21 Feb 2019 Impact Video
Dear friend, 2019 was a year of "making room" at Wheeler Mission. More and more of our neighbors experiencing homelessness and addiction depend on us for shelter, meals, addiction recovery, and other life-changing services. And thanks to YOU, we were able to make room to serve...
15 Jan Rescue work only works when the community works together!
This piece was guest authored by O'Nealya Gronstal, Director of Community Engagement at Wheeler Mission. It started as a post in my neighborhood’s private Facebook group. I was sharing with my neighbors a need we had at Wheeler, and I ended the post with what has become...
31 Dec Merry Christmas!
A note from Allison Melangton. Dear friend, Merry Christmas Eve! What's your favorite Indianapolis Christmas tradition? I love the lights. Our city has the most beautiful displays, like those at Circle of Lights, Winter Lights at Newfields, Christmas at the Zoo--and of course, Lights at the Brickyard! I...
26 Dec We hope you had a very Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas from Rick Alvis and the Wheeler Mission staff! We are so glad you're a part of our Wheeler family, and we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!...
18 Dec Because of YOU…we turned the dirt!
A note from Allison Melangton. Dear friend, We've broken ground! On Wednesday, November 13, we came together with friends and supporters to turn the dirt and ceremonially kick off expansion. The temperature outside our heated tent was freezing, bringing to mind all the women and children who desperately...
26 Nov We give thanks!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever (Psalm 136:1). Dear friend, Thanksgiving is such a tender, bittersweet time at Wheeler Mission. For many of our guests, the future is unknown and scary. Be it years of chronic homelessness, debilitating addiction,...
20 Nov Next week is Thanksgiving!
Next week is THANKSGIVING! It’s almost here…Wheeler’s busiest week of the year! From road races to bountiful feasts, the holiday week at Wheeler will be full of fun, food, and hope! Care to keep up with the excitement? Read on below! MEALS! Throughout Thanksgiving week, we expect to serve...
14 Nov We’ve ceremonially broken ground at our Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis!
A historical day! On Wednesday, November 13, we gathered with friends and supporters to ceremonially kick off expansion. As we crowded together beneath a heated tent—the temperature outside barely above 20 degrees—I was moved. The freezing cold outside was a poignant reminder of all the women...
07 Nov Because of YOU…we’re ready to get started!
A note from Allison Melangton. Dear friend, Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting Wheeler Mission as we work to make room for more women and children experiencing homelessness. Thanks to you, we’ve made incredible progress. We’re well over three-fourths of the way to our goal, and the...
06 Nov Sky Outfitters: You buy one. They give one!
Introducing Sky Outfitters! Day after day, I meet men and women—business people, pastors, entrepreneurs, movers and shakers—all with visions and plans to help our neighbors in need. When they partner with Wheeler Mission, their influence, niches, expertise, and resources further our impact and fill holes we...