Housing development for Indy’s unhoused officially ready for move-in

INDIANAPOLIS — The 36-unit permanent supportive housing development, Compass on Washington, is officially ready for move-in.

The city, developers, Horizon House and others celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday.

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“It’s like life has so changed for me. Now, I can dream again,” said Restee Johnson.

Johnson said he didn’t have a roof over his head for about 20 years. He said he turned his life around after getting permanent housing in 2019. The help came from Horizon House.

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“It just created that safe space where I could really work on some things that caused me to self-destruct, caused me to be on the streets,” he said.

He knows the impact homes for the homeless will have.

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Soon, 36 single units at the Compass on Washington will start to fill up.

The director of housing at the Horizon House is Lillian Herbers-Kelli. She said more than 250 people are housed in Marion County transitional units. The difference is at Compass on Washington, they are permanent.

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