Homeless Count Report
On January 21, 2010, 1,488 individuals were experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis, according to a comprehensive count conducted that night. According to the 2010 Homeless Count Report, 39% or 580 of the individuals experiencing homelessness in our community are members of a homeless family. Our homeless neighbors include individuals who are employed, veterans, women fleeing from domestic violence, and 362 children under the age of 18. Read more…
Many people associate homelessness with panhandling. However, four downtown counts taken in 2008 and 2009 found that none of the individuals engaged in illegal panhandling were homeless, and even those few individuals who were engaged in legal, passive solicitation represented fewer than 1% of the city’s nearly 1,500 people experiencing homelessness.
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