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4 days ’til July 4th Weekend: PART ONE – Homeless Initiative Program

Okay!  So yes, we have been blogging for a while now, and I think the prim and proper way to say it would be that we started ‘circa January’.  For half of the year now we have sprinkled our blog with a variety of stories, from our thoughts about foster children becoming homeless, to the [...]

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A day after Memorial Day, we remember a HIP Success Story!

In light of Memorial Day, we would like to repost a success story from our Homeless Initiative Program’s HVRP Program.  The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program has continually helped those who have served our country and came home only to fall on hard times.  This was originally posted in Febrauary, enjoy the story of Ricky Wallace [...]

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How to put more into your remembrance during Memorial Day Weekend

It is hard to believe that we are approaching Memorial Day weekend! After what seemed like the longest winter on record, we are now anticipating grilling out with friends and spending a long weekend with family. All across the state, pools will start to open and Hoosiers will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis [...]

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Housing those who protect OUR homes…

Homelessness affects everyone, and the homeless population is GROWING. And, one fact that is not at the forefront of people’s minds when thinking about homelessness is the amount of VETERANS who are homeless. According to National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 23% of all homeless persons are veterans.  Almost 1 in 4 homeless persons served our country [...]

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Indy HVRP helps Vet get second chance!

Here is a quick story about a man who served our country to protect our freedoms, came home only to fall on some hard times, and simply needed a little bit of help to land right back on his feet.  Stories like the one below are happening more often than most people think.  About 1 [...]

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A Recipe for Success!

Our Homeless Initiative Program (HIP) sees many success stories as one of the largest and most comprehensive programs for the homeless in Indiana.  This particular story touches on all of the different tools HIP uses to contribute to the success of their clients. “Smile, you’ve got a job now…” (story written by: Karin Romani, Employment [...]

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The NEW Homeless Veterans

There is a growing number of homeless veterans, and they aren’t the old guys with a bottle in a paper sack who fought in Vietnam.  An estimated 9,000 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are homeless. An excellent video and article done by Bob Woodruff and Ian Caemeron for ABC News captures the feelings of three [...]

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Homeless prevention for Veterans

In his blog Stone Soup Station, Steven Samra says, “One of the most gut wrenching, heartbreaking things I’ve had to deal with while working with veterans is telling a man or woman with a family that there were no resources available to assist them as their world collapsed around them and they hit the bricks.” [...]

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