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CHIP 2008 Annual Meeting

CHIP held our 2008 Annual Meeting on July 15. Guest speakers included Jim O’Brien, Head Coach of the Indiana Pacers and Sister Mary Scullion, a devoted homeless advocate. Additionally, we released the results of the 2008 Indianapolis Homeless Count.

Coach O’Brien spoke about what inspired him to get involved with helping those experiencing homelessness: he and his wife Sharon were Co-Chairs of the 2008 Indy Homeless Connect. Sister Mary Scullion, who spoke via satellite, serves as the Executive Director and President of Project H.O.M.E. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her organization is nationally recognized for innovation in providing supportive housing, employment, education and health care to support chronically homeless and low-income persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. She shared innovative approaches to solving homelessness.

"It is our challenge today to not accept homelessness,” said Sister Mary. “We are committed to ending homelessness and this meeting is a sign of your commitment and progress in Indianapolis."

CHIP’s ten-year plan, the Blueprint to End Homelessness, is making significant progress, with fewer people experiencing homelessness and more units of permanent supportive housing available to homeless individuals and families. Despite the challenges of the housing crisis and the significant number of home foreclosures, the number of homeless in Indianapolis was down 18% during 2007.

“We are encouraged by the continuing decline in the numbers of homeless counted and we look forward to the period when we can focus or attention and resources on the prevention of homelessness instead of the intense emphasis on treating the homeless,” said Timothy Joyce, Executive Director.

Click here to request a video of our 2008 Annual Meeting.

Click here to view a summary of the decreasing numbers of homelessness and the increasing numbers of permanent supportive housing since 2003.

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