DATHOUSE, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION AT HOME IN THE BATES-HENDRICKS NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NEAR SOUTHeast SIDE OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS, INdiana. Our mission is to build community by Creating safe spaces that foster genuine relationships, Inspiring work that is fulfilling and lifegiving, and Empowering young community leaders that grow and flourish. OUR GOAL IS TO BE LEADERS IN HEALTHY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND IT IS IN THIS SPIRIT THAT WE OPERATE THE LINCOLN CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS (SUCH AS LINCOLN LANE COFFEE CO, DAT LAUNDRY, AND THE LOFT), DATKids After Care*, DATKids Academy, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMs.
*our After School Kids Program operates within School 31 (James A Garfield) in Bates-Hendricks and is available for grades K-6.
what better way to live in community with each other than with a good cup of coffee in hand.
DAT’s What’s up
What’s going on with Dathouse these days? We are EXPLODING with growth. The Lincoln Center is full of life, bringing together community members from all walks of life. Lincoln Lane Coffee Co., DAT Laundry, and the Loft are bustling. We’ve been able to invest in our young people through our after care program, the development of our nature-based microschool DATKids Academy, and providing part time jobs at Lincoln Lane with our youth barista program. And have an influx of young people, both staff and volunteer, who are the next generation of leaders in community work. Day to day at Dathouse looks much different than it did in our early days, but the spirit is the same. Loving and learning from our neighbors. We can’t wait to see where this FORCE of Gen Z energy takes Dathouse next!
After school Program
Initiated out of a desperate need since within our neighborhood, we started a small in-home after school program. It has grown in unexpected ways with the help of many incredible partnerships and in 2018 we partnered with School 31 (the local K-8 school just down the street from the Lincoln Center) and DAT Kids became their official after school program.
Family Programming
We love our extended community and every opportunity we have to live life together. We use the Lincoln Center as the home for our weekly Tuesday night community pitch-in meals, monthly Women’s Day, and enjoy hosting various educational & health clinics, yoga nights, and other events.
Youth partnerships
One of the most rewarding aspects of what we do is when youth & college groups from other communities can come lend a hand in our community, working side by side and learning from each other. Our hope is that by sharing these experiences with others we can inspire them to invest in their own communities and beyond.