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Library outlines immigrant outreach resume program with CAFE and systemwide partnership growth
Summary
Library staff described a resume‑building program delivered in Haitian Creole in partnership with the Community Alliance of the Far East Side (CAFE). Systemwide, the library reported hundreds of active partnerships and off‑site programs in 2025.
John Helling, the Indianapolis Public Library’s chief public services officer, told trustees on Oct. 27 that partnerships are central to library strategy and that the system uses a formal community‑partnership policy (Policy 5‑22) to guide collaborations.
Helling presented a high‑level overview and turned to Sakurah (presenter identified as part of immigrant outreach) and Cora Fuqua, immigrant outreach program specialist, to describe a case study with the Community Alliance of the Far East Side (CAFE). "Partnerships are a huge part of what we do," Helling said,…
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