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
4
homeless women were pregnant
80%
were fleeing from domestic violence
128
families were homeless
4
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?
BUILDING FOR CHANGE
CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN.
To meet the increased need for shelter, we’ve launched our BUILDING FOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN and need your help to make the next expanded center for women & children a reality!
OUR PLAN – Expand our Center for Women & Children
164
new permanent beds including:
84
new family shelter beds
40
new long-term shelter beds
40
new emergency shelter beds
Hundreds more women & children served each day
BUILDING ON TRADITION. A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
As Wheeler Mission celebrates 125 years of service, we’re building for change – to give homeless women & children a brighter, more stable future.
Check out more details on the impact the expanded center for woman & children will make in our community!
WHAT NOW
Your support for our BUILDING FOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN is a way to share God’s blessings with homeless women & children for “hope and a future.”