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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
We are thrilled to have such a meaningful piece of our history outlined in the article, "True to its roots: Wheeler Mission focuses on women and homelessness," published by IndyStar. Many thanks to IndyStar for articulating both our founding mission and plans for the future....
A Life She'd Never Wanted “It’s like my world came crashing down,” Michelle remembers. As a child, Michelle was raised in Christian home and wanted for nothing. But at 15, everything changed when her parents divorced. “At 17, I started running away, and I got into alcoholism...
Addiction is a wretched battle that so many Wheeler guests fight. But we know that there is victory and recovery through Christ Jesus. We’re so encouraged by Jacob’s story and think you will be too! Rock Bottom Last Spring, Jacob’s drug addiction spiraled out of control. “I...
Here's a little preview of our latest Inside Story! "When Shawn’s father passed away, his own addictions only escalated. His mother came to him in tears. “She begged me not to end up like my father,” he remembers . . . "I left at three o’clock...
Dear Friends, I want to introduce you to a very special program called Revive: Kids, our ministry for children at our Center for Women & Children (CWC) in Indianapolis. The Setting While moms are engaged in their own programming, their children are well cared for by our team of...