About WCMI

Westside Community Ministries, Inc. (WCMI) is a seasoned human services organization; first conceived as the brainchild of Pastors Benny Shobe, Melvin Jackson and Ananias Robinson. It is the outgrowth of an attempt to restructure a dormant entity known as Westside Ministerial Concerns Commission, Inc. that functioned as a social services organization for nearly 15 years in the Haughville area. As a result, on September 17, 1997, WCMI was born.

WCMI has partnered with the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Weed & Seed Initiatives, WESCO, Indianapolis Housing Agency, Marion County Office of Family and Children (MCOFC) Juvenile Court, Indianapolis Police Department West District, United States Attorney, Southern District, City of Indianapolis, Neighborhood Associations, & Social Service providers.

WCMI's commitment is to continue outreach in the WESCO neighborhood and initiate a replication project for UNWA and Eastside neighborhoods by:¨

Establishing relationships with residents
Identify neighborhood leaders
Encourage community support and community policing
Assisting churches and businesses to support violence-free intervention and prevention initiatives
Supporting the Resurrection of Hope Drop in Center for adult/youth counseling and intervention services for substance abuse and others
Providing counseling/mentors to at-risk youth and families
Promoting employment initiatives
Provide alternatives to violence through after school/summer youth activities
Since WCMI's inception, it is our desire to continue serving the youth and young adults through community value-based interventions. Linking them with programs that would enable them to interact with churches, community groups, and with each other