News Releases

Our President and CEO, Claire Fiddian-Green, recently spoke with FOX59/CBS4 reporter Shannon Houser about the Foundation’s new grant initiative Prevention Matters.  Through Prevention Matters, the Foundation will award up to $12 million over three years to Marion County schools to reduce students’ substance use. Click here to view the interview.

Policymakers, health care professionals, employers and community leaders — in Indianapolis and across the state — agree that confronting the opioid epidemic and the state’s unacceptably high rate of tobacco use are top priorities. While Indiana is making significant strides to support those who are battling addiction, there remains much more to be done to […]

INDIANAPOLIS — To help stop the opioid crisis in central Indiana, a local organization is sponsoring a $12 million grant to reduce children’s substance abuse. The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation unveiled a grant Tuesday to Marion County schools. The $12 million grant will provide funding and assistance to public and private schools in Marion County […]