News Release

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs recently announced it will hold six meetings, called “OCRA in Your Region,” around the state throughout July and August. OCRA in Your Region meetings are open to both community members and leaders. The events will highlight regional successes as well as opportunities for collaboration between Hoosier communities and OCRA.

Each of OCRA’s six community liaisons will be hosting an OCRA in Your Region meeting. The locations include Delphi, Columbia City, Lawrence, Marshall, Huntingburg and Nashville. To find the dates for each location, click here. Each event will take place from 1-4 p.m. ET, with doors opening at 12:15 p.m. ET.

Session topics will include community successes in the region, OCRA programming and how it can help a community, as well as the opportunity to network with fellow community leaders. Additionally, there will be a panel of community leaders to discuss best practices for collaboration that contributed to their city or town’s success. The keynote speaker for all locations will be the city of Sullivan’s mayor, Clint Lamb.

Click here to register and to find the official dates and locations for each OCRA in Your Region. Please note, registration will be capped at 75 attendees per location. To learn more about the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, visit ocra.in.gov.