INDIANAPOLIS — A group’s event downtown Tuesday aimed to restock an important personal item they share with the community’s homeless population Downtown Indy Inc. partnered with Horizon House for a drive-thru drop-off of new underwear. The donations will be given to people experiencing homelessness served by Horizon House. FULL ARTICLE
A $1.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment will go toward the creation of six peer support specialist positions at Horizon House, a day center for Indianapolis residents experiencing homelessness. The specialists will work with Indianapolis residents who are currently homeless, as well as individuals who have recently received housing, to overcome barriers in employment, substance …
Horizon House has been given the green light to begin construction of a new apartment building that will provide permanent supportive housing to Hoosiers experiencing chronic homelessness. Construction on the Compass on Washington project, which will be located next to the Horizon House day center on East Washington Street, is expected to begin early this September. FULL ARTICLE
The Lilly Endowment Inc. on Wednesday said it has approved $93.6 million in new grants to help Indianapolis residents living in or near poverty—an amount nearly twice as much as the endowment initially planned to donate to the Enhancing Opportunity initiative. The grants, which range from $180,000 to more than $8 million each, will be awarded to …
At the First Thursday Virtual Lunch on February 4, 2021, Impact 100 members and supporters followed the impact of our 2008 Change Maker grant to Horizon House. Horizon House is the only day shelter for homeless individuals in Central IN. Horizon House is a full-service agency that connects individuals experiencing homelessness with integrated, comprehensive services. Horizon House …
Indianapolis’ Office of Public Health and Safety announced measures to help residents experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 crisis. While shelters and service providers have stayed open, they now have to limit the number of people. FULL ARTICLE
INDIANAPOLIS — More than a dozen hand washing stations have been placed in Downtown Indianapolis and an outreach team is working to help those experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety and Horizon House are working to reach out to continue supporting those who experiencing homelessness in the …
Starting Monday, Eli Lilly and Co. will offer drive-through testing for COVID-19 to Indianapolis health-care workers. The tests will be free but are only available to active health-care workers, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health-care professionals who have a physician’s order for the test, the company said in a news release Sunday. FULL ARTICLE
It’s easy to feel isolated and helpless in the face of the coronavirus crisis. But there are still ways you can help your fellow Hoosiers in a time of need. Here are a few ways you could make a difference. FULL ARTICLE / VIDEO
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — An Indianapolis agency that helps the city’s homeless needs help. Horizon House is “gratefully overwhelmed” with generosity. It is looking for volunteers to help sort out a mountain of donations. “This is a great problem for us to have,” Horizon House’s Director of Development and Communications Marcie Luhigo said. FULL ARTICLE / …