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Marion County prosecutor's office describes hardship-license program, community clinics and partnership needs
Summary
Deputy prosecuting attorney Carla Lopez Owen described the specialized driving-privilege docket that helps people regain licenses through payment plans, discussed restarting community laundry supports and free youth soccer clinics, and invited partnerships to scale services citywide.
Carla Lopez Owen, deputy prosecuting attorney and director of community outreach for the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, described programs intended to reduce barriers to employment and connect families with services. "I oversee the specialized driving privilege docket, which is the hardship licenses," she said, explaining the court-based payment plans intended to restore driving privileges for people who lost licenses. She described a "good-faith initiative" to set affordable payment plans and noted staff will provide flyers and follow-up contact information.
Lopez Owen also reviewed prior community partnerships—free laundry events and a upcoming soccer clinic at Northwestway Park with prosecutors present—and said the office is exploring how to re-establish or expand those services across the city. She invited community organizations to coordinate so that services reach neighborhoods where residents need them most.
