and others living an area ftdl of community needs to look at thisv hoi, the house has become un- assistance. Suppose his roof had areas. life. They have been removing trash aging homes and vacant lots. It’s instance and realize that people-;

and cleaning up the man’s home, also frill of destitute, Black senior need help now.”

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iahltary and in some opinions fallen in completely and killed “Allhomeswillfeaturethetra-

>hould not be inhabited at all. _ ^

' Vl He shouldn’t be living in that idifse,” said Jody Dennerline, ex:c'utive director of the King Park \refa Development Corp. “We just lon't have the funds, although idmes really need attention.” Without a furnace for the past five years, Ewing uses stove bumets to heat his home leaving fetched kitchen walls. Neither his tah, toilet or sink work and pots and plastic catch the water that constantly flows from his leaky ceiling. The water damage will eventually cause his flow to collapse. He only has working elec-

tricity in two rooms.

Ewing said city and neighborhood officials told him they would help him, but added, “It’s just talk. Nobody is getting anything done.” • The living conditions Ewing spends his days in could be overshadowed by the direct access he tafis to the outdoors. A collapsed robf in his bedroom has left him With a clear view of the sky. Ewing Said he didn’t believe help was on

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Disease Control, Harvard AIDS Institute and the National Mipprity AIDS Council. ,,‘Tm so excited to see Black churches finally step fpfth. If we’re going to reach diir people, we have to go through our (Black) Churches,” said Marva Williams, recognizing the importance of the Black church within communities. Williams, deputy director PJqrthem Operations Divis>ipn) for Health Resources an,d Services Administration, also gave participants HIV statistics for people over SO. £be acknowledged that this ^ge, group represents 11 percent of new HIV cases yearly. Another topic focused on helping families deal with loss using workbooks to examine grief on a mental, physical, emotional and spiritual level. The AIDS ministry presentation highlighted steps for developing a Church mission statement, HlV/AIDS training programs as well as providing educational information for ministers and their congregations. - Although conference events concluded Thursday, ministers say the war on AIDS/HIV must remain on the forefront of Black church agendas and no longer behind closed doors. AIDS awareness and educational projgrams are entering the pulpits and congregations, making ihe Black church a beacon of light for a suffering commuhity. 1 “It’s a welcomed conferfence for the city of Indianapolis. We’ll be able to share (HIV/AIDS information) in (different areas of our Churches as it relates to our Sunday school and other Active components of our Churches,” said Rev. John Merriweather, of Cathedral Praise of Worship. ; “Every time we have a Chance to minister, we need to (educate people. Our jobs (as piinisters) is about healing the fiurt, preaching, teaching and educating people, giving them longevity and making them whole,” he added, eagerly looking forward to empowering his congregation and community through information presented in the conference

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