Many initiatives to help people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis will receive more than $6.3 million in federal funding.

Coburn Place received a grant from the Day 1 Families Fund, which was created by Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.

Nearly half of cases reported in Marion County were dismissed because victims and witnesses wouldn't testify.

Domestic violence advocates were some of the first to speak out about the possibility of limiting preexisting condition coverage through the AHCA plan.

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Executive Director Laura Berry says her organization didn't ask lawmakers for a funding increase.

The bill would provide the option after a domestic violence victim gets a restraining order.

The Center for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention - or CHIP - estimates 3000 people became homeless last year in Marion County because of domestic violence.

A House committee approved a bill to allow people protected by restraining orders to carry a handgun without a license for up to 60 days.

A report released Thursday by the Domestic Violence Network says that 1,743 requests for housing in nine Central Indiana counties were denied because the shelters were full. That's a nearly three-fold increase from 2013, according to the report.

The State of Domestic Violence in Central Indiana report shows people were turned away because agencies were over capacity and didn't have available beds.