The Ross Foundation is a grass-roots non-profit that focuses on improving quality of life for residents of The Far East Side of Indianapolis through programming and community based events. Our mission is to create more effective youth activities, repair our communities, and develop leaders. The strategic goals of The Ross Foundation are to offer community assistance to low income families, provide activities for youth to encourage positive behavior and academic excellence, decrease unemployment rate through job placement assistance, and create programming geared towards crime prevention to reduce the city’s murder rate.