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On your mark…Get set…GO!!! It’s that time of year again – time for our 16th annual Drumstick Dash! It’s fun, it’s loud, it’s quirky, it’s tradition! And it’s so much more. By running or walking the Drumstick Dash, you’re providing much needed funds and advocacy for your Indianapolis neighbors...

Many thanks to the Colts and the Irsay family  for their $100,000 contribution for our Building for Change Campaign. Their leadership and financial support helps us as we work to expand our Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis. A crisis in Indianapolis The streets are NO place...

"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...

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...

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...