Indiana Civil Liberties Union Awarded Grant for Community Outreach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: media@aclu.org
New “What Are My Rights?” Program to Focus on At-Risk Youth and Immigrants
INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has received a $20,000 grant from the Efroymson Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation to support the creation of a “What Are My Rights?” program for community education and outreach. The grant will allow the ICLU to design and implement a civil liberties curriculum for at-risk high school youth and recent adult immigrants.
“The ICLU expresses our deep appreciation for the generosity of the Efroymson family,” said ICLU Executive Director Fran Quigley. “In this challenging climate for civil liberties, there is nothing more important than educating our young people and recent immigrants on the freedoms we are fighting to protect.”
As the state’s premier defender of the Bill of Rights, the ICLU said it receives hundreds of requests each year from community groups, academic institutions and other organizations seeking presentations on civil liberties and information on the individual freedoms protected by the Constitution. The Efroymson Fund support will allow the ICLU to better respond to those requests and reach out to communities, at-risk youth and recent immigrants, whose members’ rights are most likely to be at risk.
“A key part of our outreach will be to train and empower our many talented volunteers, including attorneys, teachers and librarians, in making these ‘What Are My Rights?’ presentations in their own Indiana communities,” Quigley said.
The ICLU also plans to use the grant resources to produce curriculum materials, including a DVD, for use in this instruction.
The grant is the first that the ICLU has received from the Efroymson Fund.
Stay Informed
Every month, you'll receive regular roundups of the most important civil rights and civil liberties developments. Remember: a well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy policy.
The Latest in Smart Justice
ACLU's Vision
The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America.
Learn More About Smart Justice
The ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multiyear effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to challenge racism in the criminal legal system.