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Every year the city’s winter contingency plans are laid out to help people without a home during the coldest months of the year.

For the past year, homeless people living in their cars were able to stay in one of three parking lots in Indianapolis through a program called Safe Park Indy. But now that pilot program is coming to a close, with organizers saying they do not have the resources to continue.

Indiana lawmakers are a step closer to making it illegal to sleep on public property. Advocates for people experiencing homelessness say this would add additional barriers for people who are struggling to obtain housing.

The Mayor’s Leadership Council on Homelessness will consist of 17 members, including the czar.

Jake’s Place is a transitional housing complex. It was created by VOICES – a local nonprofit that provides resources to youth in the city.

Indianapolis’ non-denominational Christian facility for men experiencing homelessness, poverty and other hardships has a new leader.