Chasing the Dream

Some community events serve as company fundraisers. Others, like Open Bite Night near downtown Indianapolis, hope to serve the community itself.

Kids ages 18 and under can get free meals through the Summer Servings program.

Good Food Connections for the Far Eastside - with representatives from community gardens, apartment complexes, churches and others - is working to find ways of filling the fresh food void.

Medicaid providers in Indiana and around the country have begun to provide some unique benefits to their customers, benefits that have more to do with success in life than health care.

Hamilton County lands on the top and Scott County on the bottom of health outcomes. The report also highlights a rise in premature deaths due to opioids.

The 30-bed, 24-hour facility is owned and operated by the city, and offers anyone experiencing both homelessness and drug or alcohol problems a place to get help.

Pastor Damon Lynch says social services focus almost entirely on the emptiness of people's lives, ignoring the potential for real community growth.

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

One local group getting federal money is the John H. Boner Community Center - they'll get $585,000.

Some health policy experts argue the information presented by the state on its application to renew its Healthy Indiana Plan actually shows that the program is not working as well as it should.