About Us
OUR VISION
The Hawthorne Community Center is a safe haven for the surrounding communities, inspiring collaboration, wellness, and self-determination.
OUR MISSION
Hawthorne Community Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life and empower the Hawthorne community by investing in multi-generational and holistic opportunities to build autonomy, inspire growth, and create joy.
OUR VALUES
Respect
We value and honor the dignity, ideas, and contributions of all individuals, fostering a culture of authenticity, empathy, and open communication.
Empowerment and Belonging
We work to address systemic imbalances of representation, access, empowerment, and belonging.
Compassion
We foster genuine care and kindness towards others and ourselves.
Adaptability
We embrace change, iterate our approach, and continuously seek innovative solutions to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment.
OUR HISTORY
Hawthorne Community Center has been an integral part of Indianapolis’ westside community since 1923, when 50 neighborhood residents started with a strip of land called Flack’s Pasture. Instead of becoming a railroad coal dump, it was turned into a resource for the community.
Adopted: October 18, 2004
Hawthorne Board of Directors
HAWTHORNE COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICE AREA
White River Parkway to the East,
Raceway Road to the West,
38th Street to the North,
and Thompson Road to the South