My Community, My Vision (MCMV) is a youth-driven placemaking partnership between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and Patronicity with a vision for connecting young people in Indiana to the places they live and allowing them the opportunity to make a positive impact in their communities. Cohorts of youth council students participate in a semester-long program focused on asset-based community development, stakeholder engagement, and placemaking. Over the course of four months, students develop an idea for a place-based community project, determine the project’s scope and budget, and fundraise for their project utilizing Patronicity’s crowdfunding website. Teams that meet a fundraising goal by the end of the semester will be eligible to receive a dollar-for-dollar match of IHCDA grant funds to contribute to their project.

Student youth council teams, alongside their foundation or local unit of government sponsor, will utilize these funds to see their project—whether a trail, park, plaza, mural, or other concept—built in their town or city to be a place for their community members to enjoy for years to come.

2024-2025 Program

Application
Application Guidelines
Student Expectation Form
Student Leader Expectation Form
Supervisor Expectation Form
Sponsor Expectation Form
Student Roster
Project Examples
Photographic Release/Consent Form

2023-2024 Program

• Auburn

2022-2023 Program

• Batesville
• Frankton
• Greensburg
• Mishawaka
• Monticello
• Ripley County
• Warren County

2019-2020 Program

• Hobart
• Jasper
• Mishawaka
• North Putnam
• Versailles

2018-2019 Program

• Batesville
• Huntingburg
• Liberty
• North Putnam
• Warsaw

2017-2018 Program

• City of LaPorte
• City of Logansport/Cass County
• Purdue Polytechnic School
• Irvington Preparatory Academy

2016-17 Program

• Crawfordsville
• Fort Wayne
• Greenfield
• Greensburg
• Shelbyville

2015-16 Program

• Gary - ARISE
• Anderson Community Schools - COMPASS
• DeKalb High School - JAG
• Hamilton Heights - Business Professionals of America (BPA)
• Martinsville High School - DECA
• Muncie Central High School

2014-15 Program

• Hanover
• Rushville
• Vevay (Switzerland County)
• Washington County
• Lawrence County

Contact

For more information on MCMV, please email Meagan Heber, Placemaking and Environmental Review Manager, at MHeber@ihcda.in.gov.