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.

The Reuben Engagement Center is designed to have 20 beds come from the homeless population and 10 beds come from IMPD, says Alan Witchey, executive director of the Coaltion for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention.

The City-County Council passed the ordinance 23-2 Monday that would require the city offer help to homeless people it displaces from camps.

Data show that Indiana saw an 81 percent increase in the number of homeless students from 2008 to 2013.

After living the last three years on the streets of Indianapolis, Mike Schwing now has an apartment on 38th Street.

Engaging with the homeless to connect them to housing, mental health and addiction services.