Resources: home

Resources: Home

Home resources help individuals towards having a stable and safe place to live.

A safe and sheltered space is fundamental to everyone’s health and well-being. Unfortunately, the destructive nature of substance use disorders can often lead to a housing crisis or homelessness. Provided here are a list of resources that can help connect you with housing and housing supportive services.

Jacob Sipe, Executive Director 
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
  • Landlord Mitigation Reserve Program
    Individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder may have difficulty finding and securing safe, decent and affordable housing. To help address this problem, DMHA partnered with the office of Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and th e Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority to create the Landlord Mitigation Reserve Program. The goal of this program is to encourage landlords to lease available units within their property to individuals in recovery and with a felony on their record that relates to their SUD.
  • Kids in Crisis – Intervention Team
    Supporting the homeless youth in Johnson County. Because a couch is not a bed and a hotel is not a home.
  • Energy Assistance Program
    The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps qualifying Hoosiers pay their heat and electric bills.
  • Individual Development Account
    The Individual Development Account (IDA) program assists low-moderate income Hoosiers attain their goals of homeownership, higher education and small-business start-up through matched-savings incentives and financial education.
  • Owner-Occupied Repair
    The Owner-Occupied Repair (OOR) program provides opportunities for qualifying Indiana homeowners to receive assistance in order to make much needed repairs to their homes.
  • Weatherization Assistance Program
    The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides energy conservation measures to reduce the utility bills of low-income Hoosiers across the state.
  • Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network
    If you’re an Indiana homeowner who’s fallen behind on your mortgage payments due to an involuntary loss of employment or reduction in employment income, we want to help you stay in your home.
  • Indianapolis Housing Partnership
    The vision of INHP is that every person in Indianapolis should have the opportunity to live in a safe, decent and affordable home in a vibrant neighborhood.
  • Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC)
    The Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC) consists of more than 60 nonprofit and for-profit organizations to impact homelessness. Further, the CoC collaborates with agencies and coalitions in order to find the intersections between homelessness and other social issues.
  • The Handbook of Help – A resource guide for people experiencing homelessness.
    The Handbook of Help is a listing of services available to individuals in Indianapolis who may be experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Information in this handbook is provided voluntarily by the organizations listed.
  • Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
    The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) is a private, non-profit fair housing organization founded in 2011. Its mission is to ensure equal housing opportunities by eliminating housing discrimination through advocacy, enforcement, education and outreach.
  • Warm Heart Warm Home
    Warm Heart Warm Home Foundation™ is a local nonprofit that has provided financial assistance to thousands of Hoosiers and their families since its inception in 1994. When combined with other forms of assistance, Warm Heart Warm Home grants can help customers maintain their utility service.
  • IndianaHousingNow.org – Emergency Rental Assistance
    Indiana’s housing search site. Renters search for free, landlords list rental housing for free.