Need Help?
Here are free Indianapolis local resources for a variety of needs:
Eviction Resources:
Financial Assistance
Food:
November Resources: indy.gov: Division of Community Nutrition & Food Policy (DCNFP)
- Indy Hunger Network: https://www.indyhunger.org/compass/
- Feeding Indiana’s Hungry (list of 11 food shelter partners) https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/indiana
- Little Pantry Listing (for those registered): https://mapping.littlefreepantry.org/
Healthcare Cost Assistance
- Indiana Drug Card (Rx Cost Assistance)
- Shalom Health Care Center
- HealthNet
- Raphael Health Center
- Eskenazi Health Centers
- Damien Center
- Adult and Child Health
- Aspire Indiana Health
- Damar Health Services
- Meridian Health Services
- Windrose Health Network
- Crescent Clinic
- Gennesaret Free Clinics
- Good News Health Clinic
- Near West Free Clinic
- Pregnancy Choices Indy
9-8-8 Lifeline National Suicide & Crisis Hotline
Legal Services
- Indiana Legal Services
- Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
- Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
- Indiana Office of Court Services
- Indiana Bar Association
- Marion County Bar Association
- ACLU of Indiana
- Indiana Disability Rights
- Pro Bono Indiana
Rent Assistance
- La Plaza, Inc.
- Southeast Community Services (for eligible residents enrolled in their Center for Working Families)
- Hawthorne Community Center (for eligible residents enrolled in the Center for Working Families)
- Catholic Charities Indianapolis Crisis Office
- HVAF of Indiana (enrolled veterans only)
- American Legion of Indianapolis (eligible veterans only)
Transportation:
- IndyGo Veterans Bus Pass
- IndyGo Free Buss Pass 2025 Recipient Organizations (provides free bus passes to people meeting their org’s criteria)
- CIRTA
- Driven2Success (Lawrence Township only)
- Midtown Get-Around (Butler Tarkington, Crown Hill, Mapleton-Fall Creek, and Meridian Kessler residents only)
- CICOA Way2Go (eligible seniors/disabled people only)
Utilities:
- AES Indiana Assistance Programs
- Citizens Energy Group Assistance Programs
- IndyEAP (Energy Assistance Program)
- Township Trustees
- Community Alliance of the Far East Side
- Edna Martin Christian Center
- Hawthorne Community Center
- Dollar Energy Fund Power of Change Program
- M.L.K. Center
- Concord Neighborhood Center
- Indianapolis Urban League
- Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI)
- Catholic Charities
- Salvation Army Central Indiana
- Shepherd Community Center
- Eastern Star Church CARE Response Ministry
- United Way Winter Assistance Fund
- Indiana Veterans Center
- HVAF of Indiana
Don't know where to start? Community centers are vital hubs to foster connections and get essential services. Find a Community Center near you:
Community Centers
- Indiana Community Action Association
- John Boner Neighborhood Centers
- United Way of Central Indiana
- Catholic Charities Indianapolis
- HVAF of Indiana
- Christamore House
- Concord Center
- Flanner House
- Hawthorne Community Center
- Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center
- M.L.K. Center
- Edna Martin Christian Center
- Fletcher Place Community Center
- Shepherd Community Center
- Southeast Community Service
- Salvation Army Service Centers
- Brightwood Community Center
- Jewish Community Center of Indianapolis
- Global Village Welcome Center
- International District Community Center
- LBC Community Center
- CAFE
- Pathway Resource Center