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2009 Accomplishments

 

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Homeward Bound is a collaborative event among local homeless and affordable housing providers.

 

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2010 Event Details

Date: Sat., June 12, 2010

Place: Old Courthouse, 201 NW Fourth St.

Features:  5K Walk/Run

For more information, call 423-8422 x 2 or visit www.homewardboundindiana.org

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Volunteers

Thanks to all who volunteered and served as Route Guides and/or Children's Activity Assistants!

 

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Monetary Donations

            Make payable to "Homeward Bound-Evansville" and mail to

            Homeward Bound-Southwest, PO Box 512, Evansville, IN 47703

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2009 Local Benefiting Agencies

8 area agencies/groups shared the proceeds from the 2009 Homeward Bound donations.  These agencies provide specific services that assist those who are homeless or who have recently been homeless...

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4C of Southern Indiana provides a wide array of services, which are ultimately focused on increasing the quality of the early care experience for children. 4C of Southern Indiana, Inc. is a non-profit child care resource and referral agency serving eleven counties in Southwestern Indiana and supported by the Welborn Baptist Foundation, the Indiana Association for Child Care Resource and Referral, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Family Resources, Bureau of Child Care.

 

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Amethyst House provides high quality, structured living environments, treatment, education and recovery services to individuals with addictions and substance abuse issues.

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Aurora, Inc. exists to bring an to end homelessness in the community. The agency provides direct services to people who are homeless through prevention, outreach, assessment, intensive case management, tenant education, massages, and rapid re-housing. In addition, Aurora is involved in community development through promoting communitywide homeless prevention, providing community education, advocating for homeless issues and persons at a local, state, and national level, and collaborating with many others in the community through implementing the strategies of "Destination: Home," the communitywide ten-year plan to end and prevent homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh County.

 

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ECHO Community Health Care, Inc. -- The mission of ECHO Community Health Care, Inc. (ECHC) is to provide Affordable, Accessible, and Appropriate primary health care to all individuals, including the uninsured, under-insured, and homeless. Care is provided by dedicated professionals and volunteers in an environment that promotes the client's self esteem and human worth, and reinforces self-care management and positive lifestyle choices. Comprehensive primary health care and social services are provided at three clinic sites in Evansville. Sliding fee payment is available based on household income. No one is denied services based on the ability to pay. Medical outreach and homeless health services are provided daily and include minor acute care, counseling, screening, and assessment. These services are provided free of charge to anyone needing care at the area homeless shelters, soup kitchens, schools, and social service agencies.

 

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ECHO Housing Corporation (EHC) was created by the Evansville Coalition for the Homeless to focus on the development of transitional housing for homeless families and affordable housing for low-income families. EHC currently operates Lucas Place, a 20 apartment unit transitional housing facility, New Start, 20-units of permanent supportive housing, and manages 30 units of affordable rental properties. EHC is also creating homeownership opportunities with a single-family new construction project.

 

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Mental Health America of Vanderburgh County -- The mission of Mental Health America of Vanderburgh County is to educate the community about mental health issues and to promote mental health through awareness, advocacy and service. We are an affiliate of National Mental Health America and one of more than 40 affiliates located throughout Indiana and 340 nationwide.

 

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Ruth's House provides a compassionate place where woman addicted to drugs and alcohol can rebuild their lives.

 

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United Caring Shelters (UCS) -- The mission and vision of the Staff and Volunteers at United Caring Shelters is to accept God’s invitation to respond to the needs of those who are homeless with gracious hospitality, respect, kindness patience, trust and support. We encourage our guests to a life of greater dignity, self-worth and harmony, as we struggle for wholeness in our fragile humanity. Each day nearly three hundred meals are served to men, women and children, and each night 62 men stay in our night shelter. We also seek to serve as a community that will actively work to increase awareness of the issues of poverty and homelessness.

 

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2010 Event Sponsors

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Indiana Association for Community Economic Development

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Statewide Site

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Make checks payable to "Aurora, Inc."  

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Destination: Home, PO Box 74, Evansville, IN 47701-0074

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1100 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714

 

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