INDIANAPOLIS – The City of Indianapolis is partnering with local agencies to participate in the 100,000 Homes Campaign, a national movement of communities working together to find permanent homes for 100,000 of the country’s most vulnerable homeless individuals and families by July 2014. Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP), the Corporation for Supportive Housing, outreach teams and local housing and service providers are joining the City in the effort.
As part of the campaign, a count of Indianapolis’ homeless will be conducted in Indianapolis the last week in January. People will be surveyed so the partners may identify the most vulnerable individuals and families. All participants will be linked with resources to help provide and maintain permanent housing and services. As part of this effort, the City and its partners are working to reduce barriers to helping people become housed quickly and develop processes to allow compliance with new requirements for federal funding in advance of a 24-month deadline. These new processes aim to streamline access to assistance for those who are homeless or at risk, better utilize current and future funding, and provide more opportunities to collaborate among providers.
For more information, please visit www.100khomes.org.