Regional & State Perspectives - Midwest & Indiana - Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness - Cunningham Memorial Library at Indiana State University

Indiana Information

State of Indiana Homepage IN.Gov or Access Indiana
"Indiana Transparency Portal"
Find an Indiana Government Agency - A to Z
INContext - Browse by Topic
bi-monthly publication of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
MyLocal.In.Gov
a local component of accessIndiana, the state's official Web portal. myLocal.IN.gov makes it simpler for local governments to accept electronic payments, while providing convenience for citizens who need state or local government services and information

Indiana Agencies - General Starting Points

Department of Child Services
Family & Social Services Administration
Apply for benefits list by county info
Family & Social Services Administration - Division of Family Resources
"Provides various tools to strengthen families through services that focus on prevention, early intervention, self-sufficiency, family support and preservation. The division administers cash assistance, child care assistance, food stamps, employment and training services for low-income clients as well as Medicaid eligibility throughout the state."
Family & Social Services Administration - Statistics & Reports
Includes reports, forms, statistics for Family Resources (TANF, Food Stamps, Childcare)
Indiana Institute for Working Families
A program of Indiana Community Action Association. See also link to Self-Sufficiency Calculator! The Institute "promotes data-driven policy that results in opportunities for Hoosier families to become self-sufficient." See Reports/Publications; Policy Briefs especially.
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Self-Sufficiency Calculator {Indiana Institute for Working Families"
An innovative tool; allows user to calculate amount of income their family needs to ern in order to meet their basic needs without public or private subsidies. Has pop-up, Excel sheet; families enter budget information. Includes jobs by region; education/training opps (90% eligible to be paid by Workforce Investment Act/FAFSA $$)
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Added September 1, 2011; see article in Tribune-Star, Aug. 28 http://tribstar.com/business/x890681998/Institute-releases-new-self-sufficiency-calculator
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
See Consolidated Plan; Strategic Funding Information; Housing Opportunities: including Emergency Housing/Homeless Prevention; Homeless Planning and Initiatives

Indiana Legislative & Judicial Resources

Indiana General Assembly
Locate recent legislation related to poverty, hunger, homelessness, if any. Access the Indiana Constitution, Statues and Administrative Code. Locate reports of Indiana government agencies to the state legislature.

Panel on Homelessness - October 9, 2012

The Indiana State University Fall Read hosted a Panel on Homelessness featuring local advocates for homelessness and housing issues at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in Holmstedt Hall, Room 103. Panelists discussed local challenges and successes in combating homelessness in our community.

Panelists:

Jeff Lorick, Director of the Terre Haute Commission on Human Relations
Kelli Fuller, Resident and Community Services Coordinator, Terre Haute Housing Authority
Kathy Houk, resident of Terre Haute and former resident of Bethany House
Rick Stevens, Assistant Director of Student Services, Vigo County School Corporation.

A poster session, featuring work by PSCI 107 students, took place prior to the event.

Other Organizations

Feeding Indiana's Hungry
Indiana's State Food Bank Organization
March Against Hunger article February 22, 2012
Feeding Indiana's Hungry and other partners including the Indiana State Bar Association
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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
a private, non-profit fair housing organization founded in 2011. Its mission is to eliminate housing discrimination, to ensure equal housing opportunity and promote neighborhood choice for all people
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link added April 8, 2012
Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network
http://www.877gethope.org/ - The program will help an estimated 13,392 families who are struggling to make their mortgage payments due to job loss or temporary financial hardship. If you are an Indiana homeowner who is currently unemployed, or who has been unemployed in the past 12 months, this Web site is the fastest way for families to submit an application for assistance.

Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness: Regional & State Perspectives - Midwest & Indiana

Indiana Information

Indiana Agencies - General Starting Points

Indiana Legislative & Judicial Resources

Panel on Homelessness - October 9, 2012

Other Organizations