Charlestown launches crowdfunding campaign for new pocket park in southern Indiana | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The city of Charlestown is trying to raise funding for a new pocket park in southern Indiana.

The city has a goal to raise $50,000 by Jan. 25 through a crowdfunding campaign. If the campaign is able to reach that goal, Charlestown will receive a matching grant as part of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s CreatINg Places Program.

“Many Hoosiers are facing a loneliness epidemic. Creating welcoming public spaces where individuals of all ages can gather is crucial to a community’s health and quality of life,” Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s secretary of agriculture and rural development, said in a news release. “This project illustrates how small spaces can have tremendous impact and become a point of pride for the community.”

According to a news release, the funding will be used to create a parklet along Short Street. The project plans to enhance the …