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What We Do
Dayspring provides homeless families and their children with the tools and resources to live a healthier, independent way of life.
Dayspring is an emergency shelter for homeless families, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Families seeking assistance at our emergency shelter are typically at a crisis stage and require the compassionate care and support of our case management team. While the bare necessities of food, clothing & shelter are of critical importance, Dayspring’s experienced case managers work with each family to develop a plan to help them address the underlying issues of their homelessness. When families are stabilized and ready to leave the emergency shelter facility, Dayspring services continue through the Follow-up Case Management Program.
Holiday Gift Card Program
Holiday Gift Card Program
A key component of Dayspring’s mission is to empower our parents and to help them have a sense of pride. One way to do this is by allowing them the joy of choosing and providing Christmas gifts for their children.
How You Can Help
You can participate in our Holiday Gift Card Program by purchasing gift cards for the homeless children enrolled in Dayspring programs. The Dayspring staff will accompany the parent(s) on a shopping trip to purchase gifts for their children.
If you need help now call 317-635-6780.
If you need help now
call 317-635-6780.
KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER
Dayspring Center is the only emergency shelter in the city that allows families to stay together.
FORMER HOMELESS CHILD GIVES BACK
A junior at Indiana University who experienced homelessness as a child, returns as Camp Counselor for Dayspring’s Camp Discovery Program.
MORE THAN FOOD, SHELTER & SAFETY
Dayspring services address physical, emotional, behavioral & cognitive health to help children cope & overcome the effects of homelessness.
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30% of the local homeless population is youth. Your support can change someone’s whole life
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Homeless Children Learn to Thrive at Special Summer Camp
WRTV Hope is coming full circle at Dayspring Center, a homeless shelter for families in Indianapolis. The center runs Camp Discovery every year, a summer camp for children who have been at the shelter. This year, one of their former campers has returned as a counselor.
Edmonds is a 19-year old psychology student at Indiana University Bloomington working as a camp counselor over the summer. She also used to be homeless
FORUM Credit Union Donates Van to Dayspring Center
FORUM Credit Union raised money by taking part in a variety of activities with the hopes of buying a passenger van for Dayspring Center, an emergency shelter that assists homeless families with children in Central Indiana. The credit union met its goal and presented the van to the Dayspring staff and board in May 2022. This van replaced a van donated by FORUM in 2010. Dayspring uses the van to shuttle children to summer camp and serve the needs of the families residing at the Center.
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HOLIDAY GIFT CARD PROGRAM
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September 25, 2023
Annual Golf Outing
at the Sagamore Club
RESCHEDULED FOR 2024
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Jack Doyle &
Braden Smith’s
All Star Bowl
at Royal Pin Woodland Bowl
