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Veterans Support Council, Inc.
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Homeless & ReEentry Helpers (HRH's) Page

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

Below are earlier pictures from HRH & HHOOT's old Warehouse & HHOOT's Diner.

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.
Group of Volunteers Thanksgiving Diner at the old HHOOT's Diner Group of Volunteers
Horizon Christin Church cooking for one of our events A night a HHOOT's Diner Where we kept our shoes for the homeless Where we kept our Hygeine items
HHOOT's Diner at 920 E Michigan St Old Clothing Pantry - we had 12 racks of clothes A Night at HHOOT's Diner Lining up outside HHOOT's Diner
One of our volunteer groups One of our volunteer geroups One of our volunteer groups Group of original volunteers
Don Hawkins being interviewed by the press Empire Beauty Collège used to cut hair once a month for the homeless Group of volunteers Group of Boy Scout volunteers
We held 3 weddings and 4 funeral services at HHOOT's Diner over the years Don Hawkins & Kathy Albright helping relocate some homeless friends Group of Volunteers HRH held several outside events every year
HHOOT's Diner at 918 E Michigan St Gene Miller & Pastor Trey Davis of Cornerstone Church Volunteers at HHOOT's Diner Dining outside HHOOT's Diner
Information on Past HRH & HHOOT Projects
Food Pantry Information in Indy
Don Hawkins Vietnam & Family Pictures
Don Hawkins, Vietnam 66-68 Don Hawkins with VMO-6, Office Don Hawkins with HMM-262 CH-46's Don Hawkins with Mom (Fern), and Sisters Judy & Nona
Don Hawkins with VMO-6 UH-1 Gunner Don Hawkins at one of the orphanages we took clothes and toys to Don Hawkins at one of the orphanages we took clothes and toys to Earl Hawkins my Dad

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.

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