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Homeless & ReEentry Helpers (HRH-HHOOT's) Page

Helpers Helping Others Outreach Team (HHOOT)

Don Hawkins has served the ReEntry, Homeless & Veterans communities for over twenty-five years.
The below information on HRH-HHOOT is what we done before HHOOT's Distribution Center.

HRH's Brochure

HRH's Presentation

HRH-HHOOT Donation Page

HRH's ReEntry Presentation

IRRT Presentation

HRH's General Information

Guidelines for Visiting Ministries

HHOOT's Diner Guidelines

Do's & Dont's for Street Ministries

This page is under construction, visit HRH's old website www.IndyHelpers.com

History and earlier pictures from HRH & HHOOT's old Warehouse and HHOOT's Diner.

2000 to 2008 – In 2001, Charlie & Joyce Yant and Don Hawkins formed Hands of Hope Ministries Inc. and served the homeless in downtown Indy across from the Library every Saturday morning. Joyce & Charlie would make soup and sandwiches the night before. While Joyce & Charlie were passing out the food and talking to them about Jesus, Don Hawkins would pass out the clothing and tell them where they could find additional goods, services, and programs in Indy. They also done a Bible Class at the Indiana Youth Center (IYC, now Plainfield Correctional Facility in Plainfield) for over five (5) years.

2004 to 2017 - HRH & HHOOT served hot meals, averaging 75 to 110 people, seven days a week from 3-6 PM. Plus, we have handed out clothing and personal hygiene items to our homeless friends for over ten years at our old location on East Michigan Street. We also had four Support Coaches who provided our clients with information and referrals on where they could get goods and services here in Indy. We lost our lease in the Spring of 2017.

2017 to 2019 - In the Summer of 2017, HRH & HHOOT moved to our new 6,500 sqft warehouse at 2457 E. Washington St., where we continued the clothing and personal hygiene giveaway program. As we expanded our non-perishable food items and personal hygiene program, we had to do away with the clothing pantry to make space for all the items we were receiving from CVS. A few months later, we added services that offered Veterans organizations, street ministries, and professional agencies, with water, sodas, Gatorade, chips, snacks, non-perishable food items, and other things they could distribute to our homeless friends and others in need.

2019 to Present - In 2019, Homeless & ReEntry Helpers (HRH) partnered with the Veterans Support Council (VSC) to support the newly formed HHOOT's Distribution Center (HHOOT).

To learn what HRH-HHOOT is doing now, please click the "HHOOT" link above.

Click here to view additional pictures of HHOOT's Diner on Dropbox.

Food Pantry Information in Indy
Second Helpings Become a Partner Agency Midwest Food Bank Agency Interest Form Gleaners Foods Be a Fresh Connect Partner	Manual of Best Practices for Food Pantries Marion County Health Department - Food & Consumer Safety

Don Hawkins Vietnam & Family Pictures

For Medical or Physical Emergencies:

New - dial 988 - By dialing 988 your call will be immediately routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) is always available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally.,
If you or someone you are helping is hurt or in imminent danger, please get to a phone and dial 9-1-1 for immediate help.
If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or facing a crisis, dial 2-1-1 in Indy or 1-(866) 211-9966 for immediate help.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, dial 1-(800) 332-7385 in Indy for help.

For Non-Emergencies:

If you are a Veteran, or a family member of a Veteran, in search of information on how to get goods or services you/they may need, you can dial 2-1-1 or contact one of the Service Providers or Veterans Organizations listed on our "Resources" page.
Cellphone users in Marion County may now dial 3-1-1 to reach the non-emergency line for IMPD and other Marion County dispatchers. The non-emergency phone number for callers using landlines is (317) 327-3811.

Please Note:

VSC is not a provider of any financial assistance or direct services other than Information and Referrals on where to get goods, services, programs, and benefits for Veterans, the Military, and their families.

Disclaimer:

This is a private website and is NOT affiliated with any U.S. government or U.S. Armed Forces agencies.
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