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…