Christmas can be an intensely difficult time when you're homeless and/or battling addiction. The season of "good news and great joy" can be overshadowed by loneliness, overwhelming circumstances, and crushing disappointment. So when guests arrive at Wheeler Mission, we pull out all the stops to provide...
The ministry at Wheeler's Center for Women & Children (CWC) would not be possible without its dedicated volunteers. Volunteers get front row seats to the joy, pain, milestones, setbacks, and miracles that happen every day inside the CWC. Our volunteers are valued partners, friends, and allies --...
A late night. It’s 11:00 p.m., and I just walked into my house from the Center for Women & Children (CWC). I’m typing in bed, my computer propped up on three pillows, and am sandwiched between a set of sheets with three blankets on top. Its cold...
Remember homelessness and hunger this Thanksgiving. This week, days before Thanksgiving, is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. I typically don’t take notice to national weeks or months, but this one in particular grabbed my attention. Thanksgiving is a season to acknowledge many blessings, gather with family and loved...
The weeping. Last night was an emotional night at the Center for Women & Children (CWC). I was in my office getting ready for the graduation of four beautiful women from Higher Ground, our addiction recovery program, when I got an urgent call to head down to...
Dear friend, This month, Wheeler Mission celebrated 125 years of service and ministry! Thanks to our generous sponsors, we honored the milestone at our Women Helping Women luncheon and Grand Celebration, giving thanks for God’s longstanding favor and goodness to Wheeler Mission. Were you able to join the 125th...
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...
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...
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 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...