Indianapolis, United States
CHIP, with the slogan "Every person in Indianapolis should have a home and be connected to care," has been mobilizing, advocating, and empowering community collaboration toward ending homelessness since its founding in 1995. The organization's mission is to foster an effective system of homelessness prevention and intervention in the greater Indianapolis area.
CHIP drives a system-wide community response to make homelessness rare, short lived, and recoverable. Through leadership and collaboration, CHIP secures funding for housing and services, manages and analyzes data collection by providers, advocates for policy change at the local and national levels, and supports community partners as they work together to end homelessness in Indianapolis.
Notably, CHIP compiles individual and system-wide data for the Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC), which consists of organizations and programs focusing on preventing and ending homelessness in Marion County. The organization's main objectives are to promote a community-wide commitment to end homelessness, secure funding to permanently house and provide services for individuals and families, and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness.
The recent general operating grant from Lilly Endowment will allow CHIP to provide support and guidance to help the Indianapolis homeless system meet federal requirements. This fund aims to create more collaborative approaches to address homelessness and establish effective connections with other systems, including corrections, domestic violence, and mental health.
