The City of Indianapolis announced a plan Tuesday for housing 350 unsheltered people across the city within the next 12 months. The plan will place unhoused people into supportive housing and provide wraparound services to keep them off the streets long term.
It’s part of a nationwide model called “Housing First,” which prioritizes housing people first and then deals with other chronic issues, including health problems or addiction.
The city’s most recent count of unsheltered homeless people on just one night in Indianapolis was almost 340. City leaders say their plan aims to end chronic unsheltered homelessness by 2028…