🌱 Safe Summer Program + Pack The Pantries Fundraiser

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Indianapolis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cool with partial sunshine. High: 52 Low: 40.

Here are the top three stories today in Indianapolis:

1. A summer program is working to combat an increase in youth homicide victims in Indy. Kareem Hines' youth boxing program, “Guns Down, Gloves Up” is run through his New Breed of Youth (or New B.O.Y.) organization. City leaders are hoping to curb the youth homicide trend in the city through the Safe Summer Program. The program will run from Jun. 10 to Aug. 5. See all the details at the link. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
2. The Pack the Pantries fundraiser tallied a final total of $59,000 for Indy's local food banks. For more than 24 hours, Indianapolis residents helped FOX59 and CBS4 Pack the Pantries through monetary donations. The news stations teamed up with Midwest Food Bank and Gleaners Food Bank to raise $59,066.36 to help put food on the table for Hoosier families. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
3. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Police recently released a body cam video of officers rescuing two toddlers and a mother from an Indianapolis fire. Last Monday, first responders were sent to the fire at apartments on Burkhart Drive where they found the complex engulfed in flames. Twenty people had to be evacuated from the fire and no one was seriously injured. See the video at the link. (WDTN.com)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• NIH’s All Of Us National Tour In Indianapolis - Corner of East 10th Street & Hamilton Street (Apr. 19-22) (10:00 AM)
• JobNewsUSA.com Indianapolis Job Fair - Indianapolis Marriott East (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Indianapolis Fire Department is halfway through its open application process! Don't miss your opportunity to join IFD and become one of Indy's Bravest! Find the application here. (Facebook)
• Indianapolis Animal Care Services is in need of adopters! The shelter featured Cinderella at the link. (Facebook)
• Bubbling cocktails, massive shakes, and a menu full of other colorful items make up Indy's newest foodie attraction. Take a look at just some of the things you can try at Sugar Factory, now open downtown, at the link! (Instagram)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.