CWC Expansion Open

Early August 11th, Wheeler Mission officially opened the doors of its new Center for Women & Children, located at 3208 East Michigan Street. The organization invested $14.8 million to create the state-of-the-art facility, which will be able to serve up to 367 women and children a day.

Alvis and Allison Melangton, capital campaign chair, thanked event attendees, both in-person and virtually, whose support of the campaign enabled Wheeler Mission to open the expanded facility on schedule, despite the global pandemic. Melangton, who was a huge asset to the success of this campaign, was honored with a plaque dedicating the courtyard in her name during today’s event.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at events@wheelermission.org.

The dedication for the CWC expansion is now August 11, 2021 at 10am via Facebook Live.

Join us as we celebrate much more room to accommodate and care for women and children! Thanks to your support and compassion, lives will forever change as they find help, hope, and healing at Wheeler Mission’s Center for Women & Children.

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BUILDING FOR CHANGE.

CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN EXPANSION

Indianapolis is in the midst of a crisis, with women and children desperate for safety, shelter, and stability. Our team at Wheeler Mission already serves thousands each year, but so many more need our help.

We’ve decided to do more and serve more…But we need YOU!

Join us in “Building for Change!”

GIVE TODAY!

WHAT IS

700 monthly requests for beds go unfulfilled.

Homelessness among women & children is GROWING

Women and children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, with 85% of homeless families headed by single women.

Every night, we serve increasing numbers of women and children. All the beds are filled in our Center for Women & Children, but we almost always have more women and children than beds. Just to give everyone in need a place to sleep, we regularly put dozens of cots on our gym floor.

We need a real solution – a place that has room for this growing population of homeless women and children in Indy.

On a single given night in Indy…

1,682

individuals were homeless

580

were females of all ages - children to seniors

80%

were fleeing from domestic violence

128

families were homeless

homeless women were pregnant

80%

were fleeing from domestic violence

128

families were homeless

homeless women were pregnant

700

monthly requests for a bed that we can’t fulfill

These women never dreamed they’d be homeless.

I've been here for 3 weeks now and Wheeler has helped me out with having a safe place to sleep, off the streets, and help getting myself together to move on with my life. They've helped me out a lot.

WHAT IF

What if there was MORE ROOM for more homeless women & children at Wheeler Mission?