20 Sep Adam has found restoration
Adam knew it was life or death...
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14 Sep Rick’s Monthly Wheeler Update: August 2018 Summary
Throughout the month of August… Wheeler served 1,828 different men, women, and children. 6 men and 13 women attained stable housing. 14 men and 5 women attained a stable income. All this is because YOU care! Income and housing are necessary milestones on an individual’s journey to stability...
05 Sep Wheeler Mission night at Victory Field!
"Take me out to the ballgame!" Any baseball fans out there? Thanks to Huntington Bank and the Indianapolis Indians, we had another fun and successful Wheeler Mission Night at Victory Field! 300 people – staff, High Impact volunteers, and friends of the Mission – were there at the ballpark to...
24 Aug Tina Marie Has Found Freedom
As we prepare to expand our Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis, we want to share stories of transformation and hope. Many thanks to our volunteer and guest author, Alex Pollock, for interviewing our ladies and telling their stories. The beginning Tina Marie’s addiction to crack...
17 Aug Michelle is Living in Recovery
As we prepare to expand our Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis, we want to share stories of transformation and hope. Many thanks to our volunteer and guest author, Alex Pollock, for interviewing our ladies and telling their stories. A troubled beginning Michelle was raised by...
02 Aug “Don’t Wait to Reach Out to God”
As we prepare to expand our Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis, we want to share stories of transformation and hope. Many thanks to our volunteer and guest author, Alex Pollock, for interviewing our ladies and telling their stories. Debilitating addiction Loni met her first husband...
25 Jul This isn’t just art…It’s our reality.
Dear Friend, A disturbing picture A grandmother sleeping in the street. An exhausted mother cradling her young daughter. A baby sleeping in a box. These are the images we’ve placed on 20 high-traffic downtown sidewalks. Maybe you’ve seen them in the news. Better yet, maybe you stumbled...
19 Jul Herald Times Sheds Light on the “Crisis on Kirkwood”
Many thanks to Laura Lane, Abby Tonsing, and the Herald Times for highlighting Wheeler Mission's efforts to serve the Bloomington community and our neighbors facing homelessness, addiction, poverty, and other crises. To view the article, "Crisis on Kirkwood - One Year Later" in its entirety, go here....
06 Jul Gym Overflow at the Center for Women & Children
Making Room Did you know that there aren't enough beds for homeless women and their children in Indianapolis? In fact, the family programs at our Center for Women & Children regularly run at, or above capacity all-year round. So what do we do for women and children...
29 Jun Isn’t it “easier” to be homeless in the summer?
Dear Friend, I love summertime: baseball at Victory Field, road trips to exciting new places, weekends at the lake, grilling on the patio. It’s a season to refresh and relax. But for so many of our neighbors, summer is no picnic. There’s a common misconception that it’s...