Connecting Muncie Neighborhood partners and resources
Muncie community-neighborhood events
The 5:50 Alliance is working hard to combat food insecurity and is asking for your help! Check out this brochure (pdf) for more information about how you can make a difference in the lives of your neighbors.
Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!
Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.
BSU Animation Showcase – 10 a.m.
Conversations in Entrepreneurship and Leadership Series with Marcus Hall – 11 a.m.
A Journey in Microcosm – An Artist Talk with Jiyong Lee – 6 p.m.
Student Recital: Cam DeVore, voice – 7:30 p.m.
Spring Senior Capstones – What the Constitution Means to Me – 7:30 p.m.
BFA Studio Art Senior Capstone Exhibitions I, II, and III – 10 a.m.
Spring is right around the corner and we all know what that means…it’s time for our spring cleanups! The Muncie Sanitary District put a call out for neighborhoods to request help. Here’s a copy of that document in case you didn’t receive it. (This link will download a Word document to your computer).
I’m also including the Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk Agreement. Anyone 18 or older riding on the back of a trash truck must fill one of these out.
The deadline for Spring applications is April 6th.
You must submit your form by scanning and emailing it to Tammy Branson at tbranson@msdeng.com. You can also drop them off or mail them to the Muncie Sanitation Dept. office at 2121 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Muncie, IN 47303. If you have questions, please reach out directly to Tammy via email or phone (765.747.4865).
Paige Brown, Elisabeth Edgell, Kim Hampton, Danielle Heimlich, David Robbins, Monique Vargas, and Kylee Tremaine
The CenterPoint Scholars Program kicks off with a weekend retreat that sets the framework for the year-long program and builds connections between participants.
Regular meetings are held monthly at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center (400 W. Minnetrista Blvd.)
| Tuesday, April 22, 5-7 PM Local Government 101 | Tuesday, October 20, 5-7 PM City Department Heads – CD, Human Rights, Parks |
| Tuesday, May 15, 5-7 PM Food Insecurity | Tuesday, November 17, 5-7 PM Celebrate! Project Pitch Night |
| Tuesday, June 16, 5-7 PM Schools and Libraries as Community Stakeholders | Tuesday, December 16, 5-7 PM Project Work Day |
| Tuesday, July 21, 7-9 PM Community Safety | Tuesday, January 19, 5-7 PM Mental and Physical Health |
| Tuesday, August 18, 5-7 PM UBHA Mock Meeting | Tuesday, February 16, 5-7 PM Mental and Physical Health |
| Tuesday, September 15, -7 PM DMMPC – Kylene Swackhamer | IDEA Conference – March 6, 9 AM – 3 PM |
Article by Napoleon Price Jr., CenterPoint Scholar Alumnus
The 5:50 Alliance Free Food Fridge aims to bridge the gap in food insecurity by providing essential ingredients such as meats, proteins, and fresh produce. We believe that sharing a meal fosters the communication and sense of belonging necessary to sustain a community. The concept is simple: we stock the fridge, and it remains available to anyone in need. By eliminating most barriers to access, we only require a household count and zip code. This allows us to track our impact, which currently exceeds 31,000 pounds of food provided to residents from various areas.
Our mission is powered entirely by volunteers whose dedication turns this concept into a daily lifeline. Their efforts have transformed the Common Market into a hub of mutual support where neighbors look out for one another. We would like to extend a special thanks to the YMCA for supporting our first non-perishable food drive this January. While many individuals have contributed to this project’s success, please know that your influence is deeply appreciated.
For those interested in volunteer opportunities, please contact me at napoleonprice7@gmail.com or follow the Common Market Muncie IN on Facebook. Monetary donations can be made directly to curehunger.org by mentioning the 5:50 Alliance at the Common Market.
CenterPoint Scholars is a program of the Muncie Action Plan, funded through generous support from the CenterPoint Energy Foundation and the City of Muncie. 5:50 Alliance is one of the 2 groups of the Inaugural Center Point Scholars program
The Regional Arts & Culture Plan is now available! The plan is the result of months of collaboration with artists, community leaders, cultural organizations, and residents from across the region. It provides a long-term roadmap for strengthening quality of life, supporting the creative economy, and elevating arts and culture as a core component of regional development.
You can find the full regional arts plan, a short executive summary, and a recording of the launch event from December on the Forge East Central Indiana website at grow.forgeeci.com/arts-and-culture-plan/.
This plan reflects a simple but powerful truth about our region: we make things here—from art and music to places, ideas, and communities. We invite you to explore the plan, share it with others, and consider how its goals and strategies might support your work. MAP board and task force members were privileged to help shape the vision and look forward to continuing this work together.
The regional arts plan directly correlates to Muncie’s Creative Space Action Plan. The Creative Space Action Plan (CSAP), which outlines actionable steps to expand affordable creative spaces, enhance public engagement, and support the arts as a driving force for economic growth and quality of life in Muncie based on extensive input from residents, artists, and local organizations. It is available at https://www.cfmdin.org/news/creative-space-action-plan.