Open doors of hope.
Dayspring Center’s mission is to lovingly meet the basic needs of homeless families seeking assistance and connect them with opportunities to help them realize their potential.
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.
If you need help now call 317-635-6780.
If you need help now
call 317-635-6780.
KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER
Dayspring Center lets a family in crisis walk through our doors and 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.
7 YEARS OLD
30% of the local homeless population is youth. Your support can change someone’s whole life
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Dayspring Center Announces Vincent Smith as Executive Director
INDIANAPOLIS – Dayspring Center announced the appointment of Vincent L. Smith as Executive Director, effective October 5, 2026. Vincent brings more than two decades of experience in housing, workforce development, and community action to the role.
Indy homelessness keeps rising in 2025
Indianapolis Star — Homelessness in Indianapolis continues to climb closer to the highest levels recorded in the past 15 years, new data shows.
The newly released 2025 point-in-time count — a nationwide census held each January to provide a single-night snapshot of homelessness — found that 1,815 people were experiencing homelessness in Marion County at the beginning of this year.
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SAVE THE DATE
Dayspring Center Gala, February 20, 2027
Join us as we celebrate 40 years of Dayspring and the people who made this journey possible. More details coming soon.
