For the last 19 years, Aster Bekele has been mentoring youth at Felege Hiywot Center in the Martindale Brightwood neighborhood on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
"I have worked with so many of these children... their parents, brothers, sisters, friends have been killed," Bekele said.
While she believes they are making an impact on the students who attend Stem camp and year round programming at the center, recently she felt called to do more. The program invests in grassroots organizations with the goals of community building and neighborhood empowerment. Henry is the founder and CEO of Blue House Entertainment. The Indianapolis based company produces diverse films with mental health and social impact themes.
"Why not go to those that could speak to them and speak the same language, understand where they are, meet them where they are? And let us learn from them first," Gina Fears said."What drew me to them was their positivity," Fears said."These gentlemen took it seriously.... they want to have a positive impact on life. All of them, even to the youngest, had a personality or just like a gift that they did not mind supporting and giving to others.
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