Indianapolis Receives $9.4 Million for Homelessness Efforts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis will receive $9.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for homelessness efforts that prioritize stable housing, followed by supportive services, officials said. .
“Today’s announcement takes our ability to serve our homeless neighbors to the next level,” Mayor Joe Hogsett said in a statement Wednesday. “By leveraging these dollars, resources from the US bailout and the Indianapolis Community Plan to End Homelessness, we are accelerating our goal of ending the homelessness crisis.”
The funding is spread across nearly 30 projects and includes initiatives from Indiana Youth Group, Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention, Damien Center, Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center and Horizon House.
Some projects are specific to domestic violence while others aim to help at-risk and homeless children and youth with rapid relocation, transitional housing, wraparound services and diversion programs, Indianapolis reported. Business Journal.
Other programs will focus on long-term housing support for residents considered “chronically homeless”.