Lutheran Foundation donates $1.5M to Rescue Mission capital campaign
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Lutheran Foundation made a big donation today to The Rescue Mission’s project to build a new facility in downtown Fort...
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2017 WOWO Penny Pitch raises over $176,000 for Shepherd’s House
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The 2017 WOWO Penny Pitch raised a total of $176,407 for a Fort Wayne organization that helps homeless veterans this week....
HUD: Annual count shows fewer homeless people in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP): A federal agency says Indiana had an estimated 360 fewer homeless people during this year’s annual count of the nation’s people without homes....
Shepherd’s House Vet: home is “new beginning” for homeless vets
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The US Department of Housing and Urban Development says nearly 40,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. That’s one of the...
Statewide homeless schoolchild number drops
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The rate of homeless schoolchildren has dropped in Indiana. For the first time in 10 years, the number of homeless kids...
Residents raise concerns over homeless housing project
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A proposed Fort Wayne housing project is drawing concerns about safety and property values. The Journal Gazette reports that the Fort...
Judge rules partially against Fort Wayne over destruction of homeless’ property
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A federal judge has ruled that the city of Fort Wayne needs to give more of a heads-up before destroying property...
Fort Wayne man planning “homeless center”
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne man has plans to make a spot for the city’s homeless. Ben Byerline plans on using a lot...
Indianapolis offers protections for homeless
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indianapolis officials have passed an ordinance meant to offer new protections and assistance to the city’s homeless. The City-County Council passed the...
Indianapolis officials pass ordinance to help homeless
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indianapolis officials have passed an ordinance meant to offer new protections and assistance to the city’s homeless. The City-County Council passed the ordinance...