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Get help navigating federal services at a free event at the Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp. 

Staff from the office of U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-Indianapolis, will be available from 1-3 p.m. March 25 at the Martindale Brightwood CDC, 2435 N. Sherman Drive.

Ask questions about immigration, passports and federal tax returns. Also get help with issues around health insurance, social security and veteran benefits. 

The event is open to residents in Indiana’s 7th District. More information can be found on the Martindale Brightwood CDC Facebook page. 

Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is funded through grants and donations from individuals, foundations and organizations. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Get help with federal services at Martindale Brightwood CDC

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
March 17, 2026

<h1>Get help with federal services at Martindale Brightwood CDC</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />March 17, 2026</p> <p>Get help navigating federal services at a free event at the Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp.&nbsp;</p> <p>Staff from the office of U.S. Rep. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanAndreCarson?__cft__[0]=AZY8L5trMMHb7hG59xKc-kA0dkKwjiApc976IWS8ugjxLLMeqK4wO-zMCbP81CP9UyyXtiDRFmu8uAEq8N527lCnL3t6NqcewjKizgZ_XH9Z1a2F5wzI1NR6VI_63Jr0zB0cUi0Rd3TCasLjh4sEHitaiRSHgGHfjLJbfHrDA6oWGw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">André Carson</a>, D-Indianapolis, will be available from 1-3 p.m. March 25 at the Martindale Brightwood CDC, 2435 N. Sherman Drive.</p> <p>Ask questions about immigration, passports and federal tax returns. Also get help with issues around health insurance, social security and veteran benefits.&nbsp;</p> <p>The event is open to residents in <a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/district/andre-carson/C001072" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indiana’s 7th District</a>. More information can be found on the Martindale Brightwood CDC <a href="http://facebook.com/MBCDCIndy/posts/pfbid02j9dvshwvu2BExeTznnyp5uP61xqcpaY8VfEj66yi5v3bgrwax6QACqguosBihgcal?rdid=u2jKHyTih4RLyRXY&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F15cqBNoJ4fN%2F#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> page. </p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X <a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HelloImDarian</a> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/congressman-andre-carson-martindale-brightwood-eastside-indianapolis-federal-government-agencies-assitance-taxes-immigration/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=75534&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/congressman-andre-carson-martindale-brightwood-eastside-indianapolis-federal-government-agencies-assitance-taxes-immigration/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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