Martindale-Brightwood has several seeding initiatives which include re-entry programs and several neighborhood restoration projects.  Also, there are eight designated Safe Havens in the community.

The Martindale-Brightwood Community

During the summer of 2006, the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood took a proactive approach to purge the criminal element from its area by applying for Weed and Seed funding. After a vigorous application process, which included an intensive site visit by the U.S. Department of Justice Grant Program, Martindale-Brightwood received official recognition as the seventh Weed & Seed site in Indianapolis. This Weed and Seed site covers 2.65 square miles, and has a population of 8,907 (2005 Estimate). There are approximately 3,383 households, in which 50.66% of these households earn less than $25,000 per year. Eighty-nine percent (89.00%) of the residents are Black/African American. Thirty-three percent (33.00%) of the residents are under age 18, 42.00% of the residents are between the ages of 18 and 44, and 25.00% of the residents are age 45 or older. Over thirty-six percent (36.44%) of Martindale-Brightwood residents age 25 and older have not earned a high school diploma or GED.