Advocates working to house those living at a Fountain Square Encampment

INDIANAPOLIS — Tents remain at the Fountain Square encampment that was supposed to close weeks ago, as housing advocates work through a process that takes 4-6 weeks to complete.

“Housing doesn’t happen overnight. There is a process,” said Chelsea Haring-Cozzi, CEO of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention.

The city ordered the Leonard Street encampment closed in mid-August, but CHIP stepped in four days later to help residents find permanent housing through its “Streets to Home” initiative…

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