Original Story: Acronyms on the Square, And Other Things

Original Story: Acronyms on the Square, And Other Things

By: Merelaine Haskett

In the area of Southeast Indianapolis,* there was a dog that barked, “WAF, WAF”*. This dog had a lot of SENSE*. He lived and grew up in the Southeast Community Services* neighborhood in Fountain Square. He was called FEMA,* because he wasn’t in one place very long. He was never kept in a CAGI*. When someone stepped on his paw, he yelled, “SELP!”* After that happened, he went LISC*ing along, running past the Fountain Square Merchants Association*. The FACT* is, his family used the Energy Assistance Program* in the winter. The gas company let them have a Warm Heart Warm Home*.
His family would SEND* him to The Center for Working Families*, where he would tell people to SECO* and you shall find. He found a nice place to eat there with his elderly friends at Southeast Senior Center* which has CICOA Nutrition Program*. During his visit to the center he saw people using computers, and learning to speak English as a Second Language*. Around the corner, on the same floor, people were practicing Financial Management*. Every time he came here, he found something new and interesting.
He was an amazing dog, Making Connections* with all the right people. From the center he would cross over the Bridges To Success* to see GINI* his favorite. Along the way he saw the most beautiful house on a huge, beautiful foundation. Right away, he knew it must be the Annie E. Casey Foundation*. As he continued, he let his nose follow the Job Pipeline*, which took him to another road called the United Way of Central Indiana*. While turning off this road, he saw his dear friend, KIB*

What an adventure this dog would have! He learned so much and thought about the Local Learning Partnership*. He quickly informed his cousin, a musician, about the Fountain Square Event of Masterpiece In A Day*, so he could participate.
Knick, NACS* patty wac, give that dog a bone, and a GED*!

*Acronyms, Places and Programs, listed in order of use:
Southeast Indianapolis - neighborhood; WAF - Winter Assistance Funds; SENSE - Southeast Neighborhood School of Excellence; SECS - Southeast Community Services; FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency; CAGI - Community Action of Greater Indianapolis; SELP - Southeast Learning Partnership; LISC - Local Initiative Support Corporation; FSMA - Fountain Square Merchants Association; FACT - FACT area Community Team; EAP - Energy Assistance Program; WHWH - Warm Heart Warm Home; SEND - Southeast Neighborhood Development; CWF - Center for Working Families; SECO - Southeast Community Organization; SESC - Southeast Senior Center; CICOA - Central Indiana Council On Aging; ESL - English as Second Language; FM - Financial Management; MC - Making Connections;
BTS - Bridges To Success; GINI - Greater Indianapolis Neighborhood Initiative; AECF - Annie E. Casey Foundation; JP - Job Pipeline; UWCI - United Way of Central Indiana; KIB - Keep Indianapolis Beautiful; LLP - Local Learning Partnership; MIAD- Masterpiece In A Day; NACS - Neighborhood Alliance for Child Safety; GED - General Education Diploma.