Articles tagged as: homelessness
November 21, 2019
Coburn Place Shelter Receives $1M Grant To Combat Family Homelessness
Coburn Place received a grant from the Day 1 Families Fund, which was created by Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2019
Mayoral Candidates Share Plans to Combat Homelessness
The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention, CHIP, gave the candidates five questions -- including how they would address racial disparity in the barriers to housing.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019
Wheeler Mission Receives $3M From Lilly Endowment For Expansion
Once the expansion project is completed, the Center will include increased housing, a secure child care center and expanded on-site medical clinics.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2019
New Program Aims To Help Transgender Homeless Move Into Housing
A new grant-funded program at The Damien Center, an AIDS service group in Indianapolis, was designed to help transgender people move into short-term housing.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2019
Nonprofit Set To Open Indianapolis Housing For LGBTQ Youth
Nonprofit group Trinity Haven is preparing to open housing in Indianapolis for LGBTQ youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreJune 10, 2019
Life Inside Penn Place, The Struggling Apartment Building Designed To End Homelessness
Penn Place was created to support some of the most vulnerable people in the city. Many say it isn't going well. Reporter Drew Daudelin spent time in the building to find out what life is like for the people who live and work there.
Read MoreMay 23, 2019
Annual One-Night Count Shows Decrease In Chronic Homelessness
Mental illness, chronic health conditions, substance abuse, a history of incarceration, and domestic violence were the key issues identified by those surveyed.
Read MoreApril 5, 2019
One Group's Attempt To Count Indy's Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
The one-night count, conducted in November last year, found 183 youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in the city.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019
Indianapolis Partners To Launch $4 Million Fund, Bolster Supportive Services For Homeless
The money will go to providers that work to keep people in permanent supportive housing, not transitional housing or emergency shelters.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2019
HUD Awards $18 Million To Indiana Homeless Aid Programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $18 million to 82 local homeless assistance programs across Indiana.
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