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About Thrive 2025

Thank You For Helping These Families Thrive

Ty & Her 3 Boys – HAVE A HOME

In December, we had a crisis walk-in to our shelter. Ty has three little boys and had recently been evicted from their apartment. They stayed with friends for one month, but friend was afraid of being evicted if landlord found out they were there, so Ty and kids slept in their vehicle the night before coming to us. We put Ty and her sweet boys in a hotel until a spot opened in our emergency shelter. Once at our shelter, Ty continued working while her kids were at school, and we started submitting housing applications. This process was very long and frustrating for Ty. Denial after denial. Then came word that a landlord we partner with wanted to rent a home to Ty and her boys. They signed their lease last week and are now in their own home right down the road in Plainfield! We will miss Ty and her sweet personality and her cute little boys! Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who brought hot meals and got to know this lovely family! We will stay with them as they get settled into their own home!

Nisha and Aniken

Nisha and Aniken were on of the first families to stay at Almost Home. Nisha wasn’t able to leave the hospital with her new baby because they did not have a home. Nisha had to leave, but Aniken would go to foster care. The social worker at the Hendricks Regional Health reached out to us and asked us to help this new mom, who was desperate to keep her newborn baby. We spoke to her and through her tears she asked how she could nurse her baby if he lived with someone else. We brought them both home to our shelter so they could stay together and the other nurturing mothers welcomed her with open arms. Nisha and Aniken came for a visit last week to the Resource Center. They are still in the apartment we moved them into 9 months ago and Aniken could be the sweetest, happiest baby ever!

Terri and Callen (7)

At the beginning of January, we received a crisis call from Terri. She explained that she and her 7-year-old son who attends River Birch Elementary in Avon were experiencing homelessness and were being asked to leave the family member’s home they’d been staying in. We immediately brought them into our shelter and started getting to know them and working on a plan.

Callen is so sweet and is a first grader at River Birch. We were able to partner with Avon Schools to send transportation to/from our shelter to keep that stability for little Callen. Terri is disabled and is limited on type of employment she’s able to do. She was able to find a job at a local hotel and we started working on housing. Terri and Callen have been homeless for over two years and spent those years couch surfing with various family and friends and they desperately wanted their own home.

We were fortunate to partner with The Barlow in Plainfield and today Terri signed her lease on HER OWN home for her and her little guy. The best part of this whole thing was calling Terri into the office to tell her that we had a home for them, and it was available immediately. Terri thought she was being called in to do more paperwork and she was totally shocked and overwhelmed by the news. She started crying and just said, “are you sure?” Then little Callen walked into the office and Terri almost couldn’t speak because she was so in shock…She pulled Callen to her and hugged him and whispered through tears, “They found us a home! We have a home, Callen!!!” Then mom and son were both crying…This is by far the best part of this job, and we could do this part all day!

Thank you so much to everyone who got to know Terri and Callen in the very short time they stayed with us. We will miss Terri’s optimistic spirit and her cheering on of others even when her own future was uncertain. This is a place where magic happens!

Shelly and Her Son

Shelly and her infant son were experiencing homelessness two years ago. We moved them into our housing program and worked to create stability together. This week she completed her Youth Mental Health training to become a Certified Peer Recovery Coach! This is a big accomplishment for her. She is a mom, works, is VERY active in her church, and always trying to better herself