HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program operates out of 2 locations:

901 Shelby Street
3rd Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46203

Services by appointment only
For appointments call: 317-957-2275

Call-in Line
Monday: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM 
Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM 
Thursday: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM 
Friday: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

HIP Bloomington
822 West 1st Street, Suite 5, Bloomington, IN 47403-2384
Monday-Friday 8 AM-5 PM
Services by appointment only
Phone Number: 317-957-2275 

For Medical and/or CES appointments please call 317-957-2275.

Homeless Initiative Program Clinic Hours for Shelter Sites:

INDIANAPOLIS

Garfield Park Clinic – Mobile Unit
Thursday: 1 PM-4 PM

Holy Family Shelter Clinic
1st, 2nd, and 4th Wednesday: 9 AM-12 PM

Julian Center Clinic 
Monday: 4;30 PM – 6:30 PM
Thursday: 8 AM – 12 PM

Outreach Inc. Clinic
Wednesday: 1 PM-4:30 PM

Wheeler Center for Men (Lighthouse) Clinic
Monday: 12:30 PM – 3 PM
Tuesday: 1 PM – 4:30 PM
Friday: 8 AM-12 PM

Wheeler Center for Women and Children Clinic
Monday: 8 AM-12 PM 
Thursday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM 

Salvation Army Harbor Light Clinic
Monday: 8 AM-12 PM 
Wednesaay: 1 PM-4:30 PM

Salvation Army Family Shelter Clinic
1st, 2nd, 4th Wednesday: 9 AM-12 PM

People’s Health & Dental Center Clinic
First Thursday of the Month: 1 PM – 3 PM (as needed)

BLOOMINGTON:

Crawford Apartments Clinic
Thursday: 1 PM-4 PM

Monroe County Library Clinic
Tuesday: 9 AM-12 PM
1st and 3rd Wednesday: 1 PM-4 PM

Wheeler Bloomington Clinic 
Tuesday: 9 AM- 12 PM
Thursday: 9 AM – 12 PM

Mission

Helps homeless persons in Marion and Monroe counties reach a level of self-sufficiency consistent with their goals and capabilities for health and social well being. 

Services

  • Call-in triage for emergency needs (non-medical)
  • Street and shelter outreach
  • Case management upon referral by triage staff
  • Mobile medical care in shelters, missions, transitional housing programs, streets
  • Employment training and placement by appointment
  • Special assistance for homeless veterans

We work in collaborations with other agencies to create a well-coordinated network of services. 

HIP Resources

FindHelp: A resource that helps to facilitate between people who need human services and those who provide them.

National Alliance to End Homelessness: An organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. By improving policy, building capacity, and educating opinion leaders, the Alliance has become a leading voice on this issue.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association: The nation’s first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.

Employment and Training

HIP’s Employment and Training Team equips clients with pre-employment skills, job search tools, and access to computers, telephones, and fax machines to empower their career search. To strengthen this employment focus, Employment and Training staff develop solid relationships with educational centers and local employers to provide both career training and direct placement opportunities.

Housing

By creating successful partnerships in the community, HIP is able to provide an array of housing programs and options. This allows staff to find the best situations to support each client’s needs as they reach new goals.

Case Management

HIP’s Case Mangers help client’s with the process to become permanently housed. Case Managers assist clients with accessing health services, entitlement programs, links to employment and advocacy both before and after they are permanently housed. Case Managers often work side by side with the client in determinding the best suitable place to live based on budget and wishes. The Case Manager ensures that the client’s needs are met in a compassionate and caring manner.

Veterans’ Assistance

HIP serves Veteran households with the Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant from the Veterans’ Administration. Through this grant, Veterans experiencing homelessness are connected to housing, case management, employment, and other sustaining services, including benefits from the VA (as they are eligible). 

Outreach

HIP’s Outreach Team goes out on the street to locate and engage those clients that are unable or unwilling to come in for services. By offering compassionate, regular support and essential needs, this team builds trust in order to respond when a client wants or needs to do something different. At HIP this begins with the clients walking in and talking with professional triage staff who assist them with immediate needs while supporting them as they connect with long term solutions.