It’s called a point-in-time count, a one-time survey of the homeless population meant to inform the city on how many people might require services on any given day.

A local group reports an estimated 12,000 people experienced homelessness in Indianapolis this year.

The ACLU says the city declared an emergency order, and used it to evict homeless people from sidewalks underneath a number of railroad bridges.

Thirty-plus years from concept to fruition, the first half year for the city-funded Reuben Engagement Center has seen its share of success and frustration.

The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Most will go toward housing efforts

More than 550 homeless people have died in Marion County since 1996 - when the annual memorial services began.

The newly announced $18 million for over 100 Indiana programs is $2 million more than the state received last year, and a small part of the almost $2 billion sent out nationwide.

Volunteers counted 5,798 homeless people during a single night in January. The agency says that's a 10 percent drop from 2010.

Officials want to allow transitional homeless individuals to live in the 12-unit complex while they move through treatment programs to make themselves more self-sufficient.

The six Amish-built homes with 96-square-feet each of living space each were trucked to Muncie after the nonprofit Bridges Community Services bought them for about $2,600 each.