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Home is the Key

Apr 15, 2025 8:00 AM | Ends Apr 15, 2025 10:00 AM | The Crane Bay Event Center — 551 W. Merrill Street, Indianapolis IN 46225
About this event

This April 15 from 8am-10am, Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity and IBJ Media will host “Home is the Key” to bring national and regional voices together to discuss the Indianapolis Metropolitan housing affordability challenges, particularly for those seeking first-time, attainable homeownership.

The event will feature Shane Phillips, author of the "Affordable City."  Shane shares that addressing the housing affordability crisis requires a comprehensive approach that balances both increasing housing supply and strengthening tenant protections, presenting a set of recommendations organized around the "Three S's" - Supply, Stability, and Subsidy. 

When: Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

What: Breakfast event featuring Shane Phillips, author of “The Affordable City,” and a panel of regional leaders and experts

Where: The Crane Bay Event Center, 551 W. Merrill Street, Indianapolis    

Local panelists will include the following leaders:

  • Fred Payne, President & CEO of United Way of Central Indiana

  • Stephanie Quick, President of Intend Indiana

  • Shelley Specchio, CEO of MIBOR

  • Bryan Stumpf, Community Development Studio Lead for HWC Engineering.

Jim Morris, President & CEO for Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity will moderate the conversation. 

About the speaker Shane Phillips:
Shane is a researcher with expertise in housing and land use policy. He leads the Randall Lewis Housing Initiative for the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. 

"The Affordable City" shares that addressing the housing affordability crisis requires a comprehensive approach that balances both increasing housing supply and strengthening tenant protections, presenting a set of policy recommendations organized around the "Three S's" - Supply, Stability, and Subsidy, to achieve this goal, emphasizing the need for collaboration between tenant rights advocates and housing supply proponents to create truly affordable cities. 

Individual Seating: $65

Corporate Table of 10: $1,100

Premium Corporate Table of 10: $3,250

Register by April 8 at IBJ.com/events or call (317) 472-5313 for more information.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
8:00 AM
The Crane Bay Event Center — 551 W. Merrill Street, Indianapolis IN 46225
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