A Public Charity: Religion and Social Welfare in Indianapolis, 1929-2002

Index

INDEX African Americans, , , , , –, – , , ; and public assistance, –, –; social and economic conditions of, –, –, , ; and Unigov, ; and War on Poverty, , – passim Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), , , , , , , , , , , –, , –; abolition of, , , , ; attacks on, –, –; congregations ’ support of, ; racialization of, – , – American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO), ,  American Legion,  AmericaWorks,  AmeriCorps,  Ashcroft, John,  Association of Christian Churches,  Baptist Alliance Commission,  Baptist Joint Committee,  Baptist Ministers’ Alliance, ,  Barker, Paul G., – Barton, John, , –, –, –, – Bayh, Birch,  Beechwood Garden,  Berger, Peter,  Blackburne, Cleo,  Boy Scouts of America,  Broadway Christian Center, ,  Brown, Andrew J., –, – Brown, Dorothy M., ,  Bryan, William,  Burns, Jeffrey,  Bush, George W., –, , –, –, , , , –; and compassionate conservatism , , ; and ideas about faith,  and support of faith-based organizations , , ,  Butler, John,  Cathedral House, , . See also Christ Episcopal Church  Catholic Charities of Indianapolis, –, – passim, –, , , , , ,; and African Americans, ; and counseling , –, ; and ideas about social welfare and Catholic principles, –; and middle-class clientele, ; and the Parish Outreach Program, ; and notions of citizenship , , ; and receipt of public monies , , , , , , , –, –, , ; and War on Poverty, . See also Catholic Social Services of Indianapolis Catholic Charities, USA, ,  Catholic Community Center,  Catholic Conference on Industrial Problems,  Catholic Family Life Movement,  Catholic Social Services of Indianapolis, . See also Catholic Charities of Indianapolis Catholic Youth Organization,  Center for Public Justice,  Center Township Trustees, –, , ,  , , , ,  Chao, Elaine,  Charitable Choice, –, , –, ; constitutionality of, –; definition of, , –. See also Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act Charity, Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment Act,  Children’s Bureau, ,  Christ Episcopal Church, , ,  Christian Inner City Association (CICA), –, , , , ; and housing, , ; and ideas about citizenship, – Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis, , –, ; and adoption, ; and housing , , –; and urban ministry, – , – citizenship and social welfare, , , , –, , –, , – Clapsaddle, Gerald,  Clark, William, , , ,  Clinton, Bill, , ,   Index Community Action Against Poverty (CAAP), , – passim, , ; and the Parish Outreach Program,  Community Action Program, , ,  Corporation for National and Community Service,  Daley, Richard,  Dannin, Ellen,  Davis, Benjamin,  Deer, Lewis,  Dewey, John,  Dortch, Carl, ,  Economic Opportunity Act,  Edna Martin Center,  Elford, George,  Episcopal Community Services, ,  Evangelical Christians, – Evangelical United Brethren Church,  FaithWorks, , , – Family Life Bureau,  Family Life Clinic, – Family Service Association, , , , –, , ; and adoption, ; and counseling, , , , ; and fee charges, ; and middle -class clientele, –, , ; and unwed motherhood, , ; and visiting homemaking , , – Family Week,  Family Welfare Society, ,  Fannie Mae,  Farnsley, Art, – Federal Emergency Relief Act,  Federal highway construction,  Federal Housing Authority, , , – First Amendment, ,  First Presbyterian Church,  Flanner House, ,  Fletcher Place Community Center, , , , –,  Fordice, Kirk,  Front Porch Alliance, , , , –,  Fussenegger, August, , –, –, , , ,  Garcia, Linda,  Gibson, Charles,  Gingrich, Newt,  Goldsmith, Stephen, , , , –; and faithbased organizations, , –, , , ; and ideas about citizenship, –; and opposition to government-run programs , –, ; and privatization, , –, , –; and work first strategy ,  Gore, Al,  Graham, Henry,  Great Depression, , –, , ,  Great Society,  Green, Clifford J.,  Gustafson, Howard, E.,  Harrington, Michael,  Head Start, , –, , – Henderson, Ruth,  Hermann, Ross, – Holy Trinity,  Homes Before Highways Inc., ,  Hometown I, –, . See also Housing Opportunities Multiplied Ecumenically Hoosier independence, , –,  Hosie, Laurence,  Housing Opportunities Multiplied Ecumenically (HOME), –, – Hudson Institute,  Hulse, Lamont, – Immanuel Church, – Immanuel Counseling Center, – Indiana Girls’ School,  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis ,  Indiana Welfare Investigation Committee,  Indianapolis: and anti-government sentiment , , , , , , –, , ; demographics of, –, , ; population of, ; relationship to nation, ; and white flight, , – Indianapolis Baptist Foresight Alliance,  Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, , ,  Indianapolis Community Fund, ,  Indianapolis Community Service Council, , , ,  Indianapolis Conference of Social Work,  Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, , ,  Indianapolis Housing Authority,  Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center,  Indianapolis Pastoral Care and Counseling Service,   Index Indianapolis Redevelopment Commission,  Indianapolis School Board,  Indianapolis Social Action Council,  Interfaith Housing,  Interreligious Committee Against Poverty, –,  Jacobs, Andrew, Jr.,  Jewish Community Center,  Jewish Family Service Society,  Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago,  Jewish Social Services, , ,  Jewish Welfare Federation, ,  Johnson, Lyndon B., ,  Joint Urban Program,  Katz, Michael,  Kelley, Weltha,  Kennedy, Sheila Suess,  King, Martin Luther, Jr.,  Koenig, Robert,  Kohls, James,  Krammer, Fred,  Ku Klux Klan,  Legal Services Organization, , , , ,  Lenkowsky, Leslie,  Lenroot, Katharine, ,  Leroy, Marian,  Liell, John T.,  Lilly, Eli,  Lilly Endowment,  Lipsky, Michael,  Little Flower,  Lockerbie Street Nursery,  Lockfield Public Housing Project,  Lugar, Richard, , –,  Lutheran Child Welfare, – Lutheran Family Social Services,  Lutheran Social Services,  McCalumet, Helen, ,  McGowan, Raymond,  McKeown, Elizabeth, ,  Manpower, , , – Marion County Child Guidance Clinic,  Marion County Department of Public Welfare , –, –,, , –, , ; and unwed motherhood, – Martindale, – Martindale Area Citizen’s Service, , –, –,  Martinez, Mel,  Marydale Home, ,  Maximum feasible participation of the poor, , , , –, , ,  Maximus, Inc., – May, Elaine Tyler, ,  Mayer Chapel, ,  Mayer House,  Medicaid, , ,  Medicare, ,  Meech, Frank, ,  Melita, Rick,  Meridian Heights,  Meridian Street Methodist Church,  Merton, Ruben,  Metro Church, ,  Metropolitan Center,  Moody Bible Institute,  Mothers’ Pensions, – Mt. Zion Church,  Myers-Shirk, Susan,  National Catholic Community Service,  National Conference of Catholic Bishops,  National Conference of Catholic Charities, , ,  National Council of Churches, ,  National Jewish Welfare Board,  National Youth Administration,  National Youth Corps, –,  National Youth Organization,  Neighborhood centers, , –, , –,  Neighborhood Community Services Program ,  Nester...