The renovation will cost about $8.7 million, paid for by federal tax credits through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The pilot program, available to officers in the Downtown District, is part of Mayor Joe Hogsett's larger criminal justice reform effort.

The number represents money spent by health care providers, shelters, donations, and the criminal justice system.

Hundreds of school liaisons, superintendents, and other education professionals met in Indianapolis this week for training focused on ways to help homeless children and youth. It's the first year the state has offered a training of this magnitude.

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.

The cast of "Brooklyn" hopes to raise at least $2,000 before the show ends next weekend.

The winter night overflow shelter at Central Christian Church will accommodate up to 50 men every night through February.

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

The report looked at more than 20 communities, asking young people if they've experienced some sort of homelessness in the previous 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.