About
Areas Served: All of Marion County
Organization Address: 720 Eskenazi Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202
Age Groups/Grades Served: Youth up to age 24
Description
Indy HeartBeat provides services and interventions to youth – up to age 24 – and their families to reduce crime through outreach and education. It also strives to bolster community resources for education, jobs, housing, health care and recreation – factors that advocates say can help reduce crime and violence.
Services provided:
- Case management and navigating the system
- Help finding housing, healthcare, schooling, and employment
Indy HeartBeat complements the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) community-based policing, which builds ties to neighborhoods and partnerships between law enforcement and community groups. Populations this program serves include young adults, teens, children, individuals, families with children, low-income caregivers, parents, and trauma survivors.