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Serving Our Veterans

In April, HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) was part of a community wide effort including the Veteran’s Administration and Indiana National Guard among many others, to have a booth and support in the way of volunteers the “Operation Hire A Hoosier Veteran Career Fair.” Many exceptional employer partners were present, including but not limited, to [...]

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March Madness Begins!

We’re excited to announce that HealthNet has been chosen to participate in this year’s Brackets for Good Tournament. We need you on our team! Brackets for Good is a single elimination, competitive, fundraising tournament where you, your family and friends can vote for HealthNet by donating on the Brackets for Good website. The competition is set up similar to the March [...]

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National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

November 15-23 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. With the upcoming holidays, many of us don’t take as much time as we should realizing how lucky we are for all that we have. National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week puts the spotlight on those that are part of an under-served population who are struggling [...]

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Happy Veterans Day!

Veterans Day is an important time to reflect on the sacrifices that those who have served and are currently serving our country have made for the common pleasures that we all enjoy but sometimes take for granted. One of the most poignant stories reflecting that sacrifice is the story of Pat Tillman, a former NFL [...]

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HealthNet Homeless Initiative Program

Post by Matt Holland, Homeless Initiative Program HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) has been serving the homeless population in Marion County since 1988 with Health Care, Street Outreach, Walk-In Triage services, Intensive Case Management, Employment & Training as well as Housing services.  All of our services are available to homeless Veterans, as well as to anyone experiencing homelessness.  [...]

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Ban the Box: The Impact on Indy

Post by Matt Holland, Homeless Initiative Program What is the importance of the City County Council’s decision to pass the Ban the Box initiative for those applying to the City of Indianapolis and their vendors? The 26-2 decision by the City County Council to pass a local Ban the Box initiative potentially has a large impact on [...]

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Support HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program During Homeward Bound

HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) serves more than 2,800 individuals, families and children each year with services that include Street Outreach; Walk-in Office “Triage”; Intensive Case Management; Employment Workshops, Job Search and Job Placement; Health Care (in 10 different shelter sites and on the streets) and five housing programs. Once a year HIP participates in [...]

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Homeless Initiative Program: Employment and Training

As most of you know, the Employment environment currently being experienced by those job searching is challenging to say the least.  Imagine if you added barriers such as having your housing in an unstable situation (due to either threat of eviction, staying in a shelter or experiencing a challenging domestic situation at home).  Those are [...]

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Give A Helping Hand

Now that the Holiday season is in full swing, most of us are preoccupied with the gifts that need to be purchased, decorations that need to be hung as well as meal preparation for Holiday celebrations. Consequently, as those tasks get completed it is a wonderful time to remember those in greater need than ourselves. [...]

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Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless Community

UPDATE:  Thank you to all who volunteered! Check out the statistics from this year’s event below! 267 individuals served Over 30 volunteers 15 volunteers from the Hard Rock $1000 of gloves, hats and socks distributed to the homeless Served individuals from Wheeler’s shelters, the streets and from referrals from Horizon House  Post by Matt Holland [...]

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