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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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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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Homeless youth often fall through the cracks

The number of homeless youth has been on the rise for the past two years, and many are unable to receive assistance because of their situation. Homelessness can happen to anyone because of tragedy, fighting with addiction, or many other reasons.  One of the most disheartening reasons is what often makes most children and teenagers [...]

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Each Day in America…

2,175 children are confirmed as abused or neglected. -Children’s Defense Fund In Indiana, a child is abused or neglected every 25 minutes, and most of the time, abuse and neglect can be prevented.  HealthNet’s Better Indy Babies program uses an originally designed outreach model that consists of teams of health care workers which include social [...]

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