Put Faith into Action: Be Part of Housing Solutions Today

 

Evictions. Foreclosures. Skyrocketing rent. Housing insecurity. Homelessness. 

These aren’t distant policy debates—they are the daily struggles facing thousands of our neighbors across Central Indiana. Families sleeping in their cars. Children doing homework in shelters. Elders choosing between rent and medicine. 

That’s why the Faith & Action Project continues to spotlight housing justice. Through national voices and local frontline workers, we’ve heard the urgent call—and now we’re passing it on to you. 

This is our moment to act. As individuals, as congregations, and as a community of faith. 

You don’t need to be a housing expert to make a difference. You simply need to care—and to act with intention and compassion. 

 

Meet the unhoused where they are. 

“Many of our tenants have lived in the grip of poverty for generations, and that shapes how they see the world—and themselves. When survival is the focus, it’s hard to make choices that serve long-term well-being.”
— Sven Schumacher, Lutheran Child and Family Services 

At Brookside CDC, we believe housing is more than just shelter—it’s the starting point for stability, dignity, and growth. When individuals and families have a safe place to call home, they can begin to thrive in alignment with God’s purpose for their lives.”
— Brookside Community Development Corporation 

 

Stop saying, “It’s not what we do.” 

Housing impacts nearly every challenge we try to address—poverty, mental health, education, hunger, and more. Whether you run a youth sports program, a meal ministry, or a job readiness course, odds are the people you serve are wrestling with housing instability. 

Let’s not look away. Let’s step up. Because putting faith into action means meeting people where they are—and helping them get where they need to go. 

 

Ask the question. 

“Do you have a safe, stable place to stay?” 

This one question can open a door to deeper understanding—and to real help. Even if someone came to you for food, diapers, or a Bible study, knowing their housing situation gives you a fuller picture of what they’re facing. Asking shows that you care, and caring is the first step toward change. 

 

Gather Resources and Build Bridges 

Start connecting the dots between the needs you see and the organizations already working to meet them. Learn who’s doing what in your neighborhood, and create a simple housing resource list for your ministry or organization. Invite housing partners to your events or services. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel—link arms with those already pushing it forward. 

Here are a few Indianapolis-based groups doing vital work: 

• Brookside Community Development Corporation offers transitional housing, financial literacy training, and stabilization support. 

• Lutheran Child and Family Services’ Pando Program provides permanent supportive housing for young adults aging out of care systems. 

• Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis walks alongside families in crisis, offering short-term housing and long-term stability. 

• RDOOR’s HomeNow Indy connects individuals at risk of homelessness with services to help them secure and sustain housing. Their HomeNow Diversion Team works with families—especially those with children—who are in shelter or on the brink of homelessness, offering housing problem-solving, flexible funding, and connections to shelter and long-term solutions. Referrals can be made by congregations, agencies, or individuals using this form. 

• Trinity Haven provides safe, affirming transitional housing for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. 

• HVAF of Indiana supports veterans experiencing homelessness with housing, case management, and employment services. 

• IYG’s Project Prism serves LGBTQ+ youth facing housing insecurity with shelter, case management, and a pathway to stable housing. 

These are just a few of the many organizations doing powerful, hopeful work across the region. Seek them out. Support them. Partner with them. 

 

Let’s not wait until winter. 

When the weather turns warm, it’s easy to forget the crisis that remains. But the pain of housing insecurity doesn’t pause for summer. Kids still need stable homes. Families still need dignity. Our neighbors still need us. 

Let’s make this the season of faithful action—of learning, connecting, and walking alongside those who long for a place to call home. 

Together, we can move from compassion to justice. 

One question. One connection. One act of faith at a time.