Check Out Our New Digs!

This past Friday and Saturday staff and employees at the Salvation Army Women and Children’s Shelter were blessed to have Calvary Temple Church come in and serve us for their service project “I Love Indy.”  The group of young adults led by Pastor Glen Palmer transformed our lobby and two tv tooms, painted a mural in our hallway and even provided each woman and family with a new “bed in a bag.”   In addition to the renovations volunteers took our children our for a day at the Children’s Museum while the women stayed at the shelter for a “Spa Day” where they were given facials, manicures and pedicures, and pampered!

Words can not describe how much of a difference this group made so please check out our pictures!

And as one client wrote in a thank you letter to the church, “This past Sunday I came into the lobby as I waited for a ride and found the beautiful furnishings and otmosphere that just brought joy to my life. I could not help but priase God for people such as yourselves who cared enough to do this for us.  Thank you so much for bringing a little joy in one ladies heart.  May God continue to bless you and may he shower his abundant love on you.”

On behalf of all the shelter staff and clients, thank you Calvary Temple for fixing up our home!

Turning Pressure Into Praise

“Hello, my name is Victory.  I am a mother of 4 wonderful children and a nursing assistant.  My name hasn’t always been Victory.  I earned that name due t6o what I call an identity crisis which resulted in my being homeless and jobless.  In so many words, I didn’t know who I was and would accept just about anything from anybody.  On top of us being homeless for a year I was facing legal trouble and honestly could only find inspiration in my children.  They are the reason that I continued to fight day to day.

This long journey has taught me that I am very blessed despite my trials and tribulations.  We as women can only conquer this thing called life when we turn pressure into praise and worry into worship.  That you might be able to identify who you are and your place in life, then knowing your destiny because you know where you are headed.”

June Statistics

June was a busy month for us here at the shelter:

• We assisted a total of 153 women and children
• Of those 153 served, 136 women and children sought shelter with The Salvation Army due to domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, isolation and forced prostitution
• We served 6,539 meals
• 4 additional families signed up for our Continuing Support Program which allows residents to continue to recieve support services after moving out of the shelter.  To date, 94 families and 123 children have participated in this program this year.