E3 Initiative | Educate | Encourage | Enforce
🌍 E³ Is for Everyone
In Evansville, E is for Everyone. The E³ Initiative believes that everyone—clients, providers, and community members—has a role to play in creating a more just, compassionate, and effective support system. We are building a model that works not just for today, but for the future.
The E³ Initiative originated as a powerful cross-sector collaboration between the Evansville Police Department, Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, and ECHO Housing & Community Development to tackle issues surrounding homelessness, mental health, and community safety.
Since its initial inception in 2020 the model has been expanded to support multiple issues in the community that see higher success rates when partners come together.
Formed using a hybrid of two different models (Sarasota, Florida and Indianapolis, Indiana Police Departments) and then adapted for our community in Southwest Indiana, the E³ Initiative builds on the values of Education, Encouragement, and Enforcement to create meaningful, sustainable change in the lives of our community’s most vulnerable members.