Articles tagged as: homelessness
April 13, 2020
Preventing And Treating COVID-19 Among Those Experiencing Homelessness
People experiencing homelessness are among those most vulnerable to COVID-19. Efforts to expand shelter sites to allow for distancing and find places for people who are sick to quarantine are underway in Indianapolis. But as WFYI's Jill Sheridan reports, establishing best practices for prevention and treatment is tricky.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2020
Housing Solution For People Homeless And HIV+
The Damien Center in Indianapolis will house some who are HIV positive and experiencing homelessness in hotel rooms for the next month.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2020
Coronavirus Is Big Problem For People Facing Homelessness
The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on nearly every aspect of life. And people who lack stable housing or food supplies are among the most vulnerable.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2020
HUD Funding Awarded To Indianapolis Organizations
Many initiatives to help people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis will receive more than $6.3 million in federal funding.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2019
Annual Homeless Peoples' Service Remembers 58
A ceremony remembered 58 people who experienced homelessness and died in Indianapolis this year.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2019
Horizon House Asks Community To Share The Warmth With Homeless Neighbors
Horizon House will host a Share the Warmth donation drive Saturday to gather winter clothes for the homeless.
Read MoreNovember 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.
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